Gyrostarr (WiiWare)

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Gyrostarr challenges you and up to three additional players to pilot your ships through a series of twisting, turning technoplasma tracks while battling a variety of deadly alien foes at ever-increasing speeds. While fighting and maneuvering, you must collect enough energy to activate the ancient warpgate at the end of each track. Succeed, and you can journey to the next, even deadlier track. Fail, and the gate will slam shut, destroying your ship. Enhance your ship with weapon pickups, coordinate attacks with your friends to fire powerful combined blasts and use your grapple to snag energy and pickups in the midst of combat. Read More »

Control your ship with the Wii Remote controller, Nunchuk controller or Classic Controller, or use the "paired" control system that allows two players to use a connected Wii Remote and Nunchuk or Classic Controller at the same time. Offering 50 levels of intense action, powerful pickups, high-speed bonus levels and mayhem for up to four players, Gyrostarr is a killer arcade challenge.

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USA Tue, 24 Jun 2008 by Corbie Dillard

Will you master the warp gate or lose it all in this technoplasma fuelled shooter?

There has been no shortage of hype surrounding the release of High Voltage's new Tempest-style shooter Gyrostarr. The only problem with having that kind of hype is that the game ultimately has to attempt to live up to it. After complaints of Star Soldier..

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Sage Joch

1. Sage Joch Belgium 23 Apr 2008, 12:15 BST

This looks awesome!!

Stu

2. Stu United Kingdom 23 Apr 2008, 12:57 BST

I like the look of this one!

Reminds me a lot of F-Zero in terms of the visuals and music, but the way you play certainly seems unique.

fallicanet

3. fallicanet Italy 23 Apr 2008, 13:39 BST

bellissimo!!!

GameGod3008

4. GameGod3008 United Kingdom 23 Apr 2008, 17:13 BST

I am getting this the second it becomes available

Serpent

5. Serpent United States 23 Apr 2008, 19:22 BST

This looks awsome, graphics remind me of geometry wars.

dimlylitmonkey

6. dimlylitmonkey United Kingdom 23 Apr 2008, 23:55 BST

Like others have said this does look like a mashup of F-zero & Tempest type gameplay. Very good.

I think it'd possibly be cool too to bring back Mach Rider.

Kelvin

7. Kelvin United Kingdom 24 Apr 2008, 13:37 BST

Looks pretty good. I wonder whether it will be controlled via the pointer, or more traditionally? The ship movement seems a bit wobbly in the trailer, so it might be pointer-based.

XCWarrior

8. XCWarrior United States 25 Apr 2008, 18:30 BST

After watching that video this will be the first WiiWare game I buy (if it is a launch, it better). I love flight shooters, and this looks great single or multiplayer.

GameGod3008

9. GameGod3008 United Kingdom 30 Apr 2008, 17:06 BST

Wikipedia's list of Wiiware games says this will be out at launch for North America.

XCWarrior

10. XCWarrior United States 02 May 2008, 13:19 BST

And I am supposed to believe wikipedia b/c? I heard on a podcast from people that actually know something is that it will be out a few weeks after launch. I'll go with that over wiki.... that site is so inaccurate. Anyway, I want the game NOW!

Tony

11. Tony United States 02 May 2008, 19:01 BST

If F-Zero became a shooter, it would look like this game.

Akantor

12. Akantor Canada 04 May 2008, 02:30 BST

The video looks promising but I would love to see more clips of gameplay.

Objection_Blaster

13. Objection_Blaster United States 06 May 2008, 02:03 BST

700 pts? (what it says) Gotta grab me this :) Hope that it doesnt get stale after a few levels...but the art is cool. Hope it has online leaderboards and drop in/out multplayer!

master of retro

14. master of retro United States 07 May 2008, 03:32 BST

This is the game i am hyped for :)

morphballer

15. morphballer United States 10 May 2008, 21:51 BST

I will be keeping an eye on this one.

KnucklesSonic8

16. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 15 May 2008, 15:21 BST

Can't wait for it to come out next week. I'm getting it over Star Soldier R. Seems to have more depth for the same price. And I thought it was 800? Did I hear wrong? :o

Hyper Luigi

17. Hyper Luigi United States 15 May 2008, 18:58 BST

Gyrostar costs 700 points and Star Soldier R costs 800 points.

KnucklesSonic8

18. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 15 May 2008, 19:33 BST

Oh, well this just made things more interesting for me. I've bene planning out my purchases, considering point values and I planned everything considering Gyrostarr was 800. This is good. Thanks for the verificiation.

