Two masterpiece side-scrolling shooting games representing the 1990s appear together in one pack! Thoroughly play through “Gley Lancer” and “Gynoug” running through a world of beautiful pixel graphics!

“Are old shooting games interesting even if played now?” What I want people who have such doubts to touch by all means is “Gley Lancer & Gynoug Double Pack.” Included in this work are 2 titles: “Gley Lancer” and “Gynoug,” known as masterpieces representing the 90s. Both are side-scrolling shooting games, but when actually playing, their directionality is surprisingly different. Beautifully drawn pixel graphics, heavy sound enlivening the game, challenging game balance that won't let you break through easily, charms unique to works of that time are condensed. Not just a single title to simply taste nostalgia, but a collection letting you feel anew “Were shooting games this unique?”

First, what is impressive in “Gley Lancer” is a dramatic story of taking off into the galaxy to save her father. If you start thinking “If it's shooting, anyway just shoot enemies,” your expectations might be betrayed in a good sense. Because the story develops through direction incorporating animation, conquering stages itself leads to advancing the protagonist's adventure further. Furthermore, how to utilize options supporting your ship is an important point of combat. Not just continuing to shoot, but possessing strategy thinking about ways of fighting while matching enemy placements and attacks, when managed to pull through smoothly there is a certain sense of achievement. Combined with graphics typical of retro games and impressive sound, you are naturally drawn into a grand story set in space.

If “Gley Lancer” is an SF work set in space, “Gynoug” changes the atmosphere at once. What the player operates is a warrior with wings, not a mechanical fighter jet. And what stands in the way are numerous eerie enemies with bizarre figures. The world of dark fantasy created by its unique visuals has a intense presence hard to forget once seen. The sensation of advancing forward while carrying tension asking “What will come out next?” is unique to this work. Especially battles with giant bosses are impressive, and in the time dodging attacks while counterattacking against enemies spreading all over the screen, excitement typical of shooting games is packed.

Of course, “Gynoug” is not a game merely gazing at an inventive world. Conquering stages while utilizing diverse power-ups is also a major real pleasure. In a situation where enemies push in one after another, advancing while thinking “How to break through here?” “How to handle this attack?”, and if failing, trying to change the fighting style in the next play. This trial and error is interesting, and the more you become able to proceed forward little by little, the more you can feel the player's own improvement. Rather than relying only on flashy direction, because the fun of finding strategy methods by yourself is firmly prepared, it holds a charm that makes you want to challenge many times.

What is particularly attractive about this double pack is likely being able to enjoy masterpieces with different personalities in a single title, rather than combining two similar works. Savoring a story set in the galaxy and strategic option operations in “Gley Lancer,” and pushing through a dark world where bizarre enemies wait while making full use of diverse power-ups in “Gynoug.” Even though in the same genre of shooting, the moment you switch works, there is a sensation as if moving to a completely different world. Precisely because this swing range exists, it doesn't easily become monotonous even when playing continuously, and respective strong points become visible more clearly.

Enjoyable as a nostalgic reunion for people who were once crazy about it, and as an entrance to know 90s shooting for people touching it for the first time, “Gley Lancer & Gynoug Double Pack.” Precise pixel expressions, heavy music, and gameplay where the player's skill is tested hold charm that does not fade even if times change. And above all, precisely the sensation making you think “Let's challenge just one more time” is likely the fun of shooting games, isn't it? SF and dark fantasy, strategic combat and impressive boss strategy. Capable of going back and forth between two worlds with different charms, this work is a single title that we want not only fans of past years but also people who want to try touching masterpiece shooting from now on to pay attention to.