Twilight Parade – Moonlit Monokoke Review

Twilight Parade looked pretty cool in the trailers and screenshots, so I decided to ask Eastasiasoft for a key. As soon as I downloaded it, though, I realised this was yet another anime-boob shoot ’em up—and to be fair, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Boobs, Bananas, More Boobs, Hammers With Hearts…

From the opening image and main menu alone, you immediately know where the focus lies with this one. That aside, the game features a whopping eight characters to choose from, all of whom use more or less the same weapons (well… sort of—more on that later). In reality, the main differences come down to breast size and the accompanying animations.

The very first thought I had once the game was up and running was that it feels like a poor man’s take on Cotton—only significantly worse in pretty much every department. 

This Bullet Hell Game Has It’s Unique Style…

Bullet-hell horizontal shooters are very much a love-or-hate thing for me. With this one, I somewhat enjoyed it at first, but I honestly don’t see much of a challenge when you’re given “maxed-out weapons” from the very first second. There’s no real sense of progression—just the task of dodging thousands of bullets per minute.

The game itself is also quite small: five levels total, each lasting around 2–3 minutes, followed by a boss fight that drags on… and on. In fact, some of the boss battles last so long that I genuinely started wondering whether the game was bugged.

Anime, Boobs, Dancing Boobs, Male Boobs, It Works For A While…

The game has infinite credits, and when going for the Platinum trophy I literally just left it running, only pressing Continue whenever the game-over screen popped up. The game basically plays itself.

That said, not everything here is bad. The first playthrough actually felt decent. The five levels all had different settings, and, visually, they looked quite good for what the game is trying to be. Dodging bullets and shooting everything on screen was fun too—at least initially.

But once I finished the game, a strange sense of emptiness kicked in. I couldn’t help but wonder… what was the point of all those pickups?

The Verdict…

Twilight Parade isn’t a bad game, really—it just feels very shallow, and at times it almost seems like the main focus is on the dancing boobs rather than the gameplay itself.

That said, the presentation is easily the game’s strongest point.

The graphics are solid, and the rock soundtrack is totally out of the norm for this type of game—which I actually liked a lot.

The Platinum Trophy isn’t too difficult, the game costs $5.99, and it’s probably on sale fairly often.

I’d say that if you’re into this type of game, you’ll get some fun out of it for a low price.

For everyone else, though, it’s still bullet hell—and while there are boobs and a bit of comic relief, that alone isn’t enough to carry the experience for the average gamer.

Trailer below ( which looks way better than the game feels, for me anyway).