Chaos Field2004

In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and vice versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your energy gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship causes them to fire revenge bullets which can be absorbed and fired back by the player. Different difficulties exist to change exactly how you interact with polarized points, or how they appear. It is the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun, featuring similar level and boss design, as well as it's buddhism inspired themes and aesthetics. Both are directed by Hiroshi Iuchi, who also composed Ikaruga's soundtrack.

Mushihimesama is a manic shooter developed by Cave and released by Taito in 2004. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and iOS in 2011. An Xbox 360 port was released in May 2012 (with ver1.5 as first print DLC). A significantly changed "version 1.5" was released to arcades in 2011. The game has an insect theme as all of the enemies resemble various insects such as beetles and butterflies. The game is set in various forest environments. It received a sequel in 2006, known as Mushihimesama Futari, and a spin-off iOS game entitled Mushihimesama Bug Panic.

Espgaluda II is a manic shooter originally released by Cave in the arcades in 2005 as a sequel to Espgaluda.

R-Type Delta is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game released only on the PlayStation. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series (hence Delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet) and also the first game in the R-Type series rendered in full 3D graphics.

Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowing beauty of geometry. Play through different levels each with a completely unique musical, graphical, and gameplay style. Shoot to trigger musical sounds and riffs that combine to form the final soundscape of the game. Use points earned in the game to unlock extra lives, shuffle mode, and different visual filters.

Ever wanted to play a game where you don't have to waste even one second on the tutorial? Where the only thing you have to do is destroy aliens, rake in cash, flirt with the shopkeeper and upgrade your ship to destroy even more aliens? Then A Space Shooter for 2 bucks! is the game for you! Plus, it's only 2 Bucks! That's like, the best deal EVER! -Destroy ten different kinds of alien ships across sixteen different levels -Annihilate five alien generals and steal their unique weapons -Make money to upgrade your ship, then kill more aliens -Enjoy ten different types of power-ups -Enjoy philosophical banter with your ship's trusty AI Edgar IV. Nahh just kidding! Embark on an epic journey across the stars to destroy X, the Supreme Alien God Emperor, and bring peace to the universe. Bah! Who're you kidding? You're doing this 'cause you get a tremendous kick out of blowing alien scum to smithereens!

DonPachi is a 1995 vertical manic shoot-'em-up originally in arcades and was the first game from the developer Cave. Settings are mainly woodland and enemies are military vehicles and robots, culminating in the final boss, a huge robotic bee. One of three weapon configurations is chosen at start and then leveled up through dropped power-ups. DonPachi was ported to the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation in 1996.

Batsugun is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by the now-defunct Japanese game developer Toaplan. The title translates to "exceptional" or "extraordinary". It was the final game created before Toaplan's dissolution, and has been regarded as a key title in the development of the modern manic shooter, with elements of the game such as the size of the player's hitbox, the scale of their firepower, and the complexity of enemy bullet patterns all having an influence on future titles in the sub-genre. Members of the development team also went on to work on other successful manic shooters, most notably lead artist Junya Inoue.