22 - Under Defeat is a late release Shmup that controls smoothly and is challenging fun, but most notable are its excellent graphics: with attractive 3D throughout, the level of detail on display here is astonishing. Not one for genre fans to overlook!

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6: Radirgy replaces the usually dark, space operatics of other shoot-em-ups with a striking, colourful, cel-shaded anime style. With bullet hell-like gameplay, and a protagonist that is allergic to radio waves, this one is about as Japanese as they come.

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