Deathsmiles -Xbox360- 6.5

October 24, 2022

I just ran through Deathsmiles twice this afternoon, once on level one difficulty and once on level three difficulty. Not hard at all, at least with the way I adjusted the options. Anyway, for an Xbox360 late 2000’s shmup, I thought Deathsmiles was okay. I dig the gothic vibe, and the graphics are very colorful. But the game is quite short. I think it took me about 20 minutes to run through each time. It’s cool that you can shoot backwards and forwards, sort of like Battlemania Daiginjo (a vastly superior game). I enjoyed my time with Deathsmiles, but I’ve played much more innovative and memorable shooters before. I’m giving Deathsmiles a 6.5 out of ten.