Catalogue No. - T-1102G

I was quite disappointed when I first received this game since I bought it when I lived in the UK and paid 60 pounds for it !! The first time I put it on I though "Oh my God, I've just wasted 60 pound on a Super Famicom quality game" It wasn't until I sat down and played it did I start to feel good about my purchase.

Yet again those mutant robotic fish are causing trouble and it's up to us to stop them. The game makes nice use of the Saturn's 2D powers which really shows in the poor PlayStation version converted by Interbec. There are some nice transparencies, warped backgrounds and giant sized enemies as well as that distinctive Zuntata (Taito's sound team) soundtrack.

Darius Gaiden isn't the best in terms of graphics however in the world of Darius it's not that bad at all.  Most Daruis games seem to look a bit basic.  The game can easily hold it's head up high with the best of them in terms of playability though such as Taito's own Metal Black or Technosoft's Thunder Force series.