CAVE Interactive CO·Released Sep 9, 2021·Single player
Espgaluda II is a manic shooter originally released by Cave in the arcades in 2005 as a sequel to Espgaluda, and it has now found its way to Nintendo Switch.
Luckily for publisher Live Wire, its bare-minimum localisation work and stumble out of the online gate aren't destructive enough to drag the excellent Espgaluda II down too much, and underneath it all the game feels as fresh and well-designed as ever. The flexible risk/reward scoring system allows long-time fans to decide for themselves (to a certain extent) how much trouble they want to get into while still allowing newcomers enough leeway to enjoy an intense and visually spectacular shmup experience.
