Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra
This enhanced port of Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi includes the original arcade
game along with a new remixed game mode called “X mode”. X mode retains the
same stage design and enemy placement from the original version, but
completely reworks the scoring system. The complex combo system from the
arcade mode is replaced with a simpler per-enemy scoring system. Enemies drop
chips while the player has their support ships locked onto them; the enemy
will drop one chip per support ship locked onto it. This encourages the player
to get close in order to maximize the number of support ships able to lock on.
In practice, this encourages a similar risky gameplay style to the original
game but with a lower mental overhead that’s easier to pick up. X mode is
accompanied by a new arranged soundtrack, and players are given the choice of
using either soundtrack with either game mode.
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra