Deathsmiles

Item

Title
Deathsmiles
Alternative Title
デススマイルズ
Description
Deathsmiles (デススマイルズ, Desusumairuzu) is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade video game by Japanese developer Cave, released in late 2007. It has heavy occult and gothic influences. It is the second Cave shooter to be played using a horizontally-oriented monitor (the first being Progear, followed by Akai Katana). It was the first Cave shooter released in North America on a console, and the first one in Europe. Cave has also released it for iOS. A sequel, Deathsmiles II, was released to Japanese arcades on May 14, 2009. A compilation of both Deathsmiles I and Deathsmiles II was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 16, 2021.
Date Issued
2007-10-19
Creator
CAVE Co.
Publisher
CAVE Co.
Amusement Marketing International
Identifier
ark:/78322/8157
Language
Japanese
Spatial Coverage
BOS-1