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developed by Takumi and published by

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on their

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arcade system board. It was ported to the

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console in 2005.

Gameplay

Gameplay continues from ''

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'' and ''

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''. ''Generations'' has no characters to pilot the 4 selectable planes and no storyline. Each ship varies in ability more drastically than they do in previous Giga Wing games including flight speed and shot type. The player now selects which stage (out of two) to tackle first (in previous Giga Wings the plane choice affected the starting stage). The distinctive Reflect Force attack remains a major part of gameplay, though the new Reflect Laser from ''Giga Wing 2'' was removed for ''Generations''. A major addition is the ability to gain additional points from defeating enemies at close range. ''Generations'' is also the first and only Takumi scrolling shooter to use a vertically-oriented monitor (with standard player-controlled vertical scrolling). In 2-player mode, both player shares the same multiplier, which allows players to reach score levels otherwise impossible to achieve in single player mode.

Ports

The later PlayStation 2 version added score attack mode, and the ability to change monitor settings. Strangely, the framerate of the PlayStation 2 port is lower than the arcade game. This version was released in Japan and Europe.

External links

*Takumi GWG site
Arcade
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