Kenji510

19. Kenji510 United States 20 May 2008, 05:47 BST

I found the release date for this game for the wiiware at the IGN website and here it is and hope its true and the real final date too... check the link below too and it says it all.

Published by: High Voltage Software

Developed by: High Voltage Software

Genre: Shooter
Release Date:
US: May 26, 2008

More info: http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14249020.html

WiiRevolution1

20. WiiRevolution1 United States 20 May 2008, 12:45 BST

@19: IGN Lies so much. Its fake trust me.

KnucklesSonic8

21. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 20 May 2008, 17:30 BST

Yep. They keep saying it's one date then they keep bumping it back (for WiiWare specifically). It's not reliable at all. I really hope Gyrostarr's coming real soon, though.

Objection_Blaster

22. Objection_Blaster United States 21 May 2008, 00:50 BST

I'd take Gyrostarr easily over Dr Mario and even over Toki Tori (but its still good!) for next week if I was magic president of Wiiware/VC

KnucklesSonic8

23. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 26 May 2008, 17:54 BST

Gyrostarr is my second-most anticipated WiiWare title, after Plattchen. I can't wait!

It's been rated by the ESRB so I expect June 2nd and if Toki Tori/Helix makes the cut instead, then June 9th, hopefully. :D

Kevin

24. Kevin United States 27 May 2008, 00:28 BST

Man, this looks sick! I'm looking forward to this one!

Corbie

25. Corbie United States 27 May 2008, 05:02 BST

Talk about eye candy! This should be a great title. If it plays half as good as it looks, we're all in for quite a treat with this one.

KnucklesSonic8

26. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 28 May 2008, 17:42 BST

Indeed.

Guys, this will come to us around June 16th if not sooner (let's hope for sooner!). IGN's lastest podcast reveals that Gyrostarr is now "in Nintendo's hands" so it's just a matter of having them release it on the service. They'll release it sooner if they see more motivation to do so (i.e., people really want it to appear).

Mario1564

27. Mario1564 United States 31 May 2008, 17:51 BST

This game looks amazing..
I am so going to buy this...
and for only 700 points.. not bad

The shoemaker

28. The shoemaker Canada 01 Jun 2008, 06:22 BST

I think I've found my first shooter. Seriuosly this game looks trippy.

WindOnFire

29. WindOnFire Australia 03 Jun 2008, 09:29 BST

just wondering...how do u make a picture on your username for WWW?
Oh and yeah, this game looks awesome :)

Dazza

30. Dazza United Kingdom 03 Jun 2008, 09:48 BST

@WindOnFire - Click on the "my account" link at the top :p

WindOnFire

31. WindOnFire Australia 04 Jun 2008, 07:37 BST

thanks :D

WindOnFire

32. WindOnFire Australia 04 Jun 2008, 10:28 BST

This is one of the ones im most excited about, along with Gravitronix,SPOGS racing, World of goo and DYC (Lucky america :()

strade32

33. strade32 United States 05 Jun 2008, 01:14 BST

yes, we Americans are very lucky :D. i am greatly looking forward to this. i hope it plays well. i will try to buy it the day it gets releases if it is possible.

siavm

34. siavm United States 05 Jun 2008, 04:56 BST

I hope this game comes out next week or this month. I have been wanting this title ever since I seen it a couple of months ago.

lockelocke

35. lockelocke United States 05 Jun 2008, 19:34 BST

Um, Tempest, anyone?

guardian42

36. guardian42 United States 06 Jun 2008, 22:59 BST

This still looks like the best shooter for wiiware so far, and it isn't even released yet!

God

37. God United States 07 Jun 2008, 03:36 BST

Looks Great, Can't Wait

strade32

38. strade32 United States 07 Jun 2008, 04:07 BST

it is like Tempest, yet, there are several differences. this game is a completely different experience from Tempest. and i bet it is more fun.

XCWarrior

39. XCWarrior United States 10 Jun 2008, 12:58 BST

Looks like that May release was total BS. Well my birthday is June 29, I sure hope it comes out before or at least that week. Though if that Earthbound thing was true, that's all I'll need for a good long while.

WindOnFire

40. WindOnFire Australia 11 Jun 2008, 09:49 BST

please, if this doesn't come out soon, i'm gonna raid all of Nintys HQs and steal it

mjordan100

41. mjordan100 United States 13 Jun 2008, 17:45 BST

I sent an e-mail to nintendo recently, and suggest you all do as well requesting this game asap. I got a reply rather quickly, but it didnt really say anything, thought I would post their reply here.

