‘Bullet Soul’ Comes To PC This April

By Jordan Schilling/PFSolitude on 03/06/2017 • ( Leave a comment )

The 360-exclusive Bullet Hell Shmup comes to Steam next month, complete with DLC.

From Tachyon Inc. and publisher 5pb, Bullet Soul is one of many Japanese Bullet Hell shooters to make the leap from from the arcade to Xbox Live; Japanese gamers saw a physical limited edition release complete with soundtrack, but North American audiences were limited to the 2016 XBLA version. The title features three playable characters across the original Arcade Mode, a rebalanced “Version B”, a “Boss Rush” and more modes distributed through DLC. Players are subject to Shoot-Em-Up gameplay mechanics similar to Ikaruga and various Shmups from developer Cave, as players must collect “Souls” from destroyed enemies to replenish their own “Soul Gauge” special attack meter.

Earlier today, Bullet Soul publisher 5pb announced that the title would receive a PC version through Steam under publisher and developer Images Inc. The Steam version will include all modes and DLC from the original 360 release, plus Steam Workshop support (Achievements, Trading Cards, Online Leaderboards), partial controller support, and local and online co-op and competitive multiplayer. The system requirements are as follows, courtesy of Steam:

Minimum:

OS: Windows7/8.1/10
Processor: Core i3 of Sandy Bridge generation or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Series (1GB or higher)
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: Sound Devices compatible Direct Sound
Additional Notes: XBox 360 compatible game controller strongly recommended

Recommended:

OS: Windows7/8.1/10 (64bit ver)
Processor: Core i5 Ivy Bridge generation or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce (VRAM 1GB or better)
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: Sound Devices compatible Direct Sound
Additional Notes: XBox 360 compatible game controller strongly recommended

Bullet Soul will release for PC via Steam on 4/7. The store page is live, however users are not yet able to pre-purchase the title, nor has an official price been revealed.