Armed Police Batrider is a vertical shooter developed by Raizing (with 8ing) in 1998, one of the peaks of the genre in its most frantic form, a direct predecessor of what would later be called "bullet hell." It offers a combinable ship-and-pilot selection system, and a difficulty escalation that became a cult reference among demanding players. Along with Cave's work, it's among the most respected output of the golden age of the Japanese shmup in the nineties. For anyone who's already mastered the genre's basics and wants a serious challenge, it's a required stop.
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