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Press release:
Monday, January 10 – Busy, France.
The France-based indie games developer Last Boss 88 are today super thrilled and delighted to announce that they have just released the launch trailer for their upcoming retro-themed arcade bullet-hell shump “SHINORUBI” (which is coming to PC via Steam Early Access on January 20th, 2022).

“SHINORUBI” is a bullet-hell vertical arcade shooter with lots of action, great replayability thanks to numerous mods and Arranged mods, and superb ultra HD graphics.

Unique features:

Danmaku: You get hit, you’re dead. Avoid the mass of bullets and destroy numerous enemies.
Boss Fights: Take on Mid bosses and powerful army generals (Bosses) in epic battles.
Fever Bar: Clear the screen of enemy fire and receive additional bonuses.
Scoring System: Improve your score with point multipliers by surviving enemy barrage, destroying your enemies, collecting stars and medals, and using as few bombs as possible.
Replayability: Up to 5 difficulty levels, 2 game modes and 6 Arrange modes (19 available modes at the end of the Early Access)
Games Modes: Boss Fights mode and a Classic mode in which you can pass the 1CC challenge (Credit Clear). 2 Extra Game modes will be added during the Early Access including the Caravan Stage Mode.
Arrange Modes: Same levels but different gameplay. 6 available Arrange Modes and 3 additional to be added during the Early Access.
SHIELD: Use a shield to protect against enemy fire.
CANCEL: Destroy marked spaceships to clear all shots on the screen.
LASER / SHOT: Alternate between laser and classic shots to destroy your enemies.
JOURNEY: Get ready for a long journey with several game loops.
PINK PIG: Don’t miss any pig, that’s the rule!
SUPER RANK: Choose your level of difficulty in real-time
Pilots: Select a pilot and his spaceship with unique weapons and characteristics among the 3 already available. 5 more will be added during the Early Access.
Controls: Use a keyboard, a joystick, or an arcade controller and customize all the action buttons.
Display: The display options offer you a resolution of up to 4K. The game is optimized to run between 60 and 120 fps.
Story: Overthrow the BAÄA family’s despotic rule over Shinorubi in a legendary raid.

About Last Boss 88
Last Boss88 is a structure created especially to edit SHINORUBI. The 2 founding members Vincent and Romuald know each other since the 90s, when they were demomakers. 3 years ago, after having realized many projects on their own, they decided to work together again and create SHINORUBI… They are both fond of arcade games… and we want to recreate the atmosphere of the 90’s shooters with today’s style.

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