Gekidan Machina

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Developer:	Tenkuudokei
Release date:	2003

Gekidan Machina (撃弾マキナ) is a shmup by HEY / 凍結 in 2016 created in the STGBuilder game engine. The features a Mecha Ritz styled BGM, and as well tributes CAVE, Toaplan, etc.

For replay videos, visit the Video Index.

Menu:

• Start: Begin the game
• Option: Change weaponry, difficulty and tweak some EX options.
• Stage Select: Choose any stage to practice from.

Gameplay Overview

The player controls a girl, and it´s customizable weaponry (changable in options). The player has 3 slots of Sub-skill. Each stage has 2 mid-bosses and a boss each. Destroying all their parts results in a Break Bonus.

There´s also a combo mechanic that builds up when killing enemies. As well features it´s Max combo reached mechanic.

Like Mecha Ritz, if all lives are lost, it will result in an absolute loss with no continiues available.

Controls

• Button 1: Shot
• Button 2: Bomb/Hyper

Difficulties

They can be changed in options.

• Safety: An easy difficulty mode.
• Advance: The standard difficulty mode.
• Risky: A ridiciously hard difficulty mode.

Scoring

The scoring relies on multiplier that increases when killing enemies, and it´s value is up to 16x. It resets if combo timer gauge depletes.

After the stage is cleared, the bonus is summed up. There´s also bonuses for No-Miss clearing a stage or if all boss parts are destroyed for a Break Bonus.

Unlockables

• True Last Boss: Triggered by playing on Advance or Risky and beating all 5 stages with at least 4 lives. Beating it once will unlock it for stage select.
• Boss Rush: Fight all 5 bosses. (Unlock condition currently not checked?)
• Exceed Extra: A special boss rush course with a unique deadly difficulty style. (Unlock condition currently not checked?)

References & Contributors

Contributors:

1. Page made byJSAV2006STG(ABC), who also tried checking some of the unlocks.

Trivia

• Some of the bullet designs are similar to CAVE´s in DoDonPachi