Top 5 Hori Shmups:

5. R Type (Arcade)
One of the originals and still one of the best, R Type changed the way developers made this style of game, without it the rest of the games in this list probably wouldn't even exist.

















4. Darius Gaiden (Arcade/Sat/PS1)
Personally i think this is by far the best in the Darius series, love the crazy bosses and the Zunata soundtrack is absolutely fantastic.
















3. Gradius V (PS2)
I'm a bit of a Treasure fanboy so this was always going to feature in this top 5. A wonderful sequel worthy of a place in one of the classic game series.

















2. DeathSmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360)
I've recently picked up the Pal release of the 360 port and fallen in love with this all over again. Simply a stunning game and kudos to Cave for making it a touch more accessible than their other games, it makes the 1CC a realistic proposition for us mere mortals!














1. Progear No Arashi (Arcade)
As i've mentioned in a previous post i really rate Caves first every horizontal shoot em' up, i just wish that levels 3 & 4 weren't so evil!