version: jp, special sound box - year: 2001 - developer: skonec - publisher: success - format: playstation 2, dvdrom - condition: good - rarity: uncommon
The Special Sound Box comes with an extra sountrack CD. There is also another version called the Special Capture Box that includes a DVD (instead of the soundtrack) with gameplay footages.
Review-Compilation including Psyvariar Medium Unit and Psyvariar Revision, both released in the arcades on Taito's G-Net board.
Differences between the two versions of the game are mild, and gameplay mainly consists on dodging bullets by letting them get as close as your ship as possible to increase your multiplier and your points.
At the end of the level, depending on your score, you might be granted access to secret levels etc.
Honestly, I like my shooters simple and faster than this one. Don't get me wrong though, because here the graphics are well done and the soundtrack is awesome. But I wasn't too impress with the gameplay. I should probably give it a few other tries..
Bottom line: a solid shooter with an interesting gameplay twist. 7,5/10
from retro to modern gaming 
