Every once in a little while a gem of a game appears without a word from the
press. Every once in a while a game originating from Japan that deserves to
be brought over here does not. I have found such a game. Zero Gunner 2 was
developed by a unknown company and this is a shooting game. Remember the
great games like "1942" or "lifeforce" or "R-Type". Some of you might know
Mars Matrix, Gunbird 1 and 2, or Gigawing 1 and 2 for Dreamcast. The shooter
type game is rarely tried today and most are not very good.

Well let me tell you something, Zero Gunner 2 a jap import for Dreamcast
is the best one I have ever played and I am a big fan of this type of game.
Its fast but not extremely difficult (in fact there are 10 difficulty settings). The game
controls like a dream with you having the ability to turn your craft (one of
three choices and they are all very different) at any angle on the screen as
enemies come from all different directions. It has this very addicting
element where you collect some type of crystals from
fallen enemies to power up a bar. Once this bar is full you get1 special
weapon. You collect some really cool powerups etc. The graphics in this game
are THE VERY BEST that I have seen for a game of this type, its fully 3-D
yet fully 2-D as well, a very very cool mix.

All menus and sub menus are in English, in fact there is very very
little jap in this game. There are 7 intense filled and long stages that
make for a really good session. 2 player mode at the same time
is also included (with no slowdown I might add). There is something about
the sound effects when you pick up stuff that make you want to pick up
more just to hear it! Very cool tunes and awesome explosions
etc...

 If you have a dreamcast and you like these types of games, THIS IS A
MUST. I give it a 10 out of 10.