EDIT: Here are some pics...





Marauderz and I just preordered.... Kirbysim has been playing it since Friday.... anyone else getting the game?

EDIT2: Here's the translated achievement list

Unlockable How to Unlock
1 Hour (10) Play over 1 hour.
10 Hours (30) Play over 10 hours.
Story Clear (Changpo) (30) Clear story mode with Changpo.
Story Clear (Mika) (30) Clear story mode with Mika.
Story Clear (Cuilan) (30) Clear story mode with Cuilan.
Story Clear (Fabian) (30) Clear story mode with Fabian.
Story Clear (Lili) (30) Clear story mode with Lili.
Story Clear (Sakurako) (30) Clear story mode with Sakurako.
Story Clear (Ernula) (30) Clear story mode with Ernula.
Story Clear (Karel) (30) Clear story mode with Karel.
Score Attack Clear (Changpo) (25) Clear score attack mode with Changpo.
Score Attack Clear (Mika) (25) Clear score attack mode with Mika.
Score Attack Clear (Cuilan) (25) Clear score attack mode with Cuilan.
Score Attack Clear (Fabian) (25) Clear score attack mode with Fabian.
Score Attack Clear (Lili) (25) Clear score attack mode with Lili.
Score Attack Clear (Sakurako) (25) Clear score attack mode with Sakurako.
Score Attack Clear (Ernula) (25) Clear score attack mode with Ernula.
Score Attack Clear (Karel) (25) Clear score attack mode with Karel.
Grade NOVICE (100) Get NOVICE grade in ranked match.
Grade ROUNDER (100) Get ROUNDER grade in ranked match.
Grade HI-ROUNDER (100) Get HI-ROUNDER grade in ranked match

EDIT3: Here's the how to play link

http://www.grev.co.jp/ronde360/how_to_play.html

note: Please use babelfish if you have trouble reading Japanese

This post has been edited by yoroi: Aug 1 2006, 03:44 PM

Interesting that you should mention this game because I just ordered it last week After seeing some extremely cool gameplay videos.

I didn't know there were still people around who enjoyed this style of old-school 2-D shooters!!

One question, does anyone know about the XBlive options available? At first I thought you can play "vs" live, but later, I read somewhere that you can't....perhaps Kirbysim can share his experience (esp xblive) or write a brief review of the game.

Why would you not be able to play VS live?

http://www.grev.co.jp/ronde360/network.html

Would be kinda m00t without online play right?

English write-ups on this game are hard to come by, the one I saw only mentioned some score attack that you can play on live and nothing much was mentioned about the other modes available...

Yes, it would be a rather shortlived experience without the ability to play VS on live

Thanks for the link, wish I read some jap tho.

I hate to break it to you but... thats the most english you are gonna see in the game... you'll be button mashing in story mode if you can't read jap... all is not lost however since you can probably go to gamefaqs.com and getthe story translations from there in a couple weeks....

Yeah, I suppose that is to be expected from a game with a name like "Senko no ronde". Anyhow, the good news is that the storyline in these types of games are usually quite forgettable, so I'm thinking I won't be missing too much.

So far, there's only like 3 people on LYN who have gotten this game eh?......wonder how many people will actually be playing this on live. Probably most of them would be Japanese....like, the 5 of them who actually bought the X360.

If you actually read the forums on the official game site (and yes some threads are in English) you would notice that the game has a cult following in and outside japan, especially HK and Taiwan.... quite a number of the SG players have the game as well.. so if you're itching for some people to play with you could always go to the BOB forums and add them...

Supposed to have gotten Sendo today but bloody customs DETAINED my package for a few hours and last status report was it leaving Sepang at 3PM heading for the UPS sorting site...

No way I'm gonna get it today!

No!!!!!!!!! Hate customs!!!!! hate lazy UPS people...

MUAHAHAHAHAHAAHA its here.... now all i have to do is pick it up from Marauderz

Lol since it's japanese game, featuring girls at the front cover, they thought it is a bishojo game.

argh i hate the last boss !!!!!

U just got it yesterday and already at the last boss? Short game? Woi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When are u gonna invite me to u'r place?

the game is very very very satisfying but also very very very stressful....

if you want to come over just call...

eh, the game is not a shoot em up lar, think of it like Virtual On, it's a fighter so of course it's 'short' lar

if welwitchia comes over tonight i think i can poison him to buy the game... side note.... you want to see a 147 hit combo? i'll introduce you to some japanese maestros

What do you people think of this game so far? I've played through a bit of the story mode and went on-line, playing against a bunch of Japanese gamers. It seems to me that matches always end up with you and your opponent fighting it out till both your shield levels are pretty low, then see who hits the "boss" button first to finish off the opponent. I'm hoping there's more depth to this game!

Oh, and BTW, Is there a move list available somewhere?? Or perhaps an FAQ?

What do you people think of this game so far? I've played through a bit of the story mode and went on-line, playing against a bunch of Japanese gamers. It seems to me that matches always end up with you and your opponent fighting it out till both your shield levels are pretty low, then see who hits the "boss" button first to finish off the opponent. I'm hoping there's more depth to this game!

Oh, and BTW, Is there a move list available somewhere?? Or perhaps an FAQ?

If you're fighting against a novice, yes that's what u do, keep whacking till HP low then engage boss mode.

I went online to fight that night... the guy creamed me!!! When I engaged boss mode he skillfully avoided my bullets and destroyed me in my Final Boss mode!!! Ouch!!

dude the move list is behind the manual