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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 88: Tyrian 2000
Description: Tyrian 2000 is, to this day, regarded as one of the greatest shmups ever made. It boasts a continuous campaign that goes for 5 episodes and 50 levels, a ludicrous array of guns to dock your ship out with, and a varied and creative enemy roster. The game is stuffed to the cracks with bonus content - secret levels, unlocks, minigames - even fighting game special moves tied to each ship!It's not hard to see why it has garnered so much praise. And compared to its bullet hell brethren, it's a far more forgiving game, with no limited lives sys...