Deathsmiles
| Deathsmiles | |
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North American Xbox 360 version box art
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| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) |
AMI
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| Director(s) | Junya Inoue |
| Producer(s) | Kenichi Takano |
| Designer(s) | Atsushi Aburano Toshiyuki Kuroiwa Akira Wakabayashi Hiroyuki Tanaka |
| Programmer(s) |
Takashi Ichimura
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| Artist(s) | Junya Inoue |
| Composer(s) | Manabu Namiki |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Xbox 360 iOS Android Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Manic shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | CAVE CV1000B |
| CPU | Hitachi SH-3 (133 MHz) |
| Sound | Yamaha YMZ770C-F (APU) |
| Display | Raster, horizontal |
| Review scores | ||
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| Publication | Score | |
| iOS | Xbox 360 | |
| Edge | N/A | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 8/10 |
| Famitsu | N/A | (360M) 32/40 29/40 |
| GamePro | N/A |   |
| Game Revolution | N/A | B+ |
| GameSpot | N/A | 8/10 |
| GameZone | N/A | 8.5/10 |
| OXM (US) | N/A | 8/10 |
| OXM (UK) | N/A | 8/10 |
| VideoGamer.com | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Aggregate score | ||
| Metacritic | 84/100 | 76/100 |
Deathsmiles (デススマイルズ Desusumairuzu?) is a horizontal side scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Japanese developer Cave, released in late 2007. It is notable for its aesthetic style, featuring heavy occult and gothic influences. It is the second Cave shoot 'em up to be played using a horizontally-oriented monitor (the first being Progear, followed by Akai Katana). It was the first Cave shooter released in North America on a console, and the first one in Europe. Cave has also released it on the iOS market. A sequel, Deathsmiles II, was released to Japanese arcades on May 14, 2009.
Mega Black Label is a limited (150 copies total) arcade edition of the game released in Japan. It added Sakura as playable character, as well as the Crystal Shrine stage, and Level 999 difficulty level. There are other scoring changes.
An Xbox 360 port was released in Japan on April 23, 2009 in both regular and limited editions. The Limited Edition includes a Manabu Namiki Selection Deathsmiles Premium Arrange Album soundtrack CD. New game modes include an Xbox 360 mode and Ver 1.1 mode. The player can also adjust the screen brightness, background frame, game screen position and zoom level.
Downloadable content for the Japanese market included the "Mega Black Label" (1200MSP) and a full voice download card for preorder and limited edition users. A "Mega Black Label Ver.1.1" was later made available as DLC.
Hori produced a controller for the Xbox 360 game that was an Amazon Japan exclusive.
On April 8, 2010, the Platinum Collection re-release came out in Japan, containing both the main game and the Mega Black Label downloadable content on the disc.
Aksys Games has released the game in North America on June 28, 2010. A Limited Edition was released that includes, along with the game, an exclusive Xbox 360 faceplate and a "Premium Arrange Album" soundtrack CD. As with the Japanese Platinum Collection re-release, the North American port integrates the Mega Black Label (MBL) content, providing a total of 6 game versions selectable from the front-end menu: Arcade, Ver 1.1, Xbox 360, MBL Ver 1.1, MBL Arcade, MBL Xbox 360. The additional playable character, Sakura, is available in the MBL versions.
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