Here's a no-continue (1 credit clear, or 1CC) playthrough of Gunblade NY. With my GUN4IR light gun and the Sega Model 2 emulator, I cleared the "Easy" Mission in 378.11 seconds.
Released in 1995 in the U.S. and 1996 in Japan, Gunblade NY's most remembered for its large mounted machine guns, which had force feedback. The camera also simulates you being on a helicopter, sweeping through large open environments and spinning around to face enemies.
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This game is hard, even though I'm playing the easiest mission on default settings. The camera is disorienting and can get stuck on scenery, costing you time, which is the only form of score in the missions. Sometimes enemies can shoot you from behind objects, like railings and cars.
The game also has a dynamic difficulty ("rank") system, where enemies shoot faster the better you play. While you can deflect enemy projectiles, you have a slower rate of fire, so your bullets may not stop the attack in time. Mix that with crazy camera movements, and you get randomly hard situations that often result in damage.
Enemies die faster with headshots, however it's hard to get consistent headshots, so I often just shoot them multiple times. Sometimes there are explosive objects, like barrels and cars, which can clear enemies for you. However, enemy positions are random, so these explosives are situational.
I don't understand Easy Mission's final boss. There's little visible feedback when shooting the projectiles, and with so many missiles it's hard to distinguish which ones to target. It doesn't help that the camera sways throughout, making aiming trickier. I feel that I was very lucky to have survived with one life left.
Gunblade NY also has a Hard Mission and a score attack mode. I haven't played them much. In the future, I may revisit this game, but for now I'd like to focus on different light gun games. This was a rather frustrating 1CC to get.
If you enjoyed this video, please check out my no damage runs on Virtua Cop 1 and 2!
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(NOTE: this 1CC was actually achieved on March 31st, 2023. Sorry for the typo in the opening.)
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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Area 1 (Times Square)
2:15 - Area 2 (Downtown Manhattan)
4:05 - Area 3 (United nations H.Q.)
5:53 - Area 4 (Cargo Ship)
8:20 - Final Result
8:41 - Ending and Credits