Oh, yeah, I wasn't really lumping them together. The "surface similarities" as I said before were what initially attracted me to Undertow when I first saw previews for it. I wish Undertow had a berzerk-oshit missile launch button though. >:D
I guess I'm just sad that people aren't giving this...
Have you played Bangai-O? You're in a ship, you can boost, and shoot in 8 directions around you independently of your ship's movement. Yes, there are many sidescrolling shooters, but only a handful of them use this specific game mechanic.
I've never posted here, but after seeing all the unjustified Undertow hate I just had to chime in.
I was initially attracted by the surface similarities to Bangai-o on Dreamcast (I bet nobody remembers that), but I think it's got the perfect combination of strategy and action. It's deceptively...