Espgaluda

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Published on June 13, 2021 6:33:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0iZPSigBP0

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Espgaluda (2003)

Duration: 28:36

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Once upon a time in the kingdom of Shinra, there was a queen who passed down magical powers to her descendents, and a king, Jakou, who did not. In a period of rapidly advancing alchemical technology, Jakou became overcome with ambition, and sought to use alchemy to exploit the queen's powers to the fullest extent. He subjected his children, Ageha and Tateha, to a super-soldier program, known as Project Galuda. The queen, appalled by his actions, sealed herself and her essence away in spirit gems, but Jakou and his alchemists found a solution - to harness the stones to create a spirit engine, raise an army, and begin to conquer surrounding nations.

Hiodoshi, an elderly alchemist who was key to Project Galuda, had a change of heart, and was moved into action. He took the king's children under his wing and fled, in hopes of giving them a chance at a normal life. Years passed, but Jakou's army eventually tracked them down. Hiodoshi refused to surrender. The soldiers, in response, mercilessly slaughtered him in the children's presence. Bearing witness to Hiodoshi's death, Ageha and Tateha's latent powers emerged. Wings sprouted from their backs, and the soldiers were destroyed instantly in a burst of energy. The siblings took flight, guided back toward Shinra by a mysterious force that neither of them understands. And this is where our story begin.

Espgaluda is a four-button game with five stages, no loops, and two playable characters, the siblings Ageha and Tateha.
Gameplay revolves around picking up gems which are dropped by enemies, then using the characters' psychic powers to enter Kakusei Mode, which consumes gems and slows down all onscreen bullets, and causes all bullets shot by an enemy to be destroyed when the enemy is destroyed - known as a bullet cancel. Points are awarded per destroyed bullet, with more points awarded for more bullets destroyed. This results in a gameplay loop of collecting gems, entering Kakusei mode and destroying as many bullets as possible, exiting the mode and repeating the process.

Controls:
Button A (Press): Fires standard shots
Button A (Hold): Fires a focused laser shot, and slows the player down
Button B: Activates and deactivates Kakusei Mode, allowing the player to change the speed of and cancel enemy bullets
Button C (Press): Fires a limited-use barrier attack similar to a bomb, dealing high damage and granting invincibility
Button C (Hold and release): Charges up and releases a more powerful barrier attack
Button D: Auto-fire for the standard shot

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