History VideoGame / DevilEngine

''Devil Engine'' is a HorizontalScrollingShooter developed and self-published by Protoculture Games (previously published by Creator/DangenEntertainment). It was released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2019.

An UpdatedRerelease of the game, ''Devil Engine: Complete Edition'', was [[https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/devil-engine-complete-edition-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-delayed-to-november-9 released on November 9, 2023]], and also brought the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5. This version of the game will feature the ''Devil Engine Ignition'' version that includes a new campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played through a password]] in the current version of the game.

*** "[[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis BLAST PROCESSING]] ENGAGED"

* BossOnlyLevel: Stage 6 simply consists of a rematch with the Stage 4 boss followed by the FinalBoss.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The bomb for the SpreadShot weapon fires a volley of missiles in front of the ship. The Homing bomb does the same, but with enemy-chasing missiles.

An UpdatedRerelease of the game, ''Devil Engine: Complete Edition'', is [[https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/devil-engine-complete-edition-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-delayed-to-november-9 set for a release on November 9, 2023]], and will also bring the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5. This version of the game will feature the ''Devil Engine Ignition'' version that includes a new campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played through a password]] in the current version of the game.

An UpdatedRerelease of the game, ''Devil Engine: Complete Edition'', is [[https://www.gematsu.com/2023/07/devil-engine-complete-edition-coming-to-ps5-ps4-and-switch-on-october-12 set for a release on October 12, 2023]], and will also bring the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5. This version of the game will feature the ''Devil Engine Ignition'' version that includes a new campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played through a password]] in the current version of the game.

An UpdatedRerelease of the game, ''Devil Engine: Complete Edition'', is [[https://www.gematsu.com/2023/07/devil-engine-complete-edition-coming-to-ps5-ps4-and-switch-on-october-12 set for a release on October 12, 2023]], and will also bring the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5. This version of the game will feature the ''Devil Engine Ignition'' version that includes a new campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played through a password]] in the current version of the game. ''Devil Engine Ignition'' and the game's [=PS4=] release were originally supposed to be released in winter 2019, but were delayed due to legal disputes, first with Dangen Entertainment and then between the lead programmer and the artistic side of the team.

An UpdatedRerelease of the game, ''Devil Engine: Complete Edition'', is [[https://www.gematsu.com/2023/07/devil-engine-complete-edition-coming-to-ps5-ps4-and-switch-on-october-12 set for a release on October 12, 2023]], and will also bring the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5. This version of the game will feature the ''Devil Engine Ignition'' version that includes a new campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played through a password]] in the current version of the game. ''Devil Engine Ignition'' and the game's [=PS4=] release were originally supposed to be relased in winter 2019, but were delayed due to legal disputes, first with Dangen Entertainment and then between the lead programmer and the artistic side of the team.

An UpdatedRerelease of the game, ''Devil Engine: Complete Edition'', is [[https://www.gematsu.com/2023/07/devil-engine-complete-edition-coming-to-ps5-ps4-and-switch-on-october-12 set for a release on October 12, 2023]], and will also bring the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5. This version of the game will feature the ''Devil Engine Ignition'' version that includes a new campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]] in the current version of the game. ''Devil Engine Ignition'' and the game's [=PS4=] release were originally supposed to be relased in winter 2019, but were delayed due to legal disputes, first with Dangen Entertainment and then between the lead programmer and the artistic side of the team.

An ExpansionPack, ''Devil Engine Ignition'', is planned for release. It will include a variety of new features, including an Ignition campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. It will serve as the initial release version for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and as paid DLC for the other console versions. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]]. ''Ignition'' was scheduled for a winter 2019 release, but [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1205152126336323588 was delayed due to disputes with Protoculture Games and Dangen Entertainment]]. As of January 2021, [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1348841313957867522 Protoculture and Dangen have agreed on amicable terms for severing their partnership]], with ''Devil Engine'' now being a self-published game. However, ''Ignition''[='=]s and the [=PS4=] port's releases are still in limbo with no publicized release dates.

* ScoringPoints: Shooting enemies in quick succession builds up a combo gauge, and the multiplier increases by one when the combo gauge is full and subsequently reset, while not hitting enemies causes the multiplier to slowly decay. At the end of every run, the player's points are pooled into a "Lifetime Score" that is used to unlock many gameplay features. The scoring scale is fairly low; getting 1 million points is quite difficult without completing the whole game and milking lots of bullets with your Burst.

