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I've always been pretty terrible at shoot-'em-ups, and while Nintendo and Treasure's latest collaboration isn't a typical entry in the genre, it has a lot in common with bullet hell, high score-focused shooters. However, Sin & Punishment: Star Successo...
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Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is the latest shooter from Treasure – a developer that has no shortage of fans, my self included. On one hand, the name Treasure ensures that you can expect a high-quality game that will be sought after and still spinni...
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By all rights, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor shouldn't exist. It's the sequel to a game that's only been released outside of Japan on the Wii's Virtual Console, one of the least popular download services in the home console market today. It also h...
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If you're feeling pretty impressed with your concentration skills, finger dexterity, and lack of RSI these days, then the new release Sin & Punishment - Star Successor might be the perfect title to either confirm or deny that belief. It's a hyper rails...
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There’s only one developer out there who can make a show out of armies of bad guys gunning after you: Treasure. Known for their punishing and fun shooters, the pressure is on with Sin & Punishment: Star Successor to up the ante from the original cult...
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Never let it be said that Nintendo hasn’t at least tried to disprove the claim that their multimillion Wii console as a “casuals only” system. Games like Mad Men and No More Heroes have attempted to lure audiences over 18 with mature visual...
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Treasure has been making some of the most intense action games around since the early '90s when it first wowed us with Gunstar Heroes on the SEGA Genesis. Silhouette Mirage, Bangai-O, Ikaruga... these guys know how to deliver hardcore thrills. Now they...
I won't say Sin and Punishment: Star Successor should be in every Wii owner's library, because many of those people who bought the console to play Wii Sports or Wii Fit would be absolutely broken by this game's extreme difficulty and breakneck pace. Bu...
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Treasure proves they still have what it takes.The original Sin and Punishment is one of those games that you hear about around the elite circles of gamers. When it was released it became so popular that it was one of the games that US gamers learned ho...
Classic Treasure action, Fastpaced action, Intense shooting...
Short campaign, Multiplayer feels cheap...
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Treasure's surprisingly lengthy shoot-em-up serves as one of the best on the Wii, expertly utilizing the console's control scheme for a frenzied, fast-paced experience that's a must-own for fans of the genre.With the possible exception of Bangai-O Spir...
Muchimproved controls from N64 version; solid challenge for all skill levels; surprisingly long for a shooter...
Doesn't feature true twoplayer coop play...
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2012-01-25 05:35:35
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In interviews, Nintendo and developer Treasure have repeatedly mentioned that Sin and Punishment: Star Successor can be enjoyable for players young and old, novice and expert. After reading the thoughts of the staff and playing the game multiple times...
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Treasure, creators of Gunstar Heroes and the classic shoot 'em up Ikaruga, developed a Nintendo 64 game very late in the console's life. So late, in fact, that an American release was skipped entirely, and it wasn't until the Virtual Console that it fo...
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UK REVIEW-- For those who enjoyed the N64's Sin and Punishment, either on import or later via Virtual Console download, this glorious Wii follow-up, also an on-rails shooter, is a no-brainer. Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies (known as Sin and...
Striking, imaginative design, Satisfying and varied action, Always challenging, never cheap, Frequent, standout boss fights.
Weak twoplayer mode.
This satisfying and energetic on-rails shooter impresses with its relentless variety...
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Depending on where you live in the world the first Sin and Punishment game on the Nintendo 64 may have passed you by. Not because it got no marketing or lacked stock at launch, but because it probably was never released in your region (it was an Asia-...
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Ahead of its European release on May 7, check out our final verdict on the import version of Treasure's follow-up to the N64 action classic. Nearly a decade ago, as the N64 era drew to a particularly quiet close in Japan, Nintendo published Sin & Puni...
Intuitive, responsive Wii controls, High octane action runs smoothly, Imaginative and spectacular bosses, Clever scoring system and online leaderboards boost replayability...
Weak soundtrack at some points, Boss fatigue towards the end, Stages could be divided up for entrylevel high score play...
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Sin & Punishment: Star Successor's brilliance is in its simplicity. It is about pattern recognition, timing, and accuracy, which are all core skills of gaming. It is not about how long you spend level grinding or...
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