Project Sylpheed, Vampire Rain bound for US

by Ross Miller { Apr 2nd 2007 at 8:26PM }

The rumors were partially true: Project Sylpheed is coming to the US this summer for the budget price (by new-gen standards) of $39.99. ~~Unlike the GameStop page that propagated the rumors, Microsoft is not publishing the game~~ ~~(nor did it develop the game, as the listing stated); instead, Square Enix will publish the game as it did in Japan.~~ [Correction: Microsoft is publishing both titles in the U.S.]

Project Sylpheed is a 3-D makeover of the Sega CD shooter Silpheed, which already has a 2001 sequel, Silpheed: The Lost Planet; all three titles were developed by Game Arts.

Also announced today was Vampire Rain, a shooter that pits you against vampires. It boasts all the best keywords in the shooting genre today: stealth, squad-based action and high-tech weaponry. No word on if it includes garlic launchers or the ability to become a bloodsucker yourself. The game will arrive with the standard $59.99 price tag.

Vampire Rain and Project Sylpheed are both slated for a Summer 2007 release.

Tags: bampire rain, BampireRain, game arts, GameArts, project sylpheed, ProjectSylpheed, silpheed, square enix, SquareEnix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

UnDone14 @ Apr 2nd 2007 8:48PM

I had that game for Sega CD, I thought it was amazing. One of my favorites for Sega CD so I will mos def be getting this game

Rubang B @ Apr 2nd 2007 9:13PM

Correction:

It boasts all the best keywords in the shooting genre today: stealth, squad-based action, and vampires.

aaron @ Apr 2nd 2007 9:27PM

Sylpheed for me...even though I could find only one in-depth, decently written (in english) review.

umm...hello?? @ Apr 2nd 2007 9:56PM

sweet....sylpheed is definite, we'll see about this other vampire game. am still trying to beat Ikarigu though.

SonicRift @ Apr 2nd 2007 10:02PM

Silpheed's been around a lot longer than the Sega CD... I had it on my IBM PS/1 in '89. The Sega CD version was a remake.

Mikeawesome @ Apr 2nd 2007 10:16PM

Vampire Rain has been coming here for a while, I thought? Under the name "Rain"?

And it sucked, a lot, so why would we want Vampire Rain in the US anyways?

GhaleonQ @ Apr 3rd 2007 1:14AM

Game Arts. Lunar 3. NOW.

syco @ Apr 3rd 2007 1:57AM

I have Lost Planet (because it's a sh'mup with Treasure's name involved, though they didn't actually make the game), and I wasn't terribly impressed. To be fair I haven't given it the complete treatment that I gave Ikaruga, but... yeh.

I can't complain, though. The genre is so underrepresented that I am thrilled to see anything come out these days.

Jake @ Apr 3rd 2007 9:21AM

These games are both in the rental catergory for me. I'll add them to the bottom of my Gamefly Que.

sheppy @ Apr 3rd 2007 12:31PM

"Game Arts. Lunar 3. NOW."

Ummm, after Dragon Song, do you REALLY want that? After all, the DS iteration managed to do something spectacular within itself. Take the most boring, menial task in RPGS (read:Grinding) and make the user do it twice as much.