Brand new 2D shmup 'Dux' released ... for Dreamcast

by Griffin McElroy

It's a sad fact that at the end of every console war, a remainder of die-hard zealots from each camp stay behind, waving high their console's battle standard while refusing to endorse any and all future pieces of hardware. Such a camp surely exists for the Sega Dreamcast, and while time may have forgotten these stubborn warriors, the kind folks at developer HUCAST have not -- they recently released a 2D horizontal shoot-em-up titled Dux exclusively on the extinct piece of Sega hardware.

Dux is currently selling for the bizarre price of $27.90. Fortunately, it won't be the last game to come out on the system -- HUCAST is nearing completion on another Dreamcast-exclusive shmup titled Last Hope: Pink Bullets, which was presumably co-developed by The Shins.

This is for the hardcore of the hardcore.

Dreamcast outlives ps2 confirmed?

Despite releasing earlier

@ Ronster

PS2 is still getting games now.

This kind of stuff totally makes my day. Checked out the game and it looks quite solid... music especially sounds great.

I've been playing this for about a week now, and I'm really enjoying it. If you like shmups and the Dreamcast, I recommend this. Odd price is due to Euro conversion I would guess.

Nice to see people still supporting that nice old console. It won't sell much of anything, but it will make Dreamcast hardcore's happy, that's for sure.

Hells yeah.

Yeah, i know ps2 is still supported, but it would be strange if they released a game for dreamcast after they have finally stopped supporting ps2.

Highly unlikely but i can dream. (you know......... "dreamcast outlived ps2 thread")

Haha, no problem with that. If that happens, I'd like to see the thread.