Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! Meikai Katsugeki Wide-ban (Japan)
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2011
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✪ Reviewed on January 19, 2023
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Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta is a niche vertical bullet hell shooter with a cursed hero and fantastic enemies. Colourful anime aesthetic, dense bullet patterns. Very niche, reserved for Japanese danmaku enthusiasts.
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Category
Shooter1 player12+
Description
CAVE Wide-ban vertical shoot'em up bringing the bullet hell Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta to PS3 with enriched content. Published by CAVE, released in Japan in June 2011. PS3-exclusive Wide-ban mode, deep scoring, varied playable characters, global online rankings, and remastered original soundtrack. Japanese version.
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! Meikai Katsugeki Wide-ban review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
An offbeat Japanese bullet hell, it wraps a fearsome scoring system and screens saturated with projectiles in humor. Grabbing bonuses right next to danger, memorizing the waves and staying calm against bosses make up the whole challenge. Colorful but tough, it speaks to danmaku fans ready to tame a difficulty that yields only to perseverance.
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,5 GB📅29/09/2011
Published by Cyberfront
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! Meikai Katsugeki Wide-ban (PS3) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! Meikai Katsugeki Wide-ban is a vertical danmaku that stayed Japan-only, its PS3-specific Wide-ban mode never leaving the archipelago. The niche shmup lives on small runs and a passionate but narrow danmaku audience, keeping a steady price and constant import demand. Interest centres on the regional exclusivity of the expanded content and the Japanese packaging, in a genre where physical copies remain highly prized.
Is Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! Meikai Katsugeki Wide-ban still worth playing in 2026?
A vertical shooter from Gulti, Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta blends bullet hell with a colourful Japanese fantasy world peopled by wacky deities, with a scoring system based on the risk of grazing bullets. The controlled bullet density, the warm art direction and the depth of the scoring appeal to genre fans. The difficulty barrier and the Japan exclusivity limit access. A niche shmup for fans of demanding bullet hell and Japanese fantasy.