"Hi, great suggestion!

Nintendo loves hearing about the types of products that you would like to see from us in
the future. While there hasn't been an announcement concerning Gyrostarr for WiiWare, you
never know what the future holds!

In the meantime, keep checking our website's "What's New" section
(http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew) for the latest information and announcements.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc.
Barbara Soules"

SO blah...

motang

42. motang United States 18 Jun 2008, 04:20 BST

Now that looks awesome, too bad no release date yet.

KnucklesSonic8

43. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 18 Jun 2008, 17:04 BST

mjordan: Sounds like an automated message, honestly. Or at least one they have automatically typed up. As in, replace "Gyrostarr for WiiWare" with something like "Starfox for Wii" or "F-Zero for Wii" and you'll see you'll probably get the same thing.

Come on Nintendo. Can't you say how badly most of us want this game!! This game is gonna be AWESOME!!! :D

mjordan100

44. mjordan100 United States 18 Jun 2008, 22:42 BST

oh yeah, I assumed it to be a form e-mail, just thought I would share.

RetroWare

45. RetroWare United States 19 Jun 2008, 05:30 BST

I think this game will come out next week, or the first week of July the latest.

STOP keeping us waiting Nintendo! holds fist up towards their name

pApEr y0sh!

46. pApEr y0sh! United States 19 Jun 2008, 23:05 BST

i am getting this right when it comes out. it could have a great 1 player and amazin multiplayer

mr.niceguy

47. mr.niceguy United States 20 Jun 2008, 04:25 BST

Somehow, I don't think this is Nintendo's fault that it's that it's not here yet, and even if it is, I'm sure they have a good reason for it. I think the best thing to do right now is just trust that it will come out when it comes out and focus on something else. That's how I've gotten through the wait so far, and it's working very well. I haven't tested it on other people though, so if you do try it, tell me if it works or not so I can gauge it's effectiveness, I'll be waiting.

Objection_Blaster

48. Objection_Blaster United States 20 Jun 2008, 15:49 BST

@mrniceguy
That approach kinda works with VC, if only because I have NO expectations for it anymore bu with Wiiware, I expect at least 1 must-have game in a 2 week period. When Gyrostarr, etc. is done but theyu relase a fishing, bouncing ball, and Pokemon Do nothing game, then it is #$%^&* annoying.

Tony

49. Tony United States 20 Jun 2008, 20:55 BST

Maybe if everyone acts like they don't want this game then it will finally come out. Reverse psychology

Objection_Blaster

50. Objection_Blaster United States 21 Jun 2008, 03:42 BST

Plattchen? I guess. What would be even better is if our 1 VC game was one everyone was waiting for...hint hint...any of those 3 will do, Ninty! Anyway, i plan to get this...just gotta delete Nin Chan and maybe Net Chan.

Kingston

51. Kingston United States 21 Jun 2008, 04:58 BST

Definite buy, and 700 Wii points... (Eye's turn into dollar signs and a cash register can be heard in the distance).

Peznaze

52. Peznaze United States 21 Jun 2008, 05:34 BST

I love when games like these come out - lets you know what old games still have the ol' cache... Qix fared miserably. Will Tempest do better? I think so.

Bensei

53. Bensei Austria 21 Jun 2008, 17:47 BST

Will this game satisfy the Tempest fans? Or will it have to be re-named into Gyros-starr?

mr.niceguy

54. mr.niceguy United States 22 Jun 2008, 00:54 BST

Yah, I see what you mean, now that you mention it. Oh well, it's coming out this Monday anyway, now lets just hope we get that one VC game everyone wants. Hmmm...maybe we should try Tony's method? I don't want Earthbound!!!

Slionr

55. Slionr Norway 22 Jun 2008, 11:06 BST

I dont know if this game is gonna be awsome yet, but for only 700 wii-points i guess it is worth the download......But first, nintendo gotta fix the storage-problem :P

Kevin

56. Kevin United States 22 Jun 2008, 19:10 BST

I hope its resolved soon because I'm gonna have to delete vip casino blackjack and pop to make room for it.

XCWarrior

57. XCWarrior United States 22 Jun 2008, 21:03 BST

As for the storage issue, I haven't even d/l a VC or WiiWare game yet and I'm under 900 blocks left. It's ridiculous. I do have at least Dr. Mario RX demo to dump, seeing as my friend who has the game never gets on. But this problem needs fixed asap!

And I can't wait until the reviews for this game comes out. Here's to hoping for an average score of 85 or better!

