| Shienryu | |
| Developer: | Warashi |
| Publisher: | Warashi (arcade) HAMSTER Corporation (PlayStation) |
| Released: | 1997-02-? (arcade) 1997-06-27 (Sega Saturn) PlayStation |
| Genre: | Vertical Scrolling Shooter |
| Modes: | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Platforms: | Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| Arcade System: | Sega Titan Video (ST-V) |
("purple flame dragon") is a vertical scrolling shooter created by Warashi for the arcade which was released in 1997, later followed by a Sega Saturn console release in 1997 and PlayStation release in 1999 (JP) and 2002 (US).
Taking place in the distant future, Earth's people starts their search for new planets to colonize, specifically those similar to it. The colony ships, known as the Caravans, travel deep into space until Caravan 7861 discovers a suitable fourth planet from an alien sun. However, none of the other Caravans had followed. After 93 years of civilization on the new Mother Planet, the investigation of the missing Caravans finally leads to a horrible discovery: the previous Caravans had been attacked and conquered by a powerful regime of alien-humans. Commanded by the mysterious Shienryu, the alien space fleet invades the Mother Planet and constructs fortresses across the world, destroying and replacing any established human influence. In response, a defense team called "Burn Dragoon" is founded which calls for the best pilots and navigators to defend the new planet from the invading regime.
Players control either of two double-piloted ships going against the bases of the regime based both on the new mother planet and in space.
Survival is a great emphasis in gameplay as enemies will fire blankets of pulse shots across the screen, some larger than others and some taking on wide intricate patterns.
Extends are awarded to players who reach an indicated score (the score is changeable in the Saturn version) as well as 1Ups, though both 1Ups and even 2Ups are available after defeating minibosses in a certain amount of time.
When player starts a game, the initial fighter fires vulcan with slowest movement.
The selected weapon type determines the type of bomb being used.
| Weapon | Shot | Bomb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan | Fires bullets in forward wave formation. | Fires a large laser beam that sweeps from the ship's sides and gradually ends facing forward. | |
| Laser | Fires homing lightning. When lightning is visible, the fighter cannot fire further shots. | Fires 5 laser beams of the screen height around the fighter when bomb is used. | |
| Missiles | Fires missile in forward formation. In higher power levels, additional homing missiles are also fired. | Fires a short range bomb that circulates the fighter. |
Items become available by destroying certain enemies.
There are 8 stages in each loop, for a total of 2 loops. In 2nd loop, enemy bullets are fired at faster speeds.
When a player loses a life, the game continues at the last reached pre-defined checkpoint with firepower collected by the last fighter at slowest speed. The checkpoint feature is inactive when a second player is present.
At the end of each stage, player gets 5000 points for each available bomb, 500 points for each red LED collected in the completed stage (blue LED counted as 10 red LEDs).
| Gekioh Shienryu Shienryu (HAMSTER) Gekioh Shooting King | |
| Collapsible: | yes |
| Developer: | Warashi |
| Series: | Shienryu |
| Genre: | Scrolling Shooter |
| Modes: | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Platforms: | PlayStation |
It is a PlayStation port of the original Shienryu. It adds following:
It is a sequel that uses 3D graphics.
There are 6 pilots in the game.[1] Bomb type and weapon colour are changed depending on the pilot.
A fighter can fire strong but concentrated shots, or weak but widespread shots, depending on the button pressed. The fighter's shot strength changes depending on how heavily it is pressed, with 3 pre-defined shot strength settings available in the game. The fighter's moving speed decreases with increasing shot strength, and decreases otherwise.
There are 8 stages in the game. In addition, there are 2 extra stages that can be unlocked when certain conditions are met. The game's ending is changed depending on pilot.
When an enemy is destroyed, its score is multiplied between 1 and 256, depending on the frequency the fighter was firing at the time of destruction.
Some enemies drop stars when destroyed by high power shots, and sometimes the enemy bullets are turned into stars. A star's multiplier is between 1 and 256 when the star is collected, but the multiplier value decreases when the fighter fires more heavily. Only when the fighter fires weak or no shots that the star's multiplier is at 256.
| SIMPLE2000 series Vol. 37 THE Shooting ~Double Shienryu~ Steel Dragon EX | |
| Collapsible: | yes |
| Developer: | Warashi |
| Series: | Shienryu |
| Genre: | Scrolling Shooter |
| Modes: | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Platforms: | PlayStation 2 |
It is a compilation that includes Shienryu (Steel Dragon) and Shienryu Explosion (Steel Dragon Evolution).
Switching between games is achieved by pushing reset button.[2]
SHMUPS! rated the Shienryu Explosion 7.[3]
Gamerankings rated Steel Dragon EX 36.50% based on 2 reviews.[4]