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Last Hope (video game)

April 11, 2024

For video games titled "The Last Hope", see Last Hope.

Last Hope is a single-player horizontally scrolling shooter for the Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, and Dreamcast systems. It was developed by German developer NG:Dev.Team in 2006.[1] While the Neo Geo version was self-published, the Dreamcast version was released by RedSpotGames in January 2007 as an unlicensed title.[2][3] In 2009 the Dreamcast version received a reprint in the form of a director's cut called Last Hope: Pink Bullets which addressed several gameplay-related issues. A Neo Geo version of Pink Bullets was released in February 2011.

Last Hope
Developer(s)NG:Dev.Team
Publisher(s)NG:Dev Team (Neo Geo)
RedSpotGames (DC)
Designer(s)Timm Hellwig
René Hellwig
Composer(s)Rafael Dyll
Platform(s)Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Dreamcast
ReleaseNeo Geo
July 10, 2006
Pink Bullets Neo Geo
February 21, 2011
Dreamcast
January 31, 2007
Pink Bullets Dreamcast
September 4, 2009
Neo Geo CD
November 19, 2007
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot edit

 
Neo Geo screenshot

An evil empire from another galaxy is heading towards Earth. Barely 24 hours beforehand, they had penetrated the last line of defense in Earth's galaxy, the Arsion Laser Belt. Millions of innocent people perished in outer space colonies, and 70% of Earth's fleet was destroyed during first contact. Intelligence reports six days until their arrival. As conventional weapons cannot stop them, the last hope is in the playable pilot's hands: the Z-42 Warpstar. The pilot's mission is to warp into the enemy's territories and destroy their leader before they reach Earth.[4]

Development edit

Release edit

July 10, 2006: NG:Dev.Team produced 60 Units of the game for Neo Geo and sold it directly via their website.[5]

January 30, 2007: RedSpotGames published 2500 Units of the game (500 copies were reserved for sale with the Limited Edition).[6]

May 3, 2007: The Limited Edition of Last Hope was released with 500 vinyl-styled compact discs containing the soundtrack.[7]

November 19, 2007: NG:Dev.Team produced 500 units for Neo Geo CD.[6]

September 4, 2009: NG:Dev.Team produced 1000 Units of Last Hope: Pink Bullets, which were distributed Internationally by RedSpotGames.[8][9]

As a response to criticism regarding the game's difficulty, NG:Dev.Team released an updated version titled Last Hope: Pink Bullets for the Dreamcast on September 19, 2009, with a Neo Geo version releasing on February 21, 2011. This edition features improved on-screen visibility in comparison to its first print due to the titular pink bullets, as well as various other features to make for a more accessible gameplay experience with an emphasis on scoring.[10]

Since only 60 copies of the Neo Geo AES version were ever produced, and were only available for purchase directly from NG:Dev.Team, this is an extremely rare and collectible title. Due to the low availability and high cost of producing the cartridges, the game was sold for €550 (around $730). In contrast, the Dreamcast version sells for $40, and the "Limited Edition" with bundled soundtrack CD was sold for $80. Van Basilco and Play-Asia were the only online stores approved to sell Last Hope for the Dreamcast. The Limited Edition was limited to only 500 units and is already a highly sought after item. It sold out 5 days after the release day and currently prices up to $259.

Reception edit

Comparisons were drawn to "old school" shooters like R-Type and Gradius, but especially of Pulstar, with its "tactical" gameplay and pre-rendered backgrounds and sprites.

The game has been criticized[18] for featuring very hard to distinguish enemy-bullets which are almost the same color as explosions/debris.

Some reviewers have commended Last Hope as technically impressive for Neo Geo standards, while others focus criticism on gameplay issues.[19][20][21]

