Ghost Blade HD

 Xbox One
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7

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  1. JohnnyK98
    Mar 1, 2017
    8
    Good to see another shmup game arrive on Xbox One. There's only two at the moment, the other being Raiden V (as far as I'm concerned). Pretty strange considering the Xbox 360 had a plethora shmup games to choose from, including region-free games from Japan. It was the console of choice for this niche genre.

    Ghost Blade HD is a very simple bullet-hell shooter. There's two firing modes:    Good to see another shmup game arrive on Xbox One. There's only two at the moment, the other being Raiden V (as far as I'm concerned). Pretty strange considering the Xbox 360 had a plethora shmup games to choose from, including region-free games from Japan. It was the console of choice for this niche genre.

    Ghost Blade HD is a very simple bullet-hell shooter. There's two firing modes: Spread shot, and forced shot. Forced shot being the most powerful, but slows down your ship - and it also collect most points (nothing new here). There's 3 ship types available, all are fun to use - each with its own unique shot type. The scoring mechanic is equally as simple, kill your enemies quickly. The more consecutive enemies you kill the higher your score. Each of the 5 stages are fun to play, with great enemy/bullet patterns and detailed environments. I especially love the enemy design and the animations - they're absolutely top notch. Ghost Blade HD is a good looking game. The music is also catchy and hyper-energetic. There's the typical options you'd find in any good shmup game, like alternate music, graphics settings, monitor type (yes, you can flip your monitor 90 degrees), etc. And of course, LEADERBOARDS. The game runs smooth at 60fps, but when things get hectic the game slows down but it's intentional. I've seen some reviewers that are new to the genre count this as a negative, but it's a core mechanic of most bullet-hell type games (imagine playing Mushi Futari with no slow down!)

    If you're new to the genre, it's a good place to start, and for shmup veterans they'd be interested in the hard mode and 1cc'ing the game. Ghost Blade HD also fixes a lot of the problems the Dreamcast version had, making it the definitive edition. For $9.99 this game's a steal.    … Expand
  2. Siddhartha19
    Mar 30, 2017
    7
    Suddenly the Xbox one has a nice library of shmups! (Especially if you count backwards compatible games like Guwange, Strania, Ikaruga, Triggerheart Exelica, R-Type Dimensions and Omega five) This is a very solid game, from the graphics to the music its all solid, like most people I do feel its a bit short (even for shmup standards) but like most shmups it still has excellent replay value,Suddenly the Xbox one has a nice library of shmups! (Especially if you count backwards compatible games like Guwange, Strania, Ikaruga, Triggerheart Exelica, R-Type Dimensions and Omega five) This is a very solid game, from the graphics to the music its all solid, like most people I do feel its a bit short (even for shmup standards) but like most shmups it still has excellent replay value, especially for those of us that aren't the best at these games. Its just a tad easier than most cave games.… Expand
  3. whynogoodgames
    Mar 14, 2017
    8
    Great game for the $9.99 I paid for it they don't make a lot of games like this anymore if I was going to complain about anything it would be the length it could use a extra level or so still a must for fans of shmups.

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. XboxAddict
    Mar 22, 2017
    75
    As an indie bullet hell title, Ghost Blade HD was a fun little title I sunk a few hours into. Once I learned all of the mechanics it utilizes I had a lot of fun with it, as should you, regardless if you’re a casual or hardcore fan of the genre. Is it going to sit amongst the legends in the genre? No, but for the price of admission, shmup fans like myself should have fun trying to climb the global leaderboards trying to prove their shmup prowess amongst the community.
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  2. COGconnected
    Mar 20, 2017
    38
    If Ghost Blade had a classic, well-established pedigree I could understand picking this one up. If you’re in that extremely small niche that enjoys this sort of game, you’ll love it. Anyone less than absolutely hard-core should steer clear.
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  3. GameSpew
    Mar 15, 2017
    80
    Ghost Blade HD is one hell of a lot of fun that does a great job of reminding you of the uncomplicated nature of the genre’s past without the fuzzy visuals.
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