Learn how to Get Good at Shoot Em Ups in 7 Days! Is that even possible? Become a bullet hell shmup maestro all in a single week? Yes, in just 7 Days you can go from shmup mediocrity to proficiency by practicing the right skills.
I think the way shoot em up skills are often taught is backwards to say the least. Very inefficient and demoralizing, treating shmup mastery like work. However, learning to shmup can be an exciting experience and a way to expand your enjoyment of the STG genre. I wanted to both share how I approach learning a new shooting game and also see how far we could push things in one week. I help you choose the right Shoot Em Up to start with and offer my suggestions, then guide you step by step in what to practice each day to get good fast. What and how to practice to take your shooter skills to the next level… and enjoy yourself doing it.
No matter the era, whether old school 16bit PC Engine, Mega Drive and SNES retro games, to more modern bullet hell on Switch, Playstation and Xbox consoles, these tips will apply to you. Konami or Cave, Gradius or Dodonpachi or Touhou, arcade or console, you’ll find useful suggestions for beginner and intermediate players alike. Shmup School is in session and you’ve got 7 days to graduate!
Some Popular Shmups showcased in this video:
- Gradius Series by Konami
- R-Type by IREM – Arcade / PC Engine / PS1
- R-Type Final 2 – Switch, PS4, Xbox, Steam
- Thunder Force 4 – Mega Drive
- Thunder Force 5 – Sega Saturn and PS1
- Blazing Star and Pulstar – Neo Geo
- Dodonpachi, DOJ and SDOJ by Cave – Arcade and Xbox360
- Deathsmiles by Cave
- Mushihimesama Futari by Cave
- Batsugun and Grind Stormer by Toaplan – Arcade / Saturn / Mega Drive
- Tatsujin by Toaplan – Arcade / PC Engine / Mega Drive
- Natsuki Chronicles, Ginga Force and Eschatos by QUTE
- Cotton Reboot – Nintendo Switch and PS4 Cotton 2 and Boomerang – Sega Saturn
- Soldier Blade – PC Engine
- Bullet Hell Monday – mobile gaming
Check out the Full Extent of the Jam Bullet Hell Tutorial here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10gOoljOemz5pbnwYRMbTfr6sWlQLr-l-/view
Check out the in-depth review of Natsuki Chronicles from this video here: https://shmupjunkie.com/2021/03/history-of-qute-em-ups/