Deathsmiles - Revision history

Ianmelon: /* Unlockables */

2026-06-01T05:28:21Z

Unlockables

Ianmelon: /* Unlockables */

2026-06-01T05:27:41Z

Unlockables

Ianmelon at 05:27, 1 June 2026

2026-06-01T05:27:19Z

Ianmelon at 05:16, 1 June 2026

2026-06-01T05:16:05Z

Ianmelon: Stage info

2026-06-01T05:08:04Z

Stage info

Ianmelon: Filling out the article more, working on it

2026-05-31T18:48:41Z

Filling out the article more, working on it

Ianmelon: Added controls section

2026-05-31T17:38:30Z

Added controls section

Brunoxsa: Assigning the respective category.

2025-11-29T15:54:49Z

Assigning the respective category.

Plasmo at 07:59, 8 April 2024

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Plasmo at 10:19, 3 December 2023

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 These codes are only applicable to the vanilla arcade release. The console releases, as well as Mega Black Label, have everything unlocked from the beginning.
 Unlock Follett:
 P: Hold A + B + C
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-Unlock Rosa:
+'''Unlock Rosa:'''
 P: Hold A + B + C
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-Unlock Gorge (Extra) Stage:
+'''Unlock Gorge (Extra) Stage:'''
 P: Hold A + B +C

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 Unlock Follett:
 P: Hold A + B + C
 P: ↑, ↑, ↑, ↑, B,B,A,A, ←, ←, →, →, C, C, C, ↓, C
 Unlock Rosa:
 P: Hold A + B + C
 P: C,B,A,C,B,↑,A,→,C,←,B,↓,C,B,A,A,A
 Unlock Gorge (Extra) Stage:
 P: Hold A + B +C
 P: C,C,C,A,↑,←,→,↓,B,C,C,C,↓,↓,A,B,C,B,A

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 {{clear}}
-==Gameplay Overview==
+== Gameplay Overview ==
 Deathsmiles uses a different life system than is typically found in other shmups. Instead of dying and respawning, you have a life meter which depletes when taking damage. The game makes a separation between bullet damage, which loses 1 bar, and contact damage, which only loses half a bar. Taking damage from any source with half a bar will only do half a bar of damage. Two extends are available from scoring, which both increase your life meter by 1 bar.
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 Bombs grant temporary invincibility and erase all bullets on screen for their duration.
 == Characters ==

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 == Death Mode ==
-There are 4 paths possible through the game's Rank system: 2 avoiding the Gorge stage, and 2 including the Gorge stage. (This applies to vanilla and not MBL)
+=== Vanilla ===
 The paths are as follows:
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 ) >=5 C/V Stages at L3 means you will reach Death Mode 1 in the C/V Stages. Gorge adds +1 so will be at Death Mode 2. Castle adds +1 again, to reach Death Mode 3, the highest rank in the game.
 == Console Release Notes ==

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 ==Gameplay Overview==
 == Controls ==
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 [[File:Casper.jpg|140px|]]
 === Windia ===
 [[File:Windia.jpg|140px|]]
 === Follett ===
 [[File:Follett.jpg|140px|]]
 === Rosa ===
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 [[File:Rosa.jpg|140px|]]
-'''Vanilla:'''
+Generally considered the strongest character, with a somewhat slow speed but very high damage.
-'''Mega Black Label:'''
+'''Familiar:''' Locks during shot, follows during laser. Its laser attack does high damage.
 === Sakura ===
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 [[File:Sakura.jpg|140px|]]
-'''Mega Black Label:'''
+Exclusive to Mega Black Label.
-== Branching Paths Through The Game ==
+'''Familiar:''' Follows during shot, locks during laser. When following, it will move and shoot behind her, allowing you to shoot in both directions or concentrate fire when locked.
-There are 4 paths possible through the game's Rank system: 2 avoiding the Gorge stage, and 2 including the Gorge (aka 'EX') stage.
+== Stages ==
-The 6 'Chapter and Verse' (C/V) stages have a selectable Rank of between R1 (easiest) and R3 (hardest), and your choices in these stages influence the difficulty of the Castle and Gorge stages.
+Deathsmiles consists of 8 stages (9 in Mega Black Label).
-Choosing 5 stages at R3 (N.B. the Non-EX Castle counts as R3 for this purpose) will cause your 5th R3 stage to introduce suicide bullets when enemies are defeated. This is known as Death Mode, and has its own rank levels depending on your path. Choosing the Gorge always adds +1 to your existing Death Mode rank from the C/V stages, so the Gorge ALWAYS has suicide bullets. *If* you choose to visit the Gorge, the Castle always adds +1 to the Gorge Death Mode rank!
+The initial 6 stages are the Chapter & Verse stages. They are divided into the lower row (X-1) and upper row (X-2). You will start by choosing a lower row stage, and then an upper row stage. This consists of a Chapter. After your first Chapter, you move to Chapter 2, which is the next two stages you play, and finally Chapter 3. The chapter in which you play a stage mainly affects which items will appear in it, such as bombs or life-ups.
 The paths are as follows:
-'''NON-EX'''
+'''Without Extra'''
-) <4 C/V stages at R3 means Death Mode will not be activated at all, and the Castle will therefore have no suicide bullets.
+) <4 C/V stages at L3 means Death Mode will not be activated at all, and the Castle will therefore have no revenge bullets.
-) >=4 C/V stages at R3 means you will activate Death Mode L1 in the 5th R3 stage. The castle will therefore definitely have Death Mode L1 suicide bullets
+) >=4 C/V stages at L3 means you will activate Death Mode L1 in the 5th R3 stage. The castle will therefore definitely have Death Mode L1 revenge bullets
+'''With Extra'''
-) <5 C/V stages at R3 means Death Mode will not be activated in the C/V stages. Your existing Death Mode rank is therefore = 0, Gorge adds +1 so will be at Death Mode 1. Castle adds +1 again, to reach Death Mode 2.
+) <5 C/V stages at L3 means Death Mode will not be activated in the C/V stages. Your existing Death Mode rank is therefore = 0, Gorge adds +1 so will be at Death Mode 1. Castle adds +1 again, to reach Death Mode 2.

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 == Controls ==
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 * '''B (Press):''' Right shot
 * '''B (Press):''' Right laser
-* '''A + B (Press with item counter at 1000):''' Enter power-up mode
+* '''A + B (Hold):''' Lock-on shot, activates power-up mode when the item counter is at 1000
 * '''C:''' Bomb
 == Branching Paths Through The Game ==

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 Later, a special version of the game called ''Deathsmiles Mega Black Label'' was released.
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 '''Deathsmiles''' is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Cave. It is notable for its manually selectable difficulty ranks for each stage, which create branching paths in the game's difficulty.
-Later, a special version of the game called ''DeathSmiles Mega Black Label'' was released.
+Later, a special version of the game called ''Deathsmiles Mega Black Label'' was released.
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