Otomedius Excellent (オトメディウスX: エクセレント! Otomediusu X: Ekuserento!?) is an Xbox 360 horizontal scrolling shooter, part of the Otomedius series (which in turn is heavily inspired by the Gradius series), and the sequel to the 2008 game Otomedius Gorgeous by Konami for the same system. It was released on April 21, 2011 in Japan, and in North America on November 8 of the same year.
Otomedius Excellent features female characters representing different Konami franchises riding on vehicles or equipped with flying armor.
Castlevania references
This game includes Kokoro Belmont, a downloadable character representing the Castlevania franchise. She was voiced by Hitomi Harada.
Kokoro is paired with Gesshi Hanafuuma,[1] a female character inspired by Getsu Fuma, the protagonist of Getsu Fūma Den, who in turn has a cameo in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. She was voiced by Satomi Satō.
The main antagonist of the game, Dark Force, can be seen sitting on a throne similar to the one Dracula sits on in the Castlevania games.
Videos
See also
- Gradius (series)
References
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
Official site (English)
- Joystiq
- Otomedius Excellent at the Gradius Wiki
- Otomedius Excellent at Wikipedia
- Silicon Era
- The expected sequel Otomedius Excellent Scrambles on Xbox 360! at Famitsu (Google translation)
- TVTropes.org - Character profiles