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Deathsmiles
Sign in to saveis a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade video game by Japanese developer Cave, released in late 2007. It has heavy occult and gothic influences. It is the second Cave shooter to be played using a horizontally-oriented monitor (the first being Progear, and the third being Akai Katana). It was the first Cave shooter released in North America on a console, and the first one in Europe. Cave has also released it for iOS. A sequel, Deathsmiles II, was released to Japanese arcades on May 14, 2009. A compilation of both Deathsmiles I and Deathsmiles II was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and N
Game data
Metacritic 78- Released
- 2010-05-28
- User rating
- 3.75 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action, Casual, Arcade, Indie
- Platforms
- PC, iOS, Xbox 360
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Game details · IGDB
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
- Released
- 2007
- Genres
- Shooter, Indie, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Engine
- CAVE CV1000-B
- Developer
- CAVE Interactive
- Publisher
- CAVE Interactive, Amusement Marketing International, Rising Star Games, Aksys Games, Komodo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- bullet hell
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Aksys Games
- Composer
- Manabu Namiki
- Platform
- iOS
- Game mode
- co-op mode
- Official website
- www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/deathsmiles
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- operating system
- Android
- publication date
- 2016-03-10
- input device
- touchscreen
- language of work or name
- Japanese
- review score
- 56%
- compatible with
- Q107542665
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Releases
- Mega Black Label
- Xbox 360 release
- iOS/Android release
- PS4, XB1, and Switch release
- Development
- Media
- Adaptations
- Music
- Reception
- References
- External links
is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade video game by Japanese developer Cave, released in late 2007. It has heavy occult and gothic influences. It is the second Cave shooter to be played using a horizontally-oriented monitor (the first being Progear, and the third being Akai Katana). It was the first Cave shooter released in North America on a console, and the first one in Europe. Cave has also released it for iOS. A sequel, Deathsmiles II, was released to Japanese arcades on May 14, 2009. A compilation of both Deathsmiles I and Deathsmiles II was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 16, 2021.
==Gameplay== thumb|left|Arcade version screenshot Deathsmiles is a horizontal side-scrolling bullet hell game where the players must stop monsters from invading the world of Gilverado. There are 5 playable characters: Windia (Wind Magic), Follett (Fire Magic), Casper (Death Magic), Rosa (Spirit Magic) and Sakura (Magician).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Deathsmiles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.