The Neo Geo CD version of this game features higher visibility due to pink colored bullets, which are better to distinguish between explosions/debris. In response to the criticism, Last Hope: Pink Bullets was released in 2009 for Dreamcast. The ratings range from 54% (MAN!AC, Germany) to 80% (GamesTM, UK) or second best score "good" (PC Action, Germany)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Day, Ashley (January 2007). "Retro News: New Dreamcast Shooter For '07 - Triggerheart Excelica Ported From Naomi". GamesTM. No. 52. Imagine Publishing. p. 130.
  3. ^ "A brief history of our games". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "LAST HOPE Pink Bullets - Official Web Site". Lasthope.ngdevteam.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "NG : DEV.DIRECT". Ngdevdirect.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Games". Ngdevteam.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Search for May 3 . Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  8. ^ "DCEmulation • View topic - Fast Striker - NG:DEV.TEAM's new NeoGeo shmup released !". dcemulation.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Redspot: The #1 Games Blog". redspotgames.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  10. ^ . www.play-asia.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Retro: Last Hope - Dreamcast Fans, Don't Lose Hope". GamesTM. Imagine Publishing. p. 141.
  12. ^ Cavallo, Dominique (March 4, 2011). "Test de Last Hope sur NEO par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Cavallo, Dominique (March 14, 2011). "Test de Last Hope: Pink Bullets sur DCAST par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Import: Last Hope (DC)". MAN!AC (in German). No. 163. Cybermedia. May 2007. p. 87.
  15. ^ Marco (June 29, 2016). "Last Hope im Test (Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD)" (in German). neXGam. from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  16. ^ Marco (June 9, 2016). "Last Hope im Test (Dreamcast)" (in German). neXGam. from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  17. ^ Hesse, Joachim (April 2007). "Konsole - Extra: Last Hope - Das Dreamcast ist tot, lang lebe das Dreamcast! Ballern Sie sich durch das All!". PC Action (in German). No. 134. Computec. p. 109.
  18. ^ "shmups.system11.org :: View topic - New Neo-Geo shmup - Last Hope [also for DC]". Shmups.system11.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  19. ^ DCS | Main / LastHope-DCS-Review browse March 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ DCS | Main / LastHope-Daddelkingz-Review browse March 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "'Last Hope' Central thread - Page 7". Neo-geo.com. December 7, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

External links edit

  • RedSpotGames page:
  • Official site, Neo Geo version
  • NG:DEV.TEAM page: Last Hope, Last Hope: Pink Bullets

