"Sorry, I don't buy flowers from homicidal flying fish.
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:56 pm
Score, bitches!
I got a copy of Silhouet Mirage at a DRUG STORE today. Brand new! 9 bucks! I've been looking for this game for years! And it lives up to my expectations.
People, you need to play this thing. It looks like a cross between Gunstar Heroes and NiGHTs into dreams. The gameplay is fantastic. See, you're fighting two groups of enemies with different powers. You've got both powers. To destroy enemies, you need to be the opposite attribute. To reflect shots, you need to be the same attribute.
And man, the story and characters are FUCKING INSANE!
On one side - you've got the Mirage. Physically weak but brilliant red creatures. And very violent. It's populated mostly with Polly Peepers. These are small, cross-dressing men who look like rag dolls. They have machineguns and shoot bombs from their crotches.
On the other side, you've got the Silhouet. Savage and wild monsters blue creatures. ALSO very violent. Populated by Spectres. Green pumpkin men who try to squash you with mallets while throwing their explosive heads at you.
So, to do damage to the Mirage, for instance - you need to switch to your blue side and fire away. But you can use your red side to reflect their shots and absorb weapon energy.
It gets really confusing and hard REALLY fast - when the Mirage and Silhouet start stealing eachother's weaponry. You've got Polly Peepers riding in Silhouet tanks, for instance.
And things get really weird really quickly, too. Stage two's boss is a giant flying fish with claws and the head of a little girl. She flies through the air asking you to buy flowers from her while trying to crush you. And screaming out "MOMMY! MY LEG ITCHES!" She's fast so you have to decide what you're going to do by looking at the reflections of her in the glass skyscrapers.
Also in the same stage, a miniboss is a giant pistol. Silhouet and Mirage both dress up in bullet costumes, pour into the six shooter, and shoot themselves at you. To defeat it, you need to remember the order the creatures climbed in and reflect the shots accordingly. Sounds simple till the thing starts pulling off TRICK SHOTS - firing 3 bullets at once, for instance.
Man, this game kicks ass. And I haven't even gone into the depths of detail and insanity it has to offer.
I got a copy of Silhouet Mirage at a DRUG STORE today. Brand new! 9 bucks! I've been looking for this game for years! And it lives up to my expectations.
People, you need to play this thing. It looks like a cross between Gunstar Heroes and NiGHTs into dreams. The gameplay is fantastic. See, you're fighting two groups of enemies with different powers. You've got both powers. To destroy enemies, you need to be the opposite attribute. To reflect shots, you need to be the same attribute.
And man, the story and characters are FUCKING INSANE!
On one side - you've got the Mirage. Physically weak but brilliant red creatures. And very violent. It's populated mostly with Polly Peepers. These are small, cross-dressing men who look like rag dolls. They have machineguns and shoot bombs from their crotches.
On the other side, you've got the Silhouet. Savage and wild monsters blue creatures. ALSO very violent. Populated by Spectres. Green pumpkin men who try to squash you with mallets while throwing their explosive heads at you.
So, to do damage to the Mirage, for instance - you need to switch to your blue side and fire away. But you can use your red side to reflect their shots and absorb weapon energy.
It gets really confusing and hard REALLY fast - when the Mirage and Silhouet start stealing eachother's weaponry. You've got Polly Peepers riding in Silhouet tanks, for instance.
And things get really weird really quickly, too. Stage two's boss is a giant flying fish with claws and the head of a little girl. She flies through the air asking you to buy flowers from her while trying to crush you. And screaming out "MOMMY! MY LEG ITCHES!" She's fast so you have to decide what you're going to do by looking at the reflections of her in the glass skyscrapers.
Also in the same stage, a miniboss is a giant pistol. Silhouet and Mirage both dress up in bullet costumes, pour into the six shooter, and shoot themselves at you. To defeat it, you need to remember the order the creatures climbed in and reflect the shots accordingly. Sounds simple till the thing starts pulling off TRICK SHOTS - firing 3 bullets at once, for instance.
Man, this game kicks ass. And I haven't even gone into the depths of detail and insanity it has to offer.