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Death Smiles Limited Edition
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Preorders are currently CLOSED
Item Number: AWD-00002
Publisher: Cave
Jan/UPC Code: 4988648657908
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NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX»The limited edition of Death Smiles gave us headaches as well as a little heartache over the past couple of weeks due to the supply shortages from the publisher. For a couple of weeks, we weren't sure if we'd be able to get any copies due to the extremely limited quantity that was being released to distribution. As of last night however, we've been able to scrounge up enough to fill roughly 1/2 of our preorders which will be shipping today and tomorrow. We're still negotiating with a few of our vendors to procure some of their inventory which they received yesterday. Some of our vendors couldn't even get a single copy of the game for themselves which was an unfortunate surprise. Please wait for an update by tomorrow morning regarding the next batch of Death Smiles LE which may arrive by Wednesday of next week and should be enough to fill all of our remaining preorders.
Artist Atsushi Inoue illustrated the aesthetically pleasing cover for the limited edition which is shown to the left. The LE package also includes the following bonuses:
» Manabu Namiki Selection: Death Smiles Premium Arrange Album which contains 15 tracks (SKU Code: CVST-0009)
» Special Death Smiles slipcase which holds the game DVD and music CD
NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCSX»Three female warriors with a lolita-goth bent serve as the selectable protagonists and maidens of destruction in Death Smiles. Windia is a red-haired moppet which wears a petticoat and seems too staunchly gothic for her own good. The demure Follet looks like a junior maid-in-training and the last member of the DS sisterhood is a blonde named Casper. Each gal is accompanied by a winged and invincible familiar which bolsters her firepower and offensive attacks.
The game is a horizontal shooter that's somewhat similar to Sol Divide with rendered graphics and hordes of monsters that attack from the front and the back. To address the assault from both sides, Death Smiles uses three buttons - one button fires to the right, another button swivels the heroine to shoot to the left, and the third button throws out a bomb. The bosses are an odd and varied lot which include a mooing bovine named Mary that's photo-realistic, an animated corpse-like face that protrudes from the ground, and a ghastly tree with hollow red eyes and claw-like branches. The bullet patterns in Death Smiles are fairly challenging to maneuver through but the cross-fire never gets too unfair. A deft and skilled player can get through the entire game on a single credit by way of twitchy moves, bullet memorization skills, and maybe a little bit luck.
The Xbox 360 version of Death Smiles features online 2-player cooperative gaming and the ability to download replay data that can be viewed within the game engine which features top flight Death Smiles players maneuvering through the stages with innate shmup skill. This type of theater is also known in the trade as super-play footage.
NCS Update on April 2, 2009 at 10:54AM EST
About a month ago, our primary distributor in Japan notified us after preorders for Death Smiles Limited Edition had closed that there would be a potential shortage of the game but asked us to wait for confirmation.
Last night, they confirmed that there will indeed be a major shortage of Death Smiles LE but asked us to wait until the week of release to determine how many they would be able to supply to our company. Based on the numbers that we're seeing from different vendors in Japan, it appears that the publisher will only be able to fill 5% of their preorders. We'll send another update once we get closer to the release date. NCS apologies for this problem but the admittedly odd supply situation is beyond our control.
NCS Update on April 1, 2009 at 11:41AM EST
Please note that we are pre-sold out of the limited edition of Death Smiles as of the time stamp listed above. We'll update accordingly if we're able to stock additional quantities for new orders. Thanks
NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCSX»Three female warriors with a lolita-goth bent serve as the selectable protagonists and maidens of destruction in Death Smiles. Windia is a red-haired moppet which wears a petticoat and seems too staunchly gothic for her own good. The demure Follet looks like a junior maid-in-training and the last member of the DS sisterhood is a blonde named Casper. Each gal is accompanied by a winged and invincible familiar which bolsters her firepower and offensive attacks.
The game is a horizontal shooter that's somewhat similar to Sol Divide with rendered graphics and hordes of monsters that attack from the front and the back. To address the assault from both sides, Death Smiles uses three buttons - one button fires to the right, another button swivels the heroine to shoot to the left, and the third button throws out a bomb. The bosses are an odd and varied lot which include a mooing bovine named Mary that's photo-realistic, an animated corpse-like face that protrudes from the ground, and a ghastly tree with hollow red eyes and claw-like branches. The bullet patterns in Death Smiles are fairly challenging to maneuver through but the cross-fire never gets too unfair. A deft and skilled player can get through the entire game on a single credit by way of twitchy moves, bullet memorization skills, and maybe a little bit luck.
The Xbox 360 version of Death Smiles features online 2-player cooperative gaming and the ability to download replay data that can be viewed within the game engine which features top flight Death Smiles players maneuvering through the stages with innate shmup skill. This type of theater is also known in the trade as super-play footage.
NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» Preorders are welcome for two versions of X360 Death Smiles which ship on April 23, 2009. We've been waiting for this one so NCS has a bit of closure now that the release date has been finalized. The cover to the regular edition of the game may be viewed on the right whilst the more aesthetically pleasing cover (by Atsushi Inoue) for the limited edition is posted on the left. The LE package includes the following bonuses:
» Soundtrack CD which contains 15 tracks
» Illustration booklet (12-pages)
Preorders are welcome for both versions to ship on April 23, 2009. Please note this product listing is for the Limited Edition of Death Smiles.
This document and photos are ©NCSX 2009. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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The updated release date for the Japanese Xbox release of Death Smiles was finalized last night (ships on April 23, 2009) and Amazon.jp started preorders for an Amazon-exclusive Death Smiles Real Arcade Pro Joystick.
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Three female warriors with a lolita-goth bent serve as the selectable protagonists and maidens of destruction in Death Smiles.
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