2004 video game
| Trizeal | |
|---|---|
 Japanese Dreamcast cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Triangle Service |
| Publisher(s) | Taito Triangle Service (DC) Datam Polystar (PS2) BBMF (i-mode, YM) |
| Designer(s) | T.Fujino (producer, programmer) |
| Artist(s) | H.Toki |
| Composer(s) | NAOTO |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, i-mode, Yahoo Mobile |
| Release | Arcade
|
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Arcade system | Sega NAOMI GD-ROM |
Trizeal is a Japanese vertically scrolling shooter developed by Triangle Service and released as an arcade video game in 2005. It was ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2..
Gameplay
Players control and can transform a spaceship into three forms (which alternates weapon attacks), working through multiple levels and boss sequences. The game can be played in four different screen modes, with one mode mimicking the narrow arcade version. A ship from Triangle Service's previous release, XII Stag, is hidden in the game and can be unlocked by holding the "X" button before selecting a stage in Stage Attack mode. The power-ups can be used to upgrade each separate weapon respectively.
There are six levels in the game, they get progressively harder until the last stage which consists of only two bosses. Two unlockable modes become available when the game is completed, they are Omake mode and Lifting mode. Omake mode is a short level which has denser bullet patterns than the normal game, lifting mode is where you have to juggle a stone on your ship to score points.
Marketing
Between the arcade and Dreamcast releases of Trizeal, the developer released a 'SOS statement' claiming the arcade game had suffered poor sales. They also said that, if TRIZEAL for Dreamcast did not sell well, the company would not be able to produce the next one. Furthermore, it also claimed it would not be a net-only release because it wanted the game be displayed in shops.
Trizeal Remix
Trizeal Remix was released for Windows on 7 July 2016.
Sequel
A sequel, Exzeal, was released in 2007.
References
- SOS from Triangle Service
- TRIANGLE SERVICEがピンチです！
- Trizeal Remix PC at metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
External links
- Triangle Service page Archived 15 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese)
- TS arcade page
- Taito history page