BEST SIDE SCROLLING SHOOTERS Please?

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  1. cabdog

    cabdog Well-Known Member

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    Howdy!

    I'm hoping for advice on the best side scrolling shooters on the platform. I'm currently playing the newer/freemium sector strike, but looking for better and/or something new as I know there are a ton out there, I just forget which ones.

    Can someone please provide a list or some of their face side scrolling shooters?
    I'm not talking vertical, ie. CAVE, but the side scrollers.

    Thoughts please?

    Thanks in advance!!
     
  2. cabdog

    cabdog Well-Known Member

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    I know Dariusburst is a good one, and just remembered about it.

    Amy others please?
     
  3. ninjackid

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    Apocalypse Max
    Clash Force
    Grokion
    Commander Pixman
     
  4. squarezero

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    Deathsmiles (which is by Cave, but it's actually a side scroller)

    RayStorm

    Toon Shooters
     
  5. awp69

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    Toon Shooters is great and deserves more attention. Of course, if you want to go old school, there's always R-Type. Space Tripper is kind of side scrolling as well (within a fixed arena) and is one of my all-time favorites.
     
  6. cabdog

    cabdog Well-Known Member

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    Gracias everyone!
     
  7. #7 Connector, Nov 19, 2012
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    The big one missing from the above is Blazing Star.

    I really like deathsmiles, space tripper, blazing star, dariousburst, and toon shooters?

    You are talking about shmups right cause ninjackid was listing a lot of platformers.

    Also, for any shmup fans, see this thread

    http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=142098
     
  8. cabdog

    cabdog Well-Known Member

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    Hit the nail on the head! Thanks man!
     
  9. ninjackid

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  10. That's ok, we still love you! ;)
     
  11. psj3809

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    In my horizontal shoot em up folder i hae...

    Cobra
    Avenging Spirit
    Chopper 2
    Flying Hamster
    WTF??
    E.D.F
    J.A.M
    BSquadron
    Aero Dog
    ToonShooters - Think this game is very good, well worth getting
     
  12. There's really a game called wtf???, wow!
     
  13. psj3809

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    Ha ha yeah, bought it a while back, not too bad.

    Got a folder full of horizontal shoot em ups and lots of vertical ones (Do like the 1942 style game).
     
  14. I got 5 shooter folders for shmups, fps, dual stick, and misc.

    But my main shmup folder looks like this... Main thing missing is Deathsmiles cause I keep waiting for an hd version for my new ipad...
     

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  15. cabdog

    cabdog Well-Known Member

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    Thanks everyone! I'll be busy score chasing now!

    You guys all rock! Thanks for taking the time.
     

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