KnucklesSonic8

58. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 23 Jun 2008, 14:58 BST

Kevin: Deleting VIP Casino Blackjack for an awesome game like this probably isn't a huge loss, even if you DO like the game. xD

I can't wait to get it today. :)

Luigi

59. Luigi United States 23 Jun 2008, 16:40 BST

Yes! I can't wait!

stinssd

60. stinssd United States 23 Jun 2008, 16:51 BST

Gyrostarr looks like the Sonic 2 Bonus Level and Gradius had a child. Erm. Not sure I want to take a picture of it, let's intersperse text frames in the middle of the video so people don't get too close a look at the kid. Be sure to rrun, rrun awayy from Gyrostarr!

stinssd

61. stinssd United States 23 Jun 2008, 16:53 BST

Somedays I just feel like a Geek and Otaku. :-)

KnucklesSonic8

62. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 23 Jun 2008, 17:29 BST

Lol. Sonic 2 FTW!! :D
And yes, I agree. Can't speak for Gradius though.
Sonic 2's Special stage = Second best special stage ever! I'm glad you found that comparison. It's gonna make me enjoy GS even more. :)

RoninDennis

63. RoninDennis Netherlands 23 Jun 2008, 18:48 BST

Looks like an instant download to me! Not to join the chorus, but man! I have only 9 blocks left and still have to get Brawl later this week. What the hell am I going to delete now?!

DrApostropheX

64. DrApostropheX United States 23 Jun 2008, 18:52 BST

SUPERZAPPER RECHARGE!!!!

Geesh. I sure hope someone mailed Jeff Minter a check or some WiiPoints or something for this one.

Dazza

65. Dazza United Kingdom 23 Jun 2008, 19:46 BST

Please keep the topic on Gyrostarr guys. There are news posts to moan about the shortage of storage on your Wii in! :D

marvman3

66. marvman3 United States 23 Jun 2008, 20:03 BST

This is just another "Shooter" that developers can quickly conjure up out of the ashes.
Why can't they just develop new ideas, and concepts out of the monotonous "Sci-Fi" genre?
I will not download this game, as it is just another repetitive shooter that amoung other things, takes up 290 blocks of my valuable space.
Peeps, just wait for SMBRPG, Earthbound or Bomberman.
This aint worth the 700 points.
Rockn.

KnucklesSonic8

67. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 23 Jun 2008, 20:36 BST

ECM provided convincing arguments for saying that the game may in fact not be worth a purchase, however, you don't seem to provide enough support that the game isn't worth it. Of course everyone's entitled to their own opinion but I like hearing negative comments about games at times just to see why people say the things they do.

First off, I don't get how this ISN'T a new idea?

SepticLemon

68. SepticLemon United Kingdom 23 Jun 2008, 21:17 BST

wait....

This is Torus Trooper!!!

Anyways, I'll still get it, lol

Luigi

69. Luigi United States 23 Jun 2008, 21:47 BST

So fun! The controls are not a problem; you just might need a little time to get a completely comfortable feel of them. The bonus levels are where it could be hard to maneuver, but that's because they're so fast and you have to really work to keep up with them. The game is great! And I recommend you all buy it! The hype was definitely worth it!

Thomas

70. Thomas United States 23 Jun 2008, 21:50 BST

Ouch...I don't have enough blocks. Ocarina of Time took up more space than I thought it would... The game looks fantastic though.

Luigi

71. Luigi United States 23 Jun 2008, 21:54 BST

marvman, what is wrong with you? The game is very much new and not repetitive at all, and that is a fact that you cannot dispute. In the game, you tilt the Wii Remote or use the control pad or Wii Remote + nunchuk to move around and shoot enemies and collect energy on intense, fast-paced space tracks. In the atmosphere it takes place in, and with the gameplay and objectives, it's not something you see every day. If you want to wait for only SMRPG or Earthbound, you'll be disappointed. And since you haven't even played the game, you have no idea what you're trying to say. You have no room to talk right now, so I suggest you leave.

Dazza

72. Dazza United Kingdom 23 Jun 2008, 22:22 BST

I've just been playing this for the past hour and on the whole I have mixed feelings about it. I will say upfront I do not feel that this game will appeal to everyone, however it is still good fun.

Unlike some other commenters, I do not see any online scoreboards. Just 'factory' preset scores which you have to try and beat like an old arcade game.

I find the controls were really easy to pick up, and to me the framerate seems pretty smooth (I am not going to get into the whole 60 FPS debate!). Things do get a bit mental on the bonus stages, so I wouldn't recommend this to epileptics!

