Senjin Aleste

Senjin Aleste

Title screen

Developer:	M2 ShotTriggers
Publisher:	M2
Release date:	2021/07/15

Senjin Aleste (戦刃アレスタ "Battle Alester") is a vertical scrolling shooter developed by M2 ShotTriggers, released in fall of 2021 to arcades in Japan on the ALL.Net P-ras MULTI platform, a multi-game arcade platform developed and maintained by SEGA.

Unlike previous entries in the Aleste game series, which were all home-console releases, this game was released exclusively to arcades. This was initially met with negative reception. It was the first original title in the series since the release of GG Aleste II in 1993.

In terms of visual style, the game is largely similar to previous titles, with the exception of the pilot characters. The scoring system of the game is different from previous entries, likely to accommodate for the arcade platform.

Gameplay Overview

The game is played on a one-stick, 8-button arcade set-up. However, for the purpose of gameplay, only 4 buttons are used. Buttons can be re-mapped to any of the 8 buttons present on the cabinet, and this configuration is saved across machines if the player uses a compatible ID card.

Controls

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• B1: Secondary fire mode. The player ship slows down and the projectiles fired are concentrated for more accurate targeting.
• B2: Toggles "power" mode. This mode slows down enemy projectiles and allows accumulation of bonus points while shooting down enemy targets. It depletes a power gauge on the top-left of the screen.
• B3: Primary fire mode. While holding down the button, pressing B1 will override it.
• B5: Blows away nearby enemy projectiles. Temporarily becomes unavailable after using.

Characters and leader system

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The game has four playable characters, each with their own ship/abilities, and leadership bonus:

Portrait	Name and ship	Style of play	Leadership bonus
	Yuri Kunugi / FX-02 Muramasa (Type-A)	High-mobility shot type	Increased energy gain from picking up items
	Ratna Francis / YF-X12 Bothrops (Type-B)	Options that turn to match the player's movement	Decreases the amount of time between item carrier spawns
	Tanya Yaezakura / SUS-07 Metel (Type-C)	Wide shot, can focus options for high damage	Increases the firepower of every team member
	Huang Kexin / SJ-03D Tian Qiong (Type-D)	Rotating options that cancel enemy bullets upon collision	Decreases the amount of time until downed teammates recover

Modes and Configuration

Senjin Aleste begins with a series of options to choose and configure your game.

Game Select

• Story: The standard mode with all 5 stages.
• Score Attack: Pick a single stage and play for score. Features unique mechanics such as Rank Items.

Game Mode

• Novice Mode: Minimal difficulty and a simplified scoring system with no medal counter.
• Casual Mode: An easier mode with a fixed, low rank and capped medal counter.
• Original Mode: The standard difficulty. Features a rank system and uncapped medal counter.
• Expert Mode: Increased difficulty with denser enemy attacks and more item drops.

Dramatic Mode

• Dramatic Off: Dialogue and character popups disabled.
• Dramatic On: Characters have dialogue in response to game events and character graphics pop up when changing ships.

Assist Select

• Manual: Power Up must be activated manually. If hit with full energy, all energy is spent to shield the hit.
• Assist On: If hit with full energy, Power Up is activated automatically. As a trade off, energy drain during Power Up (even when activated manually) is increased.

Leader Select

Select one of the four ships to be your leader. You will begin the game as that ship and also gain its corresponding leader skill for all ships:

• Type A: Increased energy gain from picking up items
• Type B: Decreases the amount of time between item carrier spawns
• Type C: Increases the firepower of every team member
• Type D: Decreases the amount of time until downed teammates recover

Items

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Icon	Description
	P Chip Dropped by enemies while not in Power Up. Adds a small amount of energy to the Energy Gauge.
	Bronze Medal Dropped by enemies while in Power Up. Grants score. Medal tier depends on the game mode, medal counter, and proximity to the destroyed enemy. Bronze is the tier 1 medal.
	Silver Medal Dropped by enemies while in Power Up. Grants score. Medal tier depends on the game mode, medal counter, and proximity to the destroyed enemy. Silver is the tier 2 medal.
	Gold Medal Dropped by enemies while in Power Up. Grants score. Medal tier depends on the game mode, medal counter, and proximity to the destroyed enemy. Gold is the tier 3 medal.
	Platinum Medal Dropped by enemies while in Power Up. Grants score. Medal tier depends on the game mode, medal counter, and proximity to the destroyed enemy. Platinum is the tier 4 medal.
	Swap Item Dropped by a carrier when the white marker on the left edge of the screen reaches the top. Cycles through the four ship types (skipping over the currently active one). When collected, if the corresponding ship is ready, it is switched to and a medium amount of energy is added to the Energy Gauge. If the corresponding ship is disabled, its recovery time is reduced but no energy is granted.
	Bomb Dropped by a carrier when the red marker on the left edge of the screen reaches the top. Activates immediately when collected, bombs cannot be stored and activated later. While in Power Up, enemy bullets are canceled into medals. While not in Power Up, enemy bullets are canceled into P Chips.
	Fairy Exists in hidden locations in the stages, only visible while in Power Up. Shooting the fairy frees it to be collected.
	Rank Item Exclusive to Score Attack mode. Increases rank when collected.

Rank

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Loops

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Scoring

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Strategy

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