SHMUPS Mania: Salamander 2 (沙羅曼蛇2) Levels 1-4

Salamander 2 (1996 Konami)

This is me playing through the sequel to the 1986 Konami SHMUP Salamander (AKA Life Force in the USA).

This game continues the theme of mostly bio-themed stages. Also, there is no Gradius power-up bar here. All powerups are represented by icons, and activate upon pickup. A new feature is the homing Option attack. It consumes your regular Options, reducing them to Option Seeds. Two Option Seeds are needed to form one regular Option.

Fans of Super Mario Fusion will recognize the Level 1 boss as the infamous Leviathan.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• shmups
• arcade
• shooter
• salamander
• sequel
• konami

[YTSef]

That announcer is annoying:

Option, option complete, Option, option complete, Option, option complete, Option, option complete, Option, option complete, Option, option complete, Option, option complete, Option, option complete,

[JudgeSpear2]

Just wait until you reach the final boss. He talks all through the fight.

[Lucider]

So that's where Super Mario fusion organic spikes comes from.

Well, the death sound of the gollem sounded like an elephant wich I find funny.

This makes me wonder why many SHMUPS games are organic and why many bosses are fishes or sea related monsters.

Anyways, nice gameplay you show there, JS.

[JudgeSpear2]

Hm. Maybe it is an elephant cry...

[poopskinTheLiar]

OVERLY enthusiastic NARRATOR!

[JamakaSomaka]

The brain golem scares me when I still a child

[Ebb1993isgreat]

I do like how energetic the announcer is in this game, though.

[Ebb1993isgreat]

The announcer in the first Salamander was more annoying than this one. It sounded like a computer!

[Devzilla98]

Hey JS, who rips the organic sprites and backgrounds from these games for MKF?

[mmmmmarcus]

1:50 HELL YEAH!!

[matteste]

OMNOMNOMNOMNOM

[clayzee001]

0:22 piss off xD

[NiceHotCupOfBro]

Do you know what "Shoot the heads" means? 'Cause I came down here with Keith, an' he didn't know. I mean, it ain't nothin' bad. It's about narration.

[Akutare]

That annoucer is sure excited in Level 3 when you get to the boss...

[DollarTaco]

SHOOT THE HEADS