Game Tengoku ~The Game Paradise!~

Who doesn't love a good shmup? Button mash and kill. The Saturn is loaded with an unmatched array of shmups from the vertical to the horizontal, and Game Tengoku fits in perfectly with the best of them, and offers both formats for you to choose from.

Presented nicely with a good color pallet that isn't too drenched in pastels, and nice audio that isn't too J-Pop, Game Tengoku is a solid game from beginning to end. You'll battle your way through arcades, arcade machines, raceways, space and finally the highly vaunted 32bit CPU Captured arena which is nothing short of amazing and totally retro.

Although the game is severely lacking in the weapons department, it makes up for it with the wide range of enemies and bizarre landscapes throughout. Some of the things in this shmup I've never seen done before which are really amazing. NO SPOILERS!!!

Although short, the 6 levels it does have are very well done, and you are offered unlimited continues so the focus is shifted to high scores instead of game completion. Overall an excellent shmup!