one that won't disappoint those yearning a show-off 2D title". French magazine Joypad commended the Saturn released for its boss encounters, arsenal, multiplayer and game modes, stating that "taken from the arcade game of the same name, this Saturn shoot'em-up isn't just another shoot, it's the game to own if you want to see how the genre has evolved today". Christian Blendl of German magazine MAN!AC gave the Saturn an overall mixed outlook. Zverloff of Hardcore Gaming 101 criticized some of the additions in the Saturn conversion such as the arranged soundtrack. Legacy Batsugun has been regarded by multiple publications as the first manic shooter due to its evolution of complex enemy waves, bullet patterns, firepower and hitbox. Mark R. Johnson, an author at The University of Sydney in Australia, noted that its first boss unveiled a number of on-screen bullets players never witnessed before. In addition, the game was also cited as an inspiration for other titles in the shoot 'em up genre since its release such as Cho Ren Sha 68K and Eschatos. After the initial launch of Batsugun, Toaplan would cease development of shooting projects prior to their closure on March 31, 1994. A sequel was planned but never released, however Inoue stated that the idea of gender-based firepower pairing envisionsed for the title was integrated into Progear. In more recent years, the rights to the title and many other IPs from Toaplan are now owned by Tatsujin, a company named after Truxton's Japanese title that was founded in 2017 by Masahiro Yuge, who are now affiliated with arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia. Notes References External links Batsugun at GameFAQs Batsugun at Giant Bomb Batsugun at Killer List of Videogames Batsugun at MobyGames Batsugun at The Toaplan Museum 1993 video games Arcade video games Cooperative video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Science fiction video games Sega Saturn games Taito games Toaplan games Vertically scrolling shooters Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video games scored by Yoshitatsu Sakai Video games set in the future Video games set on fictional planets Video games with alternate endings