Triggerheart Exelica shmups XBLA

by Richard Mitchell { Feb 27th 2008 at 9:35AM }

The latest Xbox Live Arcade release is now available in the form of Triggerheart Exelica. We haven't performed a thorough search, but we're fairly certain that Triggerheart Exelica has the most nonsensical and least descriptive name on the download service. It may interest you to know that it's a vertically scrolling shooter of the old-school variety. It features little bitty anime characters blasting away at little bitty planes and tanks as well as humongous bosses. Also worth noting, the actual game only takes up about 1/3 of the screen. Our condolences to those with small televisions. The full version is available for 800 points.

Tags: triggerheart-exelica, warashi, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

David Lamarre @ Feb 27th 2008 10:19AM

It looks really bad, poor screen space management :S

Tony @ Feb 27th 2008 10:31AM

It's a vertical arcade shooter, there's not much to do other than stretch it out and funkify the layout (which I hope is an option, but I don't know). People are excited about Ikaruga, but it's going to be very similar. It's made a hell of a lot more obvious in widescreen.

Takako Shimizu @ Feb 27th 2008 10:34AM

Welcome to the world of vertical shooters, where you can't do anything else about the screen because the arcade machines used 90-degree rotated screens for more space.

I suppose you could turn your screen sideways too, but I think complaining about the game not being drastically altered for your tastes is a bit crass.

Anyway, I love shmups, so I of course stayed up all night to buy and play it. It doesn't disappoint if you like (and actually understand!) shooters at all.

Richard Mitchell @ Feb 27th 2008 10:48AM

There is an option for turning your monitor sideways, by the way, though it's disabled in the trial version.

And I hope you weren't referring to me Takako. I wasn't complaining, just stating the fact.

xFenixKnightx @ Feb 27th 2008 10:52AM

I love shmups too, Ima dl the trial first. Just cant wait for Ikaruga!!

danny. @ Feb 27th 2008 11:03AM

I'm okay with the screen layout for this kind of game, though it is very frustrating in Contra.

Neuromancer @ Feb 27th 2008 11:15AM

"I think complaining about the game not being drastically altered for your tastes is a bit crass."

Yeah for $10 I guess it's too much to ask for the game to make reasonable use of the screen. I'm not a huge shmup fan to begin with but that Omega 5 looks superior to this game.

Dr Ecksack 3000 @ Feb 27th 2008 11:29AM

hmm, this game could help to convince my wife that we need a 52" TV ;-)

ccc @ Feb 27th 2008 12:35PM

I do want this game but have currently not purchased it due to a debate I am having with my self about it being worth 800 ms points. It has, well it dosn't have two player local or online, even though when you boot it up it gives you an online warning for some strange reason. The text in the game is microscopic. The graphics are a poor representation of the Naomi engine and what it can do and the game dosn't even use the full screen...Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that the other arcade games that cut the screen off like this are 400 point games right? Over all, Triggerheart is a game I could get down with but with other 800 ms points games of recent release like Metal Slug 3, Omega 5, N+ and Poker Smash this titlefails to impress me at this price range.