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Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special

Released: 11/30/2018

Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special is an enhanced port of Jaleco's classic 90s vertically scrolling shooting game. It mixes cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?! The game features both the console original and the exclusive Arcade Mode + in a retro game fan's dream combination. Arcade Mode +: - Normal (6 stages, multiple difficulties & practice mode) -Time Attack (Play against the clock for a high score) - 7 characters, 6 unique ships and more via DLC - 2 display modes (vertical stretch & dot by dot) - Multiple soundtrack & voice types - HD Data Mode: high-res game flyers & info on Jaleco's games Classic Mode - Arcade - 6 stages of straight-laced shooting with 2p co-op - 1 Time Attack stage - Vertical display mode Classic Mode - Arrange - 8 stages with fully-voiced intermissions - Fully voiced opening and ending movies and several songs - Time attack with 2 stages and a practice stage

Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special is an enhanced port of Jaleco's classic 90s vertically scrolling shooting game. It mixes cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?! The game features both the console original and the exclusive Arcade Mode + in a retro game fan's dream combination. Arcade Mode +: - Normal (6 stages, multiple difficulties & practice mode) -Time Attack (Play against the clock for a high score) - 7 characters, 6 unique ships and more via DLC - 2 display modes (vertical stretch & dot by dot) - Multiple soundtrack & voice types - HD Data Mode: high-res game flyers & info on Jaleco's games Classic Mode - Arcade - 6 stages of straight-laced shooting with 2p co-op - 1 Time Attack stage - Vertical display mode Classic Mode - Arrange - 8 stages with fully-voiced intermissions - Fully voiced opening and ending movies and several songs - Time attack with 2 stages and a practice stage

Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special is an enhanced port of Jaleco's classic 90s vertically scrolling shooting game. It mixes cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?! The game features both the console original and the exclusive Arcade Mode + in a retro game fan's dream combination. Arcade Mode +: - Normal (6 stages, multiple difficulties & practice mode) -Time Attack (Play against the clock for a high score) - 7 characters, 6 unique ships and more via DLC - 2 display modes (vertical stretch & dot by dot) - Multiple soundtrack & voice types - HD Data Mode: high-res game flyers & info on Jaleco's games Classic Mode - Arcade - 6 stages of straight-laced shooting with 2p co-op - 1 Time Attack stage - Vertical display mode Classic Mode - Arrange - 8 stages with fully-voiced intermissions - Fully voiced opening and ending movies and several songs - Time attack with 2 stages and a practice stage

Critics
73

Score Breakdown

72.5

Critic Average

4 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
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Metacritic Disparity
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Combined Disparity
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Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (50%)1 launch window (25%)1 late (25%)