Mega Man Team Making Vaguely Sexual High-School Rail Shooter

[John Funk]

Mega Man Team Making Vaguely Sexual High-School Rail Shooter

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High school girls with panty shots and uncomfortably sexual moans? Heart-shaped love bullets and restraining tentacles? Yeah, Gal Gun is never being released outside of Japan.

Previously, Japanese development studio Inti Creates had been hard at work making the retro-styled (and Mega Man 10 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/op-ed/5321-F-ck-You-Galaxy-Man] for Capcom. Now, the developer is hard at work on Gal Gun, a rail-shooter about blasting buxom schoolgirls with heart-shaped bullets in an uncomfortably erotic manner.

Huh?

In Gal Gun, reports Eurogamer [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-15-new-360-shooter-from-mega-man-team], you control the "most popular guy in school" on a quest to secure the affections of his dream girl. Which, judging by the bit of gameplay you see to the right, is all of them. Does Mr. Popular woo them with his charming personality and good looks? Of course not, he shoots them with hearts, flowers, and pheromones.

The first part of the clip above is the Japanese hosts talking, so I have no idea what's going on - other than that it appears to have something to do with the anime Umineko no Naku Koro Ni - but Gal Gun footage starts about four minutes in. (Edit: The video has since been taken down, so now we just have the trailer instead).

This is pretty much everything uncomfortable and hilarious about Japanese stereotypes distilled into an art form, people.

I will, however, admit to being puzzled about the flying sheep. They must have gotten lost on their way over from Catherine [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102895-Catherine-Trailer-One-Part-Sexy-Two-Parts-Disturbing].

(Eurogamer [http://galgun.com/])

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[Ignatz_Zwakh]

I hate saying this...but I have to... "OH JAPAN!"

 

[SnipErlite]

Well that was.........erotic.

Hey, it might get released over here.... you never know?

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

And people wonder why I can't take admitted Japanophiles very seriously (Hint: It's things like this).

 

[Luke5515]

The announcers laugh will haunt my dreams forever.
Particularly 3:30

 

[John Funk]

And people wonder why I can't take admitted Japanophiles very seriously (Hint: It's things like this).

Hey, Japan gives us giant robots.

It also gives us Gal Gun.




Meanwhile, Western culture produced Half-Life 2 as well as every single movie produced by the Scary Movie team, and Justin Beiber.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Only in Japan!
[sub]Still awesome...[/sub]

 

[icyneesan]

Can't wait to see that 'From the creators of Megaman' sticker on the box art if it ever comes out in the west

 

[WanderingFool]

And people wonder why I can't take admitted Japanophiles very seriously (Hint: It's things like this).

Hey, Japan gives us giant robots.

It also gives us Gal Gun.




Meanwhile, Western culture produced Half-Life 2 as well as every single movie produced by the Scary Movie team, and Justin Beiber.

Ohhhhhh...Kaaayyyyy... which is better?

 

[qbanknight]

I was thinking this was just strange, but then I said, "Well at least there's no tentacle monster...oh wait never mind"

 

[Worgen]

Im unsure what to think of this, I mean its a game that seems to be a rail shooter but instead of blasting things chests open your making girls fall in love with you.... is that worse or better then sawing somethings chest in half with a chainsaw? I mean its weird but all in all it seems like its much less creepy them killing things... I guess, I dont know, Im very confused at the moment

 

[Daemascus]

Creepy...

 

[Jaebird]

Thanks Japan!

I always wanted to shoot Japanese school girls with my boyish charm in weaponize form.

 

[John Funk]

And people wonder why I can't take admitted Japanophiles very seriously (Hint: It's things like this).

Hey, Japan gives us giant robots.

It also gives us Gal Gun.




Meanwhile, Western culture produced Half-Life 2 as well as every single movie produced by the Scary Movie team, and Justin Beiber.

Ohhhhhh...Kaaayyyyy... which is better?

Neither. My point entirely

 

[CaptainKoala]

Has there ever been a Japanese game without jiggle physics?

 

[Sennz0r]

And people wonder why I can't take admitted Japanophiles very seriously (Hint: It's things like this).

Hey, Japan gives us giant robots.

It also gives us Gal Gun.




Meanwhile, Western culture produced Half-Life 2 as well as every single movie produced by the Scary Movie team, and Justin Beiber.

Hey, I will not take responsibility for Bieber! That's Canada's doing.

 

[Magnalian]

Well that was.........erotic.

Hey, it might get released over here.... you never know?

Try and imagine the marketing campaign. If it ever comes to the west, it'll probably try to slip under the radar.

 

[ANImaniac89]

uh................. I'm speechless about this one

 

[Impluse_101]

Has there ever been a Japanese game without jiggle physics?

Well--- *Reality glitches out and repeats to when you ask the question*

 

[Catalyst6]

/sigh.

Japan, the hell is wrong with you?