Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

Steam Deck Verified

TAITO CORP. · Shoot 'Em Up · Nov 17, 2021

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $44.99. It has been as low as $22.49.

95%
Very Positive
154 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 154 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 64 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Having that accuracy really helps to make the gameplay that much more satisfying.
6 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
And while this, and some other input lag related issues were fixed with the use of dgvoodoo and SpecialK, this SHOULD NOT BE a solution, tools like that should be used to make a thing better if you are a sweaty tryhard nerd like me, not to make something THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR A GAME THAT COSTS 40 DOLLARS (Both this and G Darius HD use DirectX9 x86, so transform it with dgvoodoo to DirectX11, then SpecialK allows you to use a borderless fullscreen, alongside other tweaks like nvidia's low latency + boost and some other tweaks, Ray'Z was made with DirectX11 straight up, so the dgvoodoo step is skipped over there)
5 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Darius Gaiden, arguably the crown jewel of the collection, represents the series at its most polished, with dynamic backgrounds, layered parallax scrolling, and a hypnotic Zuntata soundtrack that blends electronica and melancholy melodies into something hauntingly beautiful.
5 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music and visuals of it still hold up extremely well.
4 of 64 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay6 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Graphics4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls8 reviews
88%
Difficulty6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat5 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $44.99. The lowest we've tracked is $22.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $44.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.