City Connection will release the 1994-released, Psikyo-developed shoot ’em up Gunbird for PC via Steam on May 11, the company announced. It will support both English and Japanese language options.
Gunbird will be the second in a series of Psikyo-developed shoot ’em up titles to come to PC. The first will be Strikers 1945 on April 30.
Here is an overview of Gunbird, via its Steam page:
About
Marion the little great wizard in a steampunk world. The masterpiece of Psikyo Shooting!
Gunbird is a vertical-scrolling shooter game that first appeared in arcades in 1994.
A comical story about the “magical mirror” that makes wishes come true. You can see the dialogue demos that unfold during the intermission and when the boss appears, and the dialogue between the characters that changes when the two-player mode.
You can set the difficulty level, life, number of continues, controls, screen orientation, and more.
In addition, now we have online rankings!
Be the world’s best Gunbird!
Characters
- You like it, don’t you? – Marion, The Little Great Wizard
- One strike, one kill, one rocket punch! – Barnas, The Flying Robot Warrior
- The offensive and defensive ruyi stick! – Yang Nyan, The Chinese Magician Girl
- Power is No. 1! – Tetsu, The Lovely Carpenter
- Speed is No. 1! – Ash, The Sky Explorer
Planes
- Power up with “P” items, with sub-weapons also added.
- Get bombs with the “B” item to wipe out enemy bullets and evade your foes!
- Unleash the charge shot to take down your enemies!
Arcade Mode
- Seven levels of difficulty can be selected for beginners.
- Now players can really test out their skills with a “Hard” and “Very Hard” mode. We’re looking for recruits who are up for the test.
- Local rankings will support all difficulty levels and your own planes.
Options
- The vertical screen mode that allows you to play in arcade style like back in the day.
- Select the screen filter from the normal +2 version.
- You can set the number of lives from one to nine and the number of continues from zero to unlimited.
- Assign “Shot,” “Auto Shot,” and “Bomb” in the key configuration.
- The vertical screen mode can be operated in the horizontal mode as well! Now enjoy a completely different gameplay.
Score Attack
- This is a new feature that has a very severe mode with a fixed difficulty level and number of lives.
- Compete in high scores and score attacks against players from all over the world!
- Online rankings can be viewed from the options menu.