There are a number of control options like the GameCube controller, Classic Controller, and Wii Zapper, but I like using the Wiimote and Nunchuck just fine. Along with shooting your gun, you can lock onto enemies and charge your shots, dash to avoid obstacles, and perform a melee attack. The camera rarely sits still, though, and will pan and zoom to create the most dramatic views possible. Some have described Star Successor as an on-rails shooter, but that's not quite accurate because you can move your character freely around the screen as you can in Ikaruga or Space Harrier.
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Treasure has created a roller coaster ride full of amazing sights and tense gunfights. Playing Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is like jumping into an intense action movie.
Their voices don't quite match their childlike appearance. They remind me of those freaky puppets from the Dark Crystal with their pointy noses and wide eyes. My only visual gripe is with the look of our two heroes. The boss fights remind me of Japanese monster movies and are some of the most impressive battles in recent memory. From start to finish, this is a wild ride that never gives you a moment to catch your breath. Watch the Sin and Punishment: Star Successor Review There is something new to see around every corner in Star Successor. You want to shoot stuff and blow stuff up, and you'll get to do plenty of that. But you're not playing this game for a gripping story. We'll have more on the sequel to Sin and Punishment before its June 7 release.The story here has something to do with protecting a girl who isn't quite human from several bad guys who can transform into gigantic monsters. Both of these bosses can offer a challenge even on the easiest setting, so we can only imagine just how much more difficult they will be on the hardest setting.Īs with the Japanese version, the North American version of Sin and Punishment: Star Successor will feature support for two-player action as well as online leaderboards, which can be sorted by level and difficulty setting. Our second boss battle was reminiscent of those in the 8- and 16-bit shooters of yore, where a weak point appears from behind a shield at various points while the screen continually fills with enemy lasers beams.
Our first boss battle was with a massive, multilegged, tanklike machine that stomps its legs and fires a variety of projectiles in your direction, making it difficult to keep the focus on shooting the body. In both levels, we had to make extensive use of Isa and Kachi's evasive moves, but we really put their special attacks to use in the second level we played, because the screen often became swarmed with enemies, as tends to happen in games developed by Treasure.Īnd speaking of Treasure-another characteristic of its games is the great boss battles, and Star Successor seemingly follows that trend. In both levels we played, we saw a healthy mixture of enemies, ranging from regular foot soldiers and little robots capable of firing projectiles in the first level, to nimble, long-legged ninja-like foes and massive gear-spitting walls. In some cases, the only way you can cause any significant damage to an enemy is to do exactly that. Additionally, both characters can perform melee attacks, which not only are invaluable when enemies get a little too close for comfort, but can also be used to bat projectiles back at enemies.
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Isa's special attack functions more like a bomb that causes massive amounts of damage to anything in its path or anything within its blast radius, whereas Kachi's special attack lets you lock on to several enemies before unleashing a series of homing missiles (not unlike the dragon's attacks from the Panzer Dragoon series). Both characters are able to walk on the ground, fly in the environment, and evade enemies and bullets via a dodge move, but their special attacks (which can be performed by holding down A and B on the Wii Remote) are different. You can select one of two characters in the game-Isa and Kachi.
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