An ExpansionPack, ''Devil Engine Ignition'', is planned for release. It will include a variety of new features, including an Ignition campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. It will serve as the initial release version for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and as paid DLC for the other console versions. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]]. ''Ignition'' was scheduled for a winter 2019 release, but [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1205152126336323588 was delayed due to disputes with Protoculture Games and Dangen Entertainment]]. As of January 2021, [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1348841313957867522 Protoculture and Dangen have agreed on amicable terms for severing their partnership]], with ''Devil Engine'' now being a self-published game. However, ''Ignition''[='=]s release is still in limbo with no publicized release date.

''Devil Engine'' is a HorizontalScrollingShooter developed and self-published by Protoculture Games[[note]]and previously published by Creator/DangenEntertainment[[/note]]. It was released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2019.

''Devil Engine'' is a HorizontalScrollingShooter developed by Protoculture Games and published by [[Creator/DangenEntertainment DANGEN Entertainment]]. It was released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2019.

An ExpansionPack, ''Devil Engine Ignition'', is planned for release. It will include a variety of new features, including an Ignition campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. It will serve as the initial release version for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and as paid DLC for the other console versions. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]]. ''Ignition'' was scheduled for a winter 2019 release, but [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1205152126336323588 was delayed due to disputes with Protoculture Games and Dangen Entertainment]]. As of January 2021, [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1348841313957867522 Protoculture and Dangen have agreed on amicable terms for severing their partnership]]. However, ''Ignition''[='=]s release is still in limbo with no publicized release date.

An ExpansionPack, ''Devil Engine Ignition'', is planned for release. It will include a variety of new features, including an Ignition campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. It will serve as the initial release version for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and as paid DLC for the other console versions. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]]. ''Ignition'' was scheduled for a winter 2019 release, but [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1205152126336323588 was delayed due to disputes with Protoculture Games and Dangen Entertainment]]. As of January 2021, [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1348841313957867522 Protoculture and Dangen have agreed on amicable terms for severing their partnership]] and the release of the update will likely move forward at last.

* DigitalPiracyIsOkay: Due to the Dangen controversy, Sinoc, the director and lead developer of the game, [[https://twitter.com/Sinoc229/status/1241236906559463425 temporarily encouraged fans to pirate the game instead of buying it until the matter was resolved]].

** Another hint tells you not to play the game in tate[[note]]Shmup lingo for a monitor turned vertically, derived from the Japanese term 立てる (''tateru'', "to stand up"); a lot of shmups use a vertically-oriented monitor. To English speakers, it's more evocative of the word "ro''tate''", [[Main/InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike but that's not where the term comes from]].[[/note]] because it will "look weird".

[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} "Ehhhh!? Easy mode!?"]]

** One of the random lines shown when switching pages on some screens (like the rankings screen) is [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} "Ships do their best now and are preparing. Please wait warmly until it is ready."]]

*** [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} "UTSUHO"]]

** One of the unlockable options is called [[Franchise/MetalGear "European Extreme"]].

*** [[UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 "68K"]]

''Devil Engine'' is a HorizontalScrollingShooter developed by Protocult Games and published by [[Creator/DangenEntertainment DANGEN Entertainment]]. It was released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2019.

An ExpansionPack, ''Devil Engine Ignition'', is planned for release. It will include a variety of new features, including an Ignition campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. It will serve as the initial release version for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and as paid DLC for the other console versions. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]]. ''Ignition'' was scheduled for a winter 2019 release, but [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1205152126336323588 was delayed due to disputes with Protocult Games and Dangen Entertainment]]. As of January 2021, [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1348841313957867522 Protocult and Dangen have agreed on amicable terms for severing their partnership]] and the release of the update will likely move forward at last.

An ExpansionPack, ''Devil Engine Ignition'', is planned for release. It will include a variety of new features, including an Ignition campaign with 6 new stages, a new ship, and an arranged soundtrack by various high-profile video game music composers. It will serve as the initial release version for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and as paid DLC for the other console versions. A demo of the first stage of Ignition mode can be [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1134684380381663232 played in the original game through a password]]. ''Ignition'' was scheduled for a winter 2019 release, but [[https://twitter.com/Protocultgames/status/1205152126336323588 is currently in limbo]] due to disputes with Protocult Games and Dangen Entertainment.