Iâve played Gal Gun, the Xbox 360 on-rails shooter that pits you, the lonely high school student Tenzou, against a horde of school girl admirers on a quest to find true love. Cute? Kind of. Creepy? Yep. Shallow? You bet!
Alchemistâs new romantic on-rails shooter, from Mega Man Zero and Mega Man 9 developer Inti Creates, is about as simple as on-rails shooters get. Press X to shoot your pheromone shot, which makes high school girls squeal with either delight or pain, become dazed and confused until they collapse and then dissipate into flowers. Theyâll come at you from all sides, offering words of devotionâkanji flies at the screenâand love letters that will drain your⊠spirit? Health? Letâs just say itâs a meter.
Gal Gun is not difficult. Simply paint the reticule with the Xbox 360âs analog stick at a girl, then fire away. Ammo is really of no concern.
After firing your pheromoneâs at a few girls and another meter has been filled, players can enter Doki Doki Mode. Just press Y at the right time when an on-screen indicator pops up above a girlâs head.
This lets you enter a paused attack mode, in which you can target specified body parts. Make sure the spot you want to hit isnât being guarded by the girlâs hands and fire away. This is exactly what you think it is, a creepy opportunity to shoot at bare thighs, schoolgirl skirts that flit upward for requisite pantsu peeks and whatever body part does it for you.
The level we played at TGS was easy. We simply moved through a high school, all on rails, until we encountered a boss battle. A green tentacled thing had captured a school girl and your job is to free her. Target specific spots where the tentacles are latched onâelbows and knees, thank Godâand wait for the green monster to open its mouth.
Then shoot your pheromone shot into its open fanged maw. Why this works on lovelorn girls and monstersâ exposed mouths, I cannot explain. But thatâs Gal Gun.
Thatâs Gal GunâŠ
