Marion is a little great wizard\r\nin the big, big steampunk world of yet another\r\nPsikyo shooter masterpiece.\r\n\r\nGUNBIRD is\r\na vertical-scrolling shooter game that\r\nfirst appeared in arcades in 1994.\r\n\r\nThe game features a magical mirror that grants wishes and\r\na massive cast of flamboyant characters!\r\nEnjoy interesting conversations between characters during special scenes and when bosses appear!\r\nWatch for subtle changes in dialogue between different unit combinations during 2-player mode, too!\r\n\r\nThe game comes with options you can tweak to your liking.\r\nPick your preferred difficulty, max lives, max continues, key controls,\r\nand more to make the game just right for you.\r\n\r\nDon\'t forget\r\nabout the new online rankings!\r\nDo you have what it takes to become the best GUNBIRD in the world?\r\n\r\nCharacters:\r\n"Marion" The Little Great Wizard - Only for true warriors!\r\n"Valnus" The Flying Robot Warrior - None can withstand his rocket punch!\r\n"Yuan Nang" The Chinese Magician - Watch out for her versatile ruyi stick!\r\n"Tetsu" The Courageous Carpenter - Nothing beats power!\r\n"Ash" The Sky Explorer - Nothing beats speed!\r\n\r\nPlanes:\r\n"P" items power up your unit and add sub-weapons to it.\r\n"B" items give you bombs that deal area damage to clear out enemies or help with emergency escapes.\r\nEach character has a unique charge shot that is activated by charging up!\r\n\r\nARCADE Mode:\r\nSeven difficulty tiers to cater to all levels of players—including beginners!\r\nThose looking for something more challenging than the arcade version should try out HARD and VERY HARD modes!\r\nThere will be local rankings for each plane in each difficulty mode.\r\n\r\nOptions:\r\nPlay in vertical screen mode for that nostalgic arcade experience!\r\nTwo additional screen filters for your enjoyment.\r\nLives can be set between 1 to 9, whereas continues can be set between 0 to infinity.\r\nFreely configure your preferred keys for shots, auto-shots, or bombs.\r\nVertical screen mode is playable even in landscape orientation. You decide your style!\r\n\r\nSCORE ATTACK:\r\nThis new mode has a fixed difficulty and number of lives. Serious challengers only!\r\nSubmit your high scores to compete with players from around the world!\r\nOnline rankings can be viewed from the options menu.