Last Hope

Having bought this late last year I have switched it on a couple of times, as games have a habit of growing on me over time, though this is one game I just can't get on with for a number of reasons, 1) I can't get passed level one, this isn't because I'm rubbish it's just I don't like games that cause you to crash when you hit the wall whilst trying to avoid a line of enemies, 2) the game is JUST Sol Feace on the Mega CD, this is so obvious but I find that title lots more fun, sorry guys, I will buy Dux and future products because of my attachment to Sega's model.

Great game, lovers of R-Type and the like, rejoice! Great 1st try...I hope Neo Dev continues to produce shmups. High quality, hard as heck though.

I have to shake my head when I see comments like the one by willischow.

\"Poor game\" and no more explanations?! Oh boy, sure you are one of the guys which downloaded it illegaly from the net and only tested it for about 10 minutes because you are way too overflooded by all the other games you download every day.

Stimulus satiation that is.

Actually, when you buy Last Hope you worthship it another way and you HAVE to get used to it... any it\'s actually a LOT of fun. Very motivating due the difficulty, a lot of details (handdrawn graphics!!!) and the soundtrack is awesome!!

.......and heavy influence by tactical game play. Memorizing level architecture and enemy patterns are necessary for further approaching.

So so true!!!!! Anyway its for dreamcast and its cheap.

This review is based on the Limited Edition package hence the mention of soundtrack at the end. I had been following the progress of this title on the Neo-Geo for some time. The announcement of it coming to Dreamcast was cause for joy at least from the screen shots. Fast forward many months to this release and what we get is a so-so shooter with okay graphics. I was really dissapointed with the final package. There are far better shooters out there for the Dreamcast right now with more being released almost monthly. First off it\'s just plain hard the want to throw your controller against the wall hard. Most shmups even R-type and Image Fight two of the most notoriously difficult shmups edge you into the insanity. This title right from the get go is insane. The power ups are very unbalanced and some parts when you die and start over with a pea shooter you might as well hit reset. I don\'t know if it\'s me but I just expected a lot more from this. I must commend the designers at least for making an effort to bring an original hand drawn shooter back into the mix. I just wish it was a lot better than it is. Music is okay. However I just cannot justify an extra 40 bucks for a soundtrack and a paper insert. If you must play this go for the cheaper version as there are better ways to spend 80 bucks.