Darius Gaiden (ダライアス外伝, Daraias Gaiden)(or Darius III in US arcades) is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, released by Taito in 1994.
Shortly after the events of the original Darius, while fleeing from the wrath of the Belser Army, the Darian refugees led by Proco and Tiat set up a temporary base on Vadis to act as a main base before a true refugee planet could be settled upon.
However, Belser once again arose, this time from Dari...
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Darius Gaiden (ダライアス外伝, Daraias Gaiden)(or Darius III in US arcades) is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, released by Taito in 1994.
Shortly after the events of the original Darius, while fleeing from the wrath of the Belser Army, the Darian refugees led by Proco and Tiat set up a temporary base on Vadis to act as a main base before a true refugee planet could be settled upon.
However, Belser once again arose, this time from Darius's oceans, thwarting the escape of the remaining Darians and even sending fleets against Vadis itself. A fleet of Silver Hawks were sent to keep Belser from reaching Vadis, but their strength was too great even for them.
Once again, Proco and Tiat are chosen to save the day, this time by putting an end to Belser's attempt to imprison the Darius stragglers.
The gameplay is basically the same as the preceding games in the Darius series. It uses a single screen, rather than the three screens of its predecessors.
A minor change is in the power...
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