Gal*Gun

Gal*Gun, released on PS3 and X360, is an original three-dimensional on-rails shooter, set in modern Japan. The title is produced by Inti Creates and Alchemist studios, specializing in jRPG games and visual novel titles for the most popular console platforms. Gal*Gun is the third game of creators to be played on PlayStation 3.

Plot

The main character of Gal*Gun is a young boy named Tenzo. One day, he comes across an angel called Patako. By accident, the protagonist is given a powerful charm which makes him the most popular boy in the whole school. Girls who want to confess their feelings, in the form of a traditional love letter or a more direct kiss, throw themselves at him from everywhere. Patako gives him a special weapon that throws out a stream of pheromones leading to the fainting of the intrusive admirers. At some point, Tenzo will have to choose one of the girls because when a spell cast on him loses its power, none of them will ever look at him with interest again. The plot is presented in the form known from Japanese adventure games. On the screen, we see animated portraits of our interlocutors and the text. At certain moments of the game, we will be asked to make a decision which will result in one of the several endings. The PlayStation 3 version includes an additional chapter showing the events taking place after the end of the original story told in the Xbox 360 game edition.

Mechanics

The gameplay model offered by Gal*Gun is a typical on-rails shooter. We observe the action from the first-person perspective. During the game, we are moved from one three-dimensional screen to another, which reproduces the interiors and surroundings of Tenzo's school. Our task is to shoot a stream of pheromones at schoolgirls incoming from various directions. We aim by tilting the analog stick. The developers have also implemented an option that allows us to control the PlayStation Move motion controller. We lose when one or more girls reach the hero and show him their feelings. From time to time, we are moved to the special Doki Doki mode, where we face only one girl. We must then make her faint as soon as possible, targeting different parts of the body.

Technical aspects

The character models in Gal*Gun are made in a cel-shading technique, which makes the graphics of the title resemble Japanese cartoons. The game should appeal to the fans of Japanese pop culture.

Last updated on 29 June 2012