> Or you could just play Gradius V. It's a million times better than 4. It's a
> great game for the series. Definitly the best looking and sounding one in my
> opinion. Plus it's programed and done by Treasure who used to work on all the
> classic Konami games.
>

They weren't even a company, group, or team until they all splintered off. There's a megashit ton of awesome Konami games that no members of Treasure ever worked on, and when members DID work on games, it was only one or two of the people that'd leave to form Treasure at a time.

Treasure also has a pretty damn spotty track record as of late. Stretch Panic? Silpheed the Lost Planet? Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Bad Dream? Advance Guardian Heroes?

but yea, Gradius V is the ownage. Totally different kind of game from R Type Final, though. Sure, they're both horizontal shmups, but they play completely differently.

More of ya'll need to pick up Castle Shikigami 2. Now THERE'S a badass shmup.