Dariusburst

Dariusburst
Developer(s)	Pyramid
Publisher(s)	Taito
Director(s)	Junichi Kashiwagi
Producer(s)	Hiroshi Aoki
Artist(s)	Kanetake Ebikawa Takayuki Yanase Kazuhiko Kakoi Hmikane Shimada
Composer(s)	Shohei Tsuchiya Hirokazu Koshio
Series	Darius
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable Dariusburst PlayStation Portable Another Chronicle Arcade Second Prologue iOS, Android Chronicle Saviours PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows
Release	December 24, 2009 PlayStation Portable JP: December 24, 2009 Arcade JP: December 17, 2010 iOS WW: February 10, 2012 Android JP: May 1, 2012 NA: October 24, 2015 PlayStation 4 NA: December 2, 2015 EU: December 8, 2015 AU: December 8, 2015 JP: January 14, 2016 PlayStation Vita NA: November 30, 2015 EU: December 8, 2015 AU: December 8, 2015 JP: January 14, 2016 Microsoft Windows WW: December 3, 2015 JP: January 14, 2016
Genre(s)	Horizontal scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player
Cabinet	Taito Type X²

Dariusburst (ダライアスバースト, Daraiasubāsuto^?) is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed by Pyramid and published by Taito. It forms part of the Darius series and it is released for the PlayStation Portable in December 24, 2009. Like previous Darius games, Dariusburst is an offbeat sci-fi shooter set in outer space with aquatic-themed (typically fish-shaped) robotic enemies. In keeping with tradition, the game also features branching paths instead of the linear progression found in most video games. There are a total of 11 zones in the game, with 5 stages per run.

A related arcade game, titled Dariusburst Another Chronicle, was released in December 2010. An update, Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX, was released in 2011. A revised port of the original game for iOS and Android devices, titled Dariusburst Second Prologue, was released on February 10, 2012, and October 24, 2015 in North America. An enhanced release titled Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Microsoft Windows in December 2015.

Dariusburst takes place a century after Darius II where the planet Darius is continually attacked by the Belser Army. The continuing battles show a possible end to the long wars on Darius, particularly with the development of the Burst System, a powerful new weapon equipped with the latest Silver Hawk fighters. Using this new weapon system are pilots Riga Pratica, test pilot of the Silver Hawk Burst series, and Ti2 a computer AI assuming the body of a young girl. Together, the pilots fight the Belser Army back against its fleets, factories and even its previously inhabited fortresses.