I am only up to level 10 at present, so I am not qualified to give a fully informed verdict yet, but I will say I am already finding the gameplay a touch repetitive. There seems to be a distinct lack of challenge and you can shoot the other ships, dodge bullets, use the grapple and collect energy pretty much on auto-pilot.

I don’t want to sound too down on this because I haven’t tried the multiplayer options yet, and there is no denying that it is fun in short bursts. This is old-skool twitch arcade gaming. You have to react quick and hold onto your score multiplier. I am going to persist with it, I love games like Tempest and this has the same addictive pull for me. Something still hasn’t really clicked for me with this game yet however, so I honestly cannot say if the hype was justified.

strade32

73. strade32 United States 23 Jun 2008, 23:00 BST

this game is great. and how can you say this idea isn't new? it is completely new.

Objection_Blaster

74. Objection_Blaster United States 24 Jun 2008, 03:48 BST

SO Torn! I have room if Dr Mario demo and something else dies, but I am torn!

strade32

75. strade32 United States 24 Jun 2008, 03:57 BST

it is worth it, trust me.

Objection_Blaster

76. Objection_Blaster United States 24 Jun 2008, 04:15 BST

ok...i will get it...sometime!! (i need to buy a card)

Bensei

77. Bensei Austria 19 Aug 2008, 11:48 BST

Looks like Gyruss

Terranigma

78. Terranigma United Kingdom 22 Aug 2008, 15:38 BST

I'm starting to get rather annoyed that Europe haven't got this yet. I have tried to be patient with this. We still haven't even got V.I.P Blackjack. HVS better not be deliberately neglecting Europe.

COME ON HVS!!!! GET ON WITH IT ALREADY!

Terranigma

79. Terranigma United Kingdom 03 Sep 2008, 21:30 BST

They Better not do the same thing when it comes to The Conduit or i will be really F****** P****D off with them. I got repeatedly frustrated with Brawl's release date

Satan's Therapist

80. Satan's Therapist United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 01:49 BST

How much longer does the uk have to wait for this.

samus2008

81. samus2008 United States 05 Sep 2008, 17:51 BST

this is proly the best shooter on wiiware...so far, lol

Terranigma

82. Terranigma United Kingdom 08 Sep 2008, 19:01 BST

Don't you dare rub it in Samus2008.

Jiisuki

83. Jiisuki Sweden 08 Sep 2008, 21:58 BST

Well, I thought it looked a bit familiar!
Web Warp on the Vectrex;
http://www.vectrex.nl/gfx/ads/vectrex7.jpg

playner

84. playner United States 12 Sep 2008, 16:24 BST

This is the least played game on my system. I don't even have it on it anymore. It was fun for about ten minutes and then became super repetitive. I is way boring unless you like doing the same things over and over again. I give this game a 3/10 and not worth the money.

Terranigma

85. Terranigma United Kingdom 30 Sep 2008, 19:04 BST

I tried emailing HVS to see if they could shed some light on a European release date. Unfortunately, it didn't go through (5 Times i tried). This is starting to get even more on my nerves

WiiMan192

86. WiiMan192 Australia 05 Oct 2008, 06:50 BST

@Terranigma

I agree. High Voltage better start contributing to PAL regions. If this happens to The Conduit... I might leave it at that :|

zombiekillr

87. zombiekillr United States 10 Oct 2008, 00:45 BST

@wiiman192- if they ruin The Conduit... which doesn't look very likely at the moment do to all the praise they are getting..... they're screwed... and this game... i was expecting so much more for it. its fun for a couple minutes but after that... eh

Terranigma

88. Terranigma United Kingdom 11 Oct 2008, 10:19 BST

@WiiMan192
If they don't release The Conduit here or they delay it for ages in Europe, i'll be mightily annoyed with them. A Small delay, say, a month would be fine but more than a couple of months and i'll get P****d off again, like when Europe had to wait ages for Brawl

Terranigma

89. Terranigma United Kingdom 16 Oct 2008, 17:10 BST

With recent comments in the latest HVS interview, it's looking unlikely that this will appear soon here. (Goes to smash everything in sight)

MexicanJonny10

90. MexicanJonny10 United States 01 Mar 2009, 02:53 GMT

looks awesome, not a real shooter fan (except for run'n'gun shooting) but this looks a little bit different...which is a good thing

childofacid

91. childofacid United States 08 Nov 2009, 09:59 GMT

I still hold the top online score on this game! :)

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