is a
shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs
) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of chara ...
game released by
G.rev
, short for G.revolution, is a Japanese video game developer. The company was founded by former employees of Taito's arcade division who had worked on '' G-Darius'' and ''RayStorm'', and is known primarily for their arcade shoot 'em up games.
H ...
in 2012 for the
Nintendo 3DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generatio ...
. It was directed by
Hiroshi Iuchi
is a Japanese graphic designer and composer who is widely known for his work at the game development studio Treasure.
He started his career by joining Konami in 1989 where he worked on a number of arcade titles. In 1992, Iuchi and a number of ...
, famous for his seminal
shmups Radiant Silvergun
is a shoot 'em up developed by Treasure. It was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1998 and subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn later that year. The story follows a team of fighter pilots in the far future who are battling waves o ...
and
Ikaruga
is a shoot 'em up developed by Treasure. It is the spiritual sequel to ''Radiant Silvergun'' (1998) and was originally released in Japanese arcades in December 2001. The story follows a rebel pilot named Shinra as he battles an enemy nation u ...
. Unlike many worldwide releases, the game wasn't released in Canada and the developer was only notified that they would not be able to, late in the preparation process.
Gameplay
The game puts the player in command of a tank that must shoot enemies in succession.
Development and release
The game was released in North America, excluding Canada, in June 2013, and July 2013 in Europe.
The developer was surprised by the failure to release in Canada and did not know if, or when, it would release there.
Reception
''Kokuga'' received positive reviews from critics upon release. On
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ...
, the game holds a score of 77/100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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2012 video games
Multidirectional shooters
Tank simulation video games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games scored by Manabu Namiki
Nintendo 3DS games
Nintendo 3DS eShop games
Nintendo 3DS-only games
G.rev games
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