NCS Product Synopsis
Update: May 24, 2006
«©NCSX» Sometime in the future, cell phones have become more ubiquitous than they are today. Wireless waves travel through the air to deliver email, bulletins, and other useful information. Against this backdrop, the mechs of Rajirugi take to the air, receive information, and battle enemies with powerful weaponry. In the game, players control a little whimsical mecha which looks like a Twinbee at first glom but with different skill sets. Three mechs are available including one that blasts with a vulcan shot, another that fires lasers, and another that makes do with bubble shots. The mechs also carry a sword in their right gauntlets which is swished like a windshield wiper to block enemy shots. A concentric barrier may also be activated to absorb shots and grate enemies within its range.

Controls
D-pad or Joystick for movement
O button: Shoot main weapon
X button: Swish sword-antenna
Δ button: Activate ABSNET barrier

   Foregoing the polygons and bitmaps of traditional shooters, Milestone takes a lighter touch with Rajirugi where the graphics consist of clean and crisp line art with simple colors and designs. Everything is drawn in the same style from the quaint ships to the big bosses to the puffy explosions. Even the shots from enemies are colorful blobs that spray throughout the screen.

   New to the Playstation version is a Score Attack Mode and an Okawari Mode. In the Score Attack Mode (which must be unlocked), players may select which stage to play to obtain as high a score as possible. The Okawari Mode is playable at the outset and features new music tracks for the levels and a higher difficulty level that might give beginners pause but old hands to Rajirugi might not even notice.

Region Lock-out
   Please note Japanese Playstation 2 games will not boot on USA or European PS2 consoles due to the inherent region lockout on Playstation 2 game discs.

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