Tendo City

We'll see how the gameplay compares, but visually at least this looks quite nice I think.

Interview/announcement video (German language with English translation in the text box): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-XRNuVFKiE
More offscreen gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2y90WzH-M

More screenshots and videos are coming, supposedly. I'd like to see gameplay videos with sound and better quality...

Quote from the interview about the game:

Quote:Y: And you also put a lot of effort in your new game, a new topgame which you also have with you today.

M: Right, we have been working for six years now on a game called "Sturmwind" (Stormwind) you can see here in the background. It has been developed by a two-man-team from Baden-Württemberg (German region) called "Duranik", and right now, we've shown this game to the public for the first time ever, and with this show, this report, the preordering starts, which can be reached at http://www.redspotgames.com/shop where you can take a first glance and buy the game.

Immediately starts advertising, huh. I'll wait until we hear more about the actual gameplay first, if they make this game impossibly hard like the first three or so versions of Last Hope I doubt I'll get it. Challenge is good (I like R-Type despite its difficulty...), but that game... Of course, this is from different people from Last Hope or Dux, but it's hard not to compare them when those are the past retail homebrew Dreamcast shooters (well, Neo-Geo and Dreamcast, for Last Hope).

On that note, as much as I like R-Type, I'm hoping that this doesn't turn out to be another R-Type clone, the DC homebrew-retail scene already has two of those in Last Hope and Dux. It doesn't look like it at first glance, but more gameplay details and videos should make that clear one way or the other. I'm definitely interested, though, the game makes a good first impression.

The visuals look impressive from the little we've seen so far, though. I think this is the first polygonal retail homebrew Dreamcast game? Rush Rush Rally Racing, Wind & Water Puzzle Battles, Last Hope, Dux, Fast Striker (another shmup from the Last Hope team, for Neo-Geo (released this year) and Dreamcast (coming soon), looks bullethell-ish?)... those are all 2d games. This one has some polygonal graphics (mixed with 2d or something, evidently?)

Featurelist from the Redspotgames store:

Quote:Features:

* 16 Levels
* 3 selectable difficulty levels
* configurable controls
* adjustable screen position
* different weapons selectable
* More than 20 large bossenemies
* Hundreds of different enemies
* FMV intro sequence
* Hybrid 2d/3d game engine
* Resolution 640x480
* PAL50, PAL60, NTSC and VGA (with Adapter) compatible
* Region Free
* Works with any MIL-CD compatible Dreamcast
* CDDA Sound
* Supports: Joypad, Arcade Stick (Analog/Digital), VMU, Rumble Pack
* (configurable)
* Internet WEBcode Hiscore Tables
* Award Trophy System with unlockable content

Internet webcode support seems not too useful with how so few people have either working dialup internet or a Dreamcast broadband adapter, but there being 16 levels is interesting... will this be a pretty long game, or will the levels be short?

It's always interesting to see more Dreamcast homebrew, yet another shmup or no. I like shmups, and who knows, this one could be good. We'll see. Coming spring 2011, supposedly.