| Karous | |
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| Developer(s) | Milestone Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Sega (arcade) Milestone Inc. (DC) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Dreamcast |
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| Genre(s) | Vertical scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | single player |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A (All ages) |
| Media/distribution | GD-ROM (arcade, DC) |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Sega NAOMI |
| Display | Raster, standard resolution vertical orientation |
Karous (カラス, karasu, "raven") is a video game by Milestone Inc. intended for the Sega NAOMI. The game is a vertical scrolling shooter, similar in this fashion to Radilgy. A Dreamcast version was released in March 2007.
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The weapon system is based on Radio Allergy, but it uses a unique D.F.S. bomb system.
Bombs can be used when SP gauge is full. When a bomb is activated, a barrier surrounds the player, which can damage enemies within the barrier. For the duration of bomb activation, the player is invulnerable. Enemies destroyed by the barrier provide more experience points to the player.
The player's shot, sword, shield can be upgraded by using experience items dropped from enemies, with a maximum of 100 levels. Weapon levels also act as score multipliers.
On April 8, 2008, a Nintendo Wii version of the game was released in Japan, titled Milestone Shooting Collection: Karous Wii. The collection includes both Radilgy and Chaos Field as extras.[1] This collection was released in the United States in February 2009, by UFO Interactive Games under the name Ultimate Shooting Collection.[2]
Famitsu has given the Dreamcast game a review of 6, 6, 6, 7, while Edge gave it 6 out of 10[3]. This game marks the last official 3rd party release for the Dreamcast platform.