EX -Extra-

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EX -Extra- is a shmup by yunfa (created via STGBuilder) released in 2010 as freeware game for Windows. The game parodies CAVE games like Ketsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi and DoDonPachi DaiOuJou.

The game has 5 stages with 2 loops. One is the Tsuujou/Omote route and the other one being the Ura route. To access the Tsuujou 2nd loop, the player must`ve died at least once during 1st loop. To access the Ura 2nd loop, the player must get a No-Miss clear on 1st loop. After defeating the 2 forms of the Ura Stage 2-5 boss, the True Last Boss will show up.

The scoring system is a multiplier, which depending on what distance the enemies are killed, the player will get either a 1x, 3x or a 5x multipler. After a stage is cleared, the multipliers will add points to the player`s score.

The penalty of losing a life is lose an amount of the 3 multipliers.

Players can attack enemies with the Focus shot to extract tons of score items from them.

There`s two ship types:

  • Type-A: Slow ship with wide shots
  • Type-B: Fast ship with narrow shots.

Extends: The player can extends first trough 7000000 pts, secondly trough 10000000 pts and then every 20000000 pts.

The game features music from Cyber Rainforce. Currently identified:

  • Promise (Stage 1)
  • Energy (Stage 2)
  • In the machine (Stage 3)
  • The morning glow (Stage 4)
  • Shaft (Stage 5)
  • Thunderstorm (Last Boss)
  • Last distance (TLB)