Karous
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{{Short description|2006 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Karous
| image = Karous DC cover.jpg
| caption =
| developer = MileStone Inc.
| publisher = Sega (arcade)
MileStone Inc. (DC)
| designer =
| series =
| engine =
| released = Arcade{{vgrelease|JP|November 15, 2006}}Dreamcast{{vgrelease|JP|March 8, 2007}}
| genre = Vertical-scrolling shooter
| modes = Single-player
| arcade system = Sega NAOMI
| platforms = Arcade
Dreamcast
Nintendo Wii
}}
Karous (カラス, karasu, "crows") is a vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed by MileStone Inc. for the Sega NAOMI platform and released in Japanese arcades on November 15, 2006. The game was later ported to the Sega Dreamcast, becoming the system's last officially licensed title when it was released in Japan on March 8, 2007.
Gameplay
The weapon system is based on Radio Allergy, but it uses a unique D.F.S. bomb system.
Bombs can be used when SP gauge is full. When a bomb is activated, a barrier surrounds the player, which can damage enemies within the barrier. For the duration of bomb activation, the player is invulnerable. Enemies destroyed by the barrier provide more experience points to the player.
The player's shot, sword, shield can be upgraded by using experience items dropped from enemies, with a maximum of 100 levels. Weapon levels also act as score multipliers.
= Characters =
- Karous (カラス) – Player's ship pilot
- Shigi (シギ) – Navigator
- Akahara (アカハラ(赤原))
- Hakugan (ハクガン(剥眼))
''MileStone Shooting Collection Karous Wii''
On April 8, 2008, a Nintendo Wii version of the game was released in Japan, titled MileStone Shooting Collection: Karous Wii. The collection includes both Radirgy and Chaos Field as extras.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cubed3.com/news/7482/|title=Video Game Reviews & Features - Switch, 3DS, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC - Cubed3|access-date=August 23, 2007|archive-date=May 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518061719/http://www.cubed3.com/news/7482/|url-status=live}} This collection was released in the United States in February 2009 by UFO Interactive Games under the name Ultimate Shooting Collection.http://shootthecore.blogspot.com/2008/07/ultimate-shooting-collection-for-wii.html {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}
Reception
Famitsu gave the Dreamcast version a review of 6, 6, 6, 7,{{Citation needed|date=March 2007}} while Edge gave it 6 out of 10.Edge issue 175, dated May 2007 The game marks the last official third-party release for the Dreamcast platform.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120709050829/http://www.mile-stone.co.jp/product/krs/krs_top.html MileStone page] (in Japanese)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212234218/http://am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/karous_01.html Sega arcade page]
- [http://sega.jp/dc/070301/home.shtml Sega Dreamcast page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070422114330/http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/2006/10/karous-movie-from-milestone.html Demo video of the game]
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