is a side scrolling shooter by

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which featured personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The name is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "

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", with a set of equipment resembling space fighters from ''Gradius''. It received an

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port titled ''Otomedius Gorgeous!''. A sequel, ''

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'', was released in 2011.

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It is Konami's first arcade shooter since '' Gradius IV: Resurrection'' in 1999. The arcade title was announced in AOU2007 Amusement Expo on February 16, 2006, with test version available. Unlike previous Konami's arcade shooters, player can continue after losing all lives using a single credit. Player can choose which stage to play, with maximum of three stages playable using 1 credit. There are 4 stages in each game, with 4 (normal, hard, expert, ultimate) difficulty settings. Player can choose which mission to complete in any order within a game, but a completed mission cannot be chosen more than twice per game. At the end of each mission, the fighter is given a rank from S (highest) to E (lowest) based on score, obtained element, collected capsules, received damage, life loss. The rank determines ST points earned by the fighter. ST point is also determined by:

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Eurogamer editor Jonti Davies rated ''Otomedius Gorgeous!'' 7/10 for unbalanced Gorgeous Mode game play, slowdown in Gorgeous mode, but he states the game has more personality than any shoot 'em up since '' Choaniki''. In 2008, Konami released a set of figures based on the main characters of the game. These designs use the Konami MMS2nd figure as their base, the same used in their

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line. The sets also each contained 2

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mascots which are common enemies in the game ''Parodius''. It is a series of digital comic serialized on Weekly Konami Magazine, based on ''Otomedius'' characters. First issue was released on 2007-10-19. First volume was released free for i-revo subscribers.

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External links

''Otomedius'' official website

Konami Otomedius Gorgeous page
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