Gaming Japanese DS 2D-Shooter & Sidescrollers (like Parodius etc.)

[Harry Potthead]

Hi!

Are there any good 2D Shooter or Sidescroll Beat'em ups from Japan for the DS? Something like Parodius, Strikers 1945plus, Final Fight etc.
For PS2 you can get the Simples Series with some nice old skool Games, so is that for the DS in Japan too?

 

[mewcuss]

Ketsui Death Label (J) is a vertical scroller SEU (shoot em up).
There is also Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits which has a version of Gradius/Nemisis and a few other SEU's.

 

[kaspal]

and if you dont mind the game not being from japan, but influenced by its style, you can also play nanostray 1 and 2

 

[TrolleyDave]

I'm a massive fan of the Gradius/Parodius series and really enjoyed Nanostray 2, definitely recommended.

 

[Harry Potthead]

Thanx

What about Sidescroll Beat'em ups

Is there nothing like Final Figt, Golden Axe etc.???

 

[Rayder]

Thanx

What about Sidescroll Beat'em ups

Is there nothing like Final Figt, Golden Axe etc.???

The closest thing to a side-scrolling beat'em-up is Tokyo Beat Down.

 

[SargeSmash]

Yeah, and Tokyo Beat Down is not very good, in my opinion. The controls kill it. Things are much less responsive than I like in a brawler.

 

[tkls]

there is always little red riding hood something something. cant remember the exact name

 

[Rayder]

there is always little red riding hood something something. cant remember the exact name

Zombie Barbecue.

 

[Edgedancer]

If you like the old school games, you can try Retro Game Challenge as that has a couple of shmups.

 

[Fabis94]

Hmm, Japanese Sidescroller? How about New Super Mario Bros.

 

[ojsinnerz.]

New Super Mario Brothers is laughable in terms of difficultly, compared to Henry Hatsworth in a puzzling adventure.