Blazin’ Squad
City Connection is spoiling shmup fans with a marvelous array of genre classics, currently spilling out all over the Steam platform. Having releasedSamurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannonjust yesterday, the publisher is already queuing up the great Psikyo releaseDragon Blaze, which will launch on July 30.
Originally released in 2000, during the height of the shmup renaissance,Dragon Blazeis a fantasy-themed, vertically scrolling affair that allows one or two players to choose one of four brave dragon riders before taking to the skies for a bout of bullet-dodging mayhem. A fun feature allows the player to dismount their dragon for brief periods, with the mighty beast shooting ahead to deliver devastating, wave-clearing special attacks. Dragon Blazeis a visually splendid title, well worth checking out.
You can preview the arcade action in the video below, courtesy of YouTuberSTG Archive:
As with all previous City Connection re-releases,Dragon Blazeincludes a selection of in-game options including seven difficulty settings, monitor orientation and screen filter variants, control customisation, and a brand new Score Attack mode. The next release in the series isSol Divide: Sword of Darkness, which launches on July 20.
Dragon Blazelaunches May 28 on PC, priced at around $10.Psikyo Shooting Stars AlphaandBravoare available now on Nintendo Switch.
