G Darius

The first is an expanded capture mechanic.

Continuing the capture mechanic from Darius Gaiden which was then limited to mid-bosses, the Silver Hawk model in G Darius can now capture even small enemies, and now consumes "capture balls" in place of bombs, replenishable via purple pickups.

Captured enemies turn into drones that follow and fight for the Silver Hawk in patterns unique to each enemy type.

The captured drones can block enemy projectiles and take damage for doing so.

Mid-bosses are still vulnerable to being captured, provided you destroy their gold-plated shields first.

In order to capture a new enemy, you must sacrifice the existing captured drones, and you can do so in 2 ways: detonate them for a big explosion, or consume them to charge up a (blue) alpha beam.

The second mechanic is beam dueling.

Borrowing the mechanic from Taito's very own Metal Black , while your alpha beam is clashing with a boss' (red) beta beam, you can absorb the beta beam and make your alpha beam more powerful by repeatedly pressing the fire button fast enough.

Conversely, you lose the duel if you don't press fire fast enough and make the boss' beta beam bigger.

The third mechanic is in-stage branching.

In the middle of every stage is a branching choice, which you make by moving the Silver Hawk to the top or bottom half of the screen.

Each path leads to a different background scroll, enemy pattern and a different variant of the stage boss.

Stage boss variants have different color palettes, sometimes different 3D models and mostly different attack patterns.

Like its peers in the same era such as Einhander / Thunder Force V / R-Type Delta , G Darius has made a leap into fully 3D backgrou

G Darius for PlayStation is currently worth €44.90 loose, €44.45 complete in box, and €115.58 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

G Darius has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For G Darius, loose is €44.90 and CIB is €44.45 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of G Darius is currently worth €44.90 loose, versus €30.35 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.