Line #6 VideoGame/RivalMegagun


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Manic. PVP. Battle. Shmup.]]]]
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4	->''"It's time for Rivaaaaal Megagun!"''
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6	''Rival Megagun'' is a competitive vertically-scrolling BulletHell ShootEmUp developed by Spacewave Software and published by Degica Games. It was released on November 29th, 2018 for the Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, Platform/NintendoSwitch and PC via Platform/{{Steam}}.
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8	In the year 2000, an unknown race of aliens called the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Harvesters]] emerge from a portal near Earth's orbit and start attacking satellites, space stations and anything else they could find. An attempt to fight them off fails due to the Harvesters cobbling their collected debris together into makeshift weapons and armour to [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] their enemies. Since then, all the world's governments have resorted to sending junk up into space to keep the swarm occupied. Twenty years later hovever, and things have grown desperate. As resources dwindle and cities get more crowded, rumours abound that the world's landfills can no longer keep up with the Harvesters and their collection rates. A mission has been put into action to find the one who will destroy the Harvesters and save the planet, but how will they find that hero?
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10	Why, turn it into a reality TV show, of course! And maybe throw in a hefty cash prize for the winner too while they're at it!
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12	Gameplay-wise, the game serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to older competitive shoot-em-up games such as ''VideoGame/TwinkleStarSprites'' and the two ''[[VideoGame/TouhouYumejikuuPhantasmagoriaOfDimDream Touhou]] [[VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView Phantasmagoria]]'' games, albeit with a sci-fi flavour. Two players are pitted against each other across the screen and must destroy as many enemies as possible in order to send in drones to attack each other. The more enemies destroyed in a chain before it expires, the more drones will appear in the opponent's space. These drones can also be destroyed by the opponent to keep their chain counter running. Players will also make use of special attacks such as homing missiles and proximity mines to run interference with their opponents at the cost of a special meter that builds up as they destroy enemies. Bombs are also present to use for the player should they start getting overwhelmed by all the enemies and bullets that come their way. Lastly, if the meter is full they can choose to transform into a "Mega Gunship" form, a powerful SuperMode that will invade the opponent's space and turn their session into a boss fight complete with dense bullet patterns and a life meter for the opponent to whittle down until either one is destroyed.
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14	There are six playable characters to choose from as well as a secret seventh one to unlock:
15	* [[IKnowMortalKombat Gen Thompson]], pilots the STAR Blazir which can transform into the Phoenix Wing.
16	* [[CardCarryingVillain Dr. Magic]], pilots the STAR Eon which can transform into the Infinity Cannon.
17	* [[{{Cyborg}} Nano Ayesa]], pilots the STAR Stinger which can transform into the Buzzkill.
18	* [[AcePilot Ruby Hart]], pilots the STAR Volta which can transform into the Tempest Blade.
19	* [[RobotBuddy Buddy 2.0]], flies as himself and can transform into Buddy 2000.
20	* [[GadgeteerGenius Smith]], pilots a mech suit called Tank which can transform into Giga Tank.
21	* [[spoiler:[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The Host]], pilots the STAR Zero and can transform into a larger version of his true form called... the Host.]][[note]]to unlock him, beat arcade mode on normal without continuing[[/note]]
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23	An arcade version called ''Rival Megagun XE'' is currently in the works for exA-Arcadia, which will include arranged tracks by Keishi Yonao.
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26	!!''Rival Megagun'' features the following tropes:
27	* AttackDrone: Destroying enemies will send these over to your rival to interfere with their progress, although they won't actually be deployed until your combo ends. The more enemies destroyed, the more powerful and more numerous your drones will become. You can also destroy your rival's drones to keep the chain counter going.
28	** There's also an unlockable Gear that summons an option to provide cover fire for you.
29	* BloodSport: The titular Rival Megagun, where pilots compete with each other to see who can destroy the Harvesters first. [[spoiler:However, there's more to it than what meets the eye...]]
30	* BulletHell: Pretty obvious. It can get particularly hectic on higher difficulties when more and more enemies start appearing. Combine that with your rival sending a bunch of drones at you and you're in for a rough time.
31	* CharacterCustomization: Present in the game; you can customize your characters' loadouts in the form of equipping up to two Gear upgrades, changing their special weapon and what drones will appear as they destroy enemies.
32	* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In arcade mode's sixth stage, your opponent[[note]]usually [[spoiler:the Host]], unless you're playing as him in which case it'll be one of the other six characters[[/note]] will immediately activate their Mega Gunship form ''without meter''. Yep. Hope you have a bomb or two handy...
33	** This gets taken up to eleven on very hard, where '''every single opponent''' does this.
34	* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler:In the good ending, this ultimately happens to the Harvesters' home planet after the Harvester Core is destroyed]].
35	* EasyModeMockery: Beating arcade mode on easy won't count towards unlocking certain extras such as [[spoiler:the Host]] and stages 4-6; it has to be done on normal or higher to unlock them.
36	* GuideDangIt: Unlocking Gear and Trading Cards are both this, since some of them require fulfilling rather obtuse tasks to get.
37	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:The Host he ends up turning on the Harvesters because he realized his life back home sucks more than his newfound fame and fortune on Earth. He even ends up EasilyForgiven for it.]]
38	* HumongousMecha: Both Buddy and Smith can transform into this in their Mega Gunship forms (Buddy 2000 and Giga Tank respectively), with the latter being a sort of MetaMecha for Tank.
39	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Gen's special weapon has him fire some homing rockets at his opponent. Ruby and Buddy can also fire missiles at their opponents from the top and bottom of the screen respectively
40	* MultipleEndings: Two, both from arcade mode:
41	** [[spoiler:The first ending has the player character leaving the Harvester planet after defeating the Gigantic Thing, wondering if there's something they've forgotten, only to get ambushed by a stray Harvester. This occurs if they used a continue before defeating the Gigantic Thing.]]
42	** [[spoiler:If they manage to reach and defeat the Gigantic Thing without continuing, then they will go inside it to confront the Harvester Core, leading to the TrueFinalBoss. Defeating it leads to the good ending.]]
43	* NotJustATournament: [[spoiler:Turns out, the Host turned the original mission to defeat the Harvesters into a sport in order to have the pilots destroy each other so that they won't destroy the Harvesters. Doing so would seriously cripple their livestreaming of the creatures on his home world, see.]]
44	* SeriousBusiness: The titular sport, namely due to the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance.
45	** [[spoiler: This also goes double for the Enceladians' favourite TV show, "Harvester Hour". They're willing to jeopardize another planet's welfare just to keep their favourite show on the air, for crying out loud!]]
46	* ShoutOut: Quite a good amount:
47	** Buddy's Buddy 2000 form looks a lot like a Franchise/{{Gundam}} knockoff.
48	** Nano's Mega Gunship, Buzzkill, is clearly a reference to Hibachi, the TrueFinalBoss of the ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi]]'' series.
49	* SpiritualSuccessor: To older competitive shoot-em-up games such as ''VideoGame/TwinkleStarSprites'' and the two ''[[VideoGame/TouhouYumejikuuPhantasmagoriaOfDimDream Touhou]] [[VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView Phantasmagoria]]'' games, though unlike those ones this game goes for a more sci-fi theme as opposed to fantasy.
50	* SuperMode: Mega Gunship mode, where players can turn into boss-esque forms and invade their opponents' spaces to really mess up their game.
51	* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Dr. Magic's special weapon consists of him lobbing a few mines at his opponent from above.

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