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Karous (DC)

Description: Manufacturer: Milestone Inc. / Genre: Shooter

Newest Review: ... distinguishable from background for when all (bullet) hell breaks loose. Of note, the white backpack worn by the black ... more

... crow-like creature - whom you control - neatly makes for an obvious hit-box. A standard spray shot, a sword and a shield are means of damaging the enemy with each earning experience points for doing so. Employing the DFS generates a surrounding force field for absorbing bullets which also goes towards levelling up, and there are icons that can be swiped with the sword to determine which weapon should gain a level. These icons do cycle through speed-up and speed-down dials, which the game could have done without - it's ...more

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Karous (DC): The Grey Place Between Black And White (638 words)
by - written on 18/09/08 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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March 8 2007, and Japan sees what is likely to be the last ever game for the Dreamcast, with Sega bringing an end to the GD-ROM. Only months later after release the vertical scrolling shmup is to be lined up for the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. Karous certainly has a visual style of its own, the graphics are cel-shaded like in Radilgy, but whereas Milestone Inc's previous was a colourful affair, Karous has a subdued palette where dark shades go against various greys to give the game a bleak outlook. Weapon aspects are coloured differently and the bosses are fairly unique; while the game does pass over neon-lit landscapes in the later stages the low level of ... Read the complete review

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