Darius Burst box art
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Darius Burst

2009 · Taito · Shoot 'em Up, Other Action & Arcade · 1 player

About

Darius Burst for PSP is the first new entry in the Darius-series since G-Darius (released in 2002). The plot is set in Darius year 1904. Belser has attacked Darius, which had been revived by immigrants from planet Vadis. The game is now in 3D although it's still a left-to-right scroll-shooter . Darius Burst features a few elements new to the series: first of all, you don’t loose any weapon upgrades when you die. Second, there’s a 3-mode burst laser which is basically a revised version of the giant laser weapon featured in G-Darius. This time you don’t need to capture and sacrifice enemy units to use it and you may even absorb certain types of bullets with it. There are 3 silverhawks: “Legend” (the Darius Gaiden ship) piloted by two terminals referred as TI2 and two unlockables: “Next” (a next generation model) piloted by Riga Practica and “Origin” ship which is the original silverhawk, pilot unknown. Darius Burst is shorter than previous games in the series: there are 11 levels and 8 bosses total. The game features a number of unlockable trials ("Mission mode") and a “Burst mode” which challenges the player to complete the game with a single life. The soundtrack is composed by Zuntata, Taito’s in-house music band.

Gallery

Darius Burst — Box front
Box front
Darius Burst — Box back
Box back
Darius Burst — Title screen
Title screen
Darius Burst — Screenshot
Screenshot

Details

Developer
Taito
Publisher
Taito
Genre
Shoot 'em Up, Other Action & Arcade
Players
1
Release Date
December 24, 2009
System
PSP

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