Otomedius

Otomedius[1] is a side scrolling shooter by Konami which featured personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The name is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "Otome" and "Gradius", with a set of equipment resembling space fighters from Gradius.

Otomedius
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Designer(s)Mine Yoshizaki
Composer(s)Hiroki Koga
Ruzarin Kashiwagi (Xbox 360)
SeriesOtomedius
Platform(s)Arcade, Xbox 360
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: October 15, 2007
Xbox 360
  • JP: November 20, 2008
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systeme-Amusement

It received an Xbox 360 port titled Otomedius Gorgeous!. A sequel, Otomedius Excellent, was released in 2011.

Versions

It is Konami's first arcade shooter since Gradius IV: Resurrection in 1999. The arcade title was announced in AOU2007 Amusement Expo on February 16, 2006, with test version available.

Unlike previous Konami's arcade shooters, player can continue after losing all lives using a single credit. Player can choose which stage to play, with maximum of three stages playable using 1 credit.

There are 4 stages in each game, with 4 (normal, hard, expert, ultimate) difficulty settings.

Player can choose which mission to complete in any order within a game, but a completed mission cannot be chosen more than twice per game.

At the end of each mission, the fighter is given a rank from S (highest) to E (lowest) based on score, obtained element, collected capsules, received damage, life loss. The rank determines ST points earned by the fighter. ST point is also determined by:

Reception

Eurogamer editor Jonti Davies rated Otomedius Gorgeous! 7/10 for unbalanced Gorgeous Mode game play, slowdown in Gorgeous mode, but he states the game has more personality than any shoot 'em up since Choaniki.[2]

In 2008, Konami released a set of figures based on the main characters of the game. These designs use the Konami MMS2nd figure as their base, the same used in their Busou Shinki line. The sets also each contained 2 penguin mascots which are common enemies in the game Parodius.

It is a series of digital comic serialized on Weekly Konami Magazine, based on Otomedius characters. First issue was released on 2007-10-19. First volume was released free for i-revo subscribers.

See also

References
  1. オトメディウス, Otomediusu
  2. Davies, Jonti (2008-11-27). "Otomedius Gorgeous!". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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