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For video games titled The Last Hope see Last Hope Last Hope is a single player horizontally scrolling shooter for the Neo Geo AES Neo Geo CD and Dreamcast systems It was developed by German developer NG Dev Team in 2006 1 While the Neo Geo version was self published the Dreamcast version was released by RedSpotGames in January 2007 as an unlicensed title 2 3 In 2009 the Dreamcast version received a reprint in the form of a director s cut called Last Hope Pink Bullets which addressed several gameplay related issues A Neo Geo version of Pink Bullets was released in February 2011 Last HopeDeveloper s NG Dev TeamPublisher s NG Dev Team Neo Geo RedSpotGames DC Designer s Timm HellwigRene HellwigComposer s Rafael DyllPlatform s Neo Geo Neo Geo CD DreamcastReleaseNeo GeoJuly 10 2006Pink Bullets Neo Geo February 21 2011 DreamcastJanuary 31 2007Pink Bullets Dreamcast September 4 2009Neo Geo CD November 19 2007Genre s Scrolling shooterMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Development 3 Release 4 Reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot edit nbsp Neo Geo screenshotAn evil empire from another galaxy is heading towards Earth Barely 24 hours beforehand they had penetrated the last line of defense in Earth s galaxy the Arsion Laser Belt Millions of innocent people perished in outer space colonies and 70 of Earth s fleet was destroyed during first contact Intelligence reports six days until their arrival As conventional weapons cannot stop them the last hope is in the playable pilot s hands the Z 42 Warpstar The pilot s mission is to warp into the enemy s territories and destroy their leader before they reach Earth 4 Development editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2021 Release editJuly 10 2006 NG Dev Team produced 60 Units of the game for Neo Geo and sold it directly via their website 5 January 30 2007 RedSpotGames published 2500 Units of the game 500 copies were reserved for sale with the Limited Edition 6 May 3 2007 The Limited Edition of Last Hope was released with 500 vinyl styled compact discs containing the soundtrack 7 November 19 2007 NG Dev Team produced 500 units for Neo Geo CD 6 September 4 2009 NG Dev Team produced 1000 Units of Last Hope Pink Bullets which were distributed Internationally by RedSpotGames 8 9 As a response to criticism regarding the game s difficulty NG Dev Team released an updated version titled Last Hope Pink Bullets for the Dreamcast on September 19 2009 with a Neo Geo version releasing on February 21 2011 This edition features improved on screen visibility in comparison to its first print due to the titular pink bullets as well as various other features to make for a more accessible gameplay experience with an emphasis on scoring 10 Since only 60 copies of the Neo Geo AES version were ever produced and were only available for purchase directly from NG Dev Team this is an extremely rare and collectible title Due to the low availability and high cost of producing the cartridges the game was sold for 550 around 730 In contrast the Dreamcast version sells for 40 and the Limited Edition with bundled soundtrack CD was sold for 80 Van Basilco and Play Asia were the only online stores approved to sell Last Hope for the Dreamcast The Limited Edition was limited to only 500 units and is already a highly sought after item It sold out 5 days after the release day and currently prices up to 259 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreGamesTM DC 80 11 Jeuxvideo com NG 14 20 12 DC 15 20 13 M Games DC 54 14 neXGam NG 7 8 10 15 DC 8 0 10 16 PC Action DC Good 17 Comparisons were drawn to old school shooters like R Type and Gradius but especially of Pulstar with its tactical gameplay and pre rendered backgrounds and sprites The game has been criticized 18 for featuring very hard to distinguish enemy bullets which are almost the same color as explosions debris Some reviewers have commended Last Hope as technically impressive for Neo Geo standards while others focus criticism on gameplay issues 19 20 21 The Neo Geo CD version of this game features higher visibility due to pink colored bullets which are better to distinguish between explosions debris In response to the criticism Last Hope Pink Bullets was released in 2009 for Dreamcast The ratings range from 54 MAN AC Germany to 80 GamesTM UK or second best score good PC Action Germany See also editList of commercially released independently developed Dreamcast gamesReferences edit NG DEV BLOG Welcome to the Engrish Speaking NG DEV TEAM Blog Archived from the original on July 1 2010 Retrieved July 27 2010 Day Ashley January 2007 Retro News New Dreamcast Shooter For 07 Triggerheart Excelica Ported From Naomi GamesTM No 52 Imagine Publishing p 130 A brief history of our games Archived from the original on September 10 2012 Retrieved July 27 2010 LAST HOPE Pink Bullets Official Web Site Lasthope ngdevteam com Retrieved January 1 2018 NG DEV DIRECT Ngdevdirect com Retrieved January 1 2018 a b Games Ngdevteam com Retrieved January 1 2018 Search for May 3 NG DEV BLOG Welcome to the Engrish Speaking NG DEV TEAM Blog Archived from the original on July 1 2010 Retrieved July 27 2010 DCEmulation View topic Fast Striker NG DEV TEAM s new NeoGeo shmup released dcemulation org Retrieved January 1 2018 Redspot The 1 Games Blog redspotgames com Retrieved January 1 2018 Last Hope Pink Bullets www play asia com Archived from the original on June 15 2011 Retrieved January 15 2022 Retro Last Hope Dreamcast Fans Don t Lose Hope GamesTM Imagine Publishing p 141 Cavallo Dominique March 4 2011 Test de Last Hope sur NEO par jeuxvideo com Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on February 2 2015 Retrieved January 16 2021 Cavallo Dominique March 14 2011 Test de Last Hope Pink Bullets sur DCAST par jeuxvideo com Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on January 12 2021 Retrieved January 16 2021 Import Last Hope DC MAN AC in German No 163 Cybermedia May 2007 p 87 Marco June 29 2016 Last Hope im Test Neo Geo Neo Geo CD in German neXGam Archived from the original on December 29 2016 Retrieved January 16 2021 Marco June 9 2016 Last Hope im Test Dreamcast in German neXGam Archived from the original on January 13 2021 Retrieved January 16 2021 Hesse Joachim April 2007 Konsole Extra Last Hope Das Dreamcast ist tot lang lebe das Dreamcast Ballern Sie sich durch das All PC Action in German No 134 Computec p 109 shmups system11 org View topic New Neo Geo shmup Last Hope also for DC Shmups system11 org Retrieved January 1 2018 DCS Main LastHope DCS Review browse Archived March 15 2007 at the Wayback Machine DCS Main LastHope Daddelkingz Review browse Archived March 17 2007 at the Wayback Machine Last Hope Central thread Page 7 Neo geo com December 7 2005 Retrieved January 1 2018 External links editRedSpotGames page Last Hope for Dreamcast Official site Neo Geo version NG DEV TEAM page Last Hope Last Hope Pink Bullets Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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