Gunbird 2

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Gunbird 2
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Capcom (Japan, US), Virgin Interactive (Europe)
Developer: Psikyo
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 2000-03-09 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e T-1213M US 2000-11-15 $29.9929.99 T-1214N EU 2001-02-02 T-7018D-50 DE 2001-02-02 T-7018D-50 ES 2001-01-31 T-7018D-50 FR 2001-02-02 T-7018D-50 UK 2001-02-02 £39.9939.99 T-7018D-50 AU 2000-12-22 $79.9579.95

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Gunbird 2 (ガンバード２) is a 1998 arcade shoot-'em-up by Psikyo ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. It is a sequel to Gunbird.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Gunbird 2 is a vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up with a light-hearted tone.

Owing to the fact Capcom published the game, Morrigan from the Darkstalkers series is a playable character.

Characters

	Alucard
	300 years old charming vampire from Romania. He seems to have overcame most of a vampire's weaknesses except two. Main Weapon: Spread Secondary Weapon: Bat Rockets Charge Weapon: Bat Swarm Melee Weapon: Drill Cape Super Weapon: Cross Beams Fires bat shaped projectiles. Secondary weapon fires slow moving but powerful bat rockets. Charge weapon fires multiple homing bat projectiles around the screen. For melee attack he uses his cape like a drill. Super weapon fires a powerful cross shaped beam, causing good damage if enemy is within the range.
	Marion Sorin
	Marion from first game who became even younger due to a magic spell going wrong. Her personality hasn't changed at all. Main Weapon: Spread Secondary Weapon: Homing Star Projectiles Charge Weapon: Rabbit Blasts Melee Weapon: Yo-Yo Rabbit Super Weapon: Candy Transfiguration Marion changed very little in terms of gameplay. Her melee attack swings poor Pomme-Pomme like a flail towards the enemies. Charge weapon, now depending on the charge meter can fire multiple blasts. Super Weapon has been changed: it now transforms all enemy projectiles into candies, which give player points if grabbed. It causes no damage however.
	Valpiro
	An upgraded version of Valnus from the first game. Seems to be built by Soviet Union judging from the red star on his chest. Main Weapon: Concentrated Secondary Weapon: Saw Blade Launchers Charge Weapon: Bullet Spray Arms Melee Weapon: Claw Strike Super Weapon: Laser Cannon Secondary weapons pass through enemies, causing damage as they slow down. Charge weapon fires Valpiro's arms which stop in mid air and spray the screen with bullets. Melee weapon is the same one used by Valnus's charge attack. Super weapon sprays the back and sides with small lasers and fires a powerful beam towards the front.
	Tavia
	Ash's 9 years old niece. Joins the fight to find a cure for her sick mother. If paired with Marion, she often tries to rain her in. Flies around with the same type of backpack used by Ash. Main Weapon: Concentrated Secondary Weapon: Sonic Waves Charge Weapon: Rocket Barrage Melee Weapon: Laser Sword Super Weapon: Robot Bombing Run Uses the same main and secondary weapons used by Ash. Charge attack fires several rockets in a straight line, drilling through enemies. Melee weapon strikes with what looks like a beam saber from Gundam series. Super weapon calls down several massive robots that will carpet bomb the screen.
	Hei-Cob
	A rather "portly" 18 years old young Arabian man, who joins the adventure to find rare antiques for his collection. He files around with a flying carpet and uses genies for his special attacks. Main Weapon: Spread Secondary Weapon: Scimitar Swords Charge Weapon: Genie Rapid Fire Melee Weapon: Bomb Super Weapon: Genie Rush Secondary weapons fire several slow moving swords in a v shaped pattern, passing through enemies. Charge weapon deploys a genie that will remain stationary and keep shooting bullets while active. Melee weapon drops a very short ranged bomb with small blast raidus and good damage. Super weapon creates a genie that will dance in the middle of the screen, damaging enemies and clearing projectiles.
	Ain
	A recurring character from other Psikyo games, a slightly unhinged, half-naked samurai warrior who is looking for a cure for her sister Asuka, who has fallen ill. Main Weapon: Concentrated Secondary Weapon: Flaming Arrows Charge Weapon: Sword Beam Melee Weapon: Sword Slash Super Weapon: Rose Tornado Very limited coverage for main weapon but secondary weapon kind of remedies it. Secondary weapon also causes additional damage after hit. Charge weapon creates a vertical beam continues to damage enemies for a while. Melee attack swipes the sword twice, causing more damage than other characters. Super weapon makes Ain dance and transforms enemy projectiles into roses. Picking up roses will give points but otherwise dance causes low damage.
	Morrigan Aensland
	Arguably the most popular character from Capcom's Darkstalker series. A fun-loving, hedonistic and beautiful succubus from the nether world. Exclusive to the Dreamcast version. Main Weapon: Concentrated Secondary Weapon: Tracking Blades Charge Weapon: Soul Fist Melee Weapon: Wing Strike Super Weapon: Shell Pierce Secondary weapon fires small knives to the direction of the enemies giving crowd control capabilities. Charge weapon fires a glowing yellow blast that will slowly pierce through the enemies and cause damage continously. Melee weapon has a short range but large spread. Super weapon calls down mirages of Morrigan towards the upper edge of the screen. Just like her charge weapon, they drill though enemies and cause damage continously. Arguably most powerful character in the game.

Production credits

• Game Produce: Shin. Nakamura
• Character Design: Masato Natsumoto
• Voice Actor: Ikue Ohtani, Kyosei Thukui, Norio Wakamoto, Rei Sakuma, Takehito Koyasu, Yuji Mithuya, Yuko Minaguchi, Noriko Ohara, Jyoji Yanami, Kazuya Tatekabe
• Program: Shiori Saito, Kenichi Fujita, Kunihiko Nogomi, Katsuhiro Nishida, Katsuya Shikanouchi
• Design: Hiroshi Yamada, Hideyuki Oda, Norikazu Takemoti, Yoko Tsukagoshi, Emi Taniguchi, Keizou Fujita, Kunio Asahara, Masashi Kajikawa, Shinji Nohara, Naozumi Yorichika
• Music & Sound: Masaki Izutani, Kensuke Satou, Toshiya Kobayashi
• CS Project Staff: Isao Okano, Nobuhiro Mikami, Hiroyuki Takei, Kenichi Yaguchi
• Special Thanks: Shinichi Yusa, Sachiko Sakamoto, Nobukazu Fukui, Daisuke Kato

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Gunbird 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

E3 2000 UK press release

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E3 2000 FR press release

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E3 2000 DE press release

PDF

E3 2000 ES press release

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #106: "Novembre 2000" (2000-1x-xx)

Print advert in 576 Konzol (HU) #35: "Január 2001" (2001-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 60 №233 GamesMaster (UK) 70 №101

	65
Based on 2 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 576 Konzol (HU) 76 Ação Games (BR) 60 Bonus (YU) PAL/NTSC 36 Consoles + (FR) PAL 80 Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL 50 Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 70 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-J 88 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 51 Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 84 Dreamplanet (ES) PAL 50 Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J 80 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 65 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) 81 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 73 Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J 50 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 93 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 80 Game Station (UK) 60 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 50 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J 67 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U 58 Hyper (AU) PAL 70 Joypad (IT) NTSC-J 70 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 64 Neo Plus (PL) 50 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 50 Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 60 Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U 30 Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL 50 Video Games (DE) NTSC-J 60

	64
Based on 30 reviews

Gunbird 2

Dreamcast, JP
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Spinecard Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, US
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Dreamcast, EU
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Technical information

ROM dump status

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External links

• Capcom USA webpage: Dreamcast
• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast