Graze Counter
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!! An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
SCREENSHOTS
HISTORY
Ver 1.00 Title screen (No unlocks)
Graze Counter is a shmup made by Bikkuri Software using STGBuilder and released in July 28th 2017 for Steam by the publisher Henteko Doujin.
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Gameplay Overview
Graze Counter is a vertically scrolling shmup with 8 way directional movement, a shot button, a graze counter button, a slow button, and a Break button.
It involves grazing the enemy bullets to increase the multiplier, use the G.C. laser to get gold stars, and Break mode to get red stars.
Controls
There are 2 control types:
-Split:
Button 1: Fire main shot
Button 2: Fire Graze Counter laser
Button 3: Activate Break mode
Button 4 Slow movement
-Include:
Button 1: Fire main shot & slow move
Button 2: Fire Graze Counter laser
Button 3 Activate Break mode
Scoring
The game has a multiplier, which can be increased by grazing bullets or enemies. It can reach up to 1000x.
Each graze gives 100 pts.
Extends are every 50000000 pts.
When clearing a stage, the end stage score bonus values go like this:
Graze: Amount gets mutliplied by 100.
Gold stars: Amount gets mutliplied by 250.
Red stars: Amount gets mutiplied by 500
Remaining time: Remaining time gets multiplied by 500.
Remaining lives: Remaining lives get multiplied by 1000000.
After that, the total bonus will be formed and will add up to the player´s score.
Characters / Ships
The game has Type-1 and Type-2 ships available at the start. But as the player clears the game more times, other ships will be unlocked.
Type-1 (G-01/R April Divider):
Piloted by Ginyose Uzuki.
A ship that moves slowly but has a shot type with superior attack range.
Type-2 (G-02/B Freedom Dancer):
Piloted by Furuyama Satsuki.
A fast ship equipped with a forward shot type.
Type-3 (YR-01 Revolgear):
Piloted by Kotori Hayate.
A fighter that equips 2 options, which when grazing bullets, the options will automatically aim and fire at an enemy.
However, because the ship lacks of Break gauge, red stars cannot be collected.
Type-4 (XK-02 Kirisame Blade):
Piloted by Kirisame Kiriko.
Her main shot is short ranged and has equipped a sword which swings whenever the Break button is pressed.
However, because the ship lacks of Break gauge, red stars cannot be collected.
Type-5 (SP-01 Shadow Divider):
Piloted by the imitation of Ginyose Uzuki.
A ship that is permanently on break mode
However, because the ship lacks of Break gauge, red stars cannot be collected.
Type-6 (SP-02 Alternative-D):
Piloted by the imitation of Furuyama Satsuki.
A ship that is also permanently on break mode.
However, because the ship lacks of Break gauge, red stars cannot be collected.
Type-7 (SP-03 Revolgear 2):
Piloted by a scientist version of Kotori Hayate.
Her main shot is a 5 way spread shot. When on Break mode, she can fire a tremendous barrage of shots.
Type-8 (SP-04 Kirisame Blade 2):
Piloted by a schoolgirl version of Kirisame Kiriko.
A ship that has high firepower and highest movement speed.
Skills
-Auto Shield: A skill which regenerates a new shield every 15 seconds.
-Over Graze: When the player grazes a bullet for a long period of time, the bullet will dissapear.
-Extend Guard: Extends the i-frames of the Graze Counter laser when the G.C. gauge is used at 50%.
Game modes and difficulties
-Normal mode: The standard game mode, featuring Novice, Arcade and Expert difficulty modes.
Difficulty modes:
Novice: A game mode for beginners. Has rank system disabled.
Arcade: The standard difficulty mode, which has a rank system that consists of the player´s survival time. As the player survives longer, rank will increase overtime, increasing enemy bullet speed.
Expert: A game mode which retains the rank system, while increasing enemy firing density, and enemies will emit suicide bullets when killed.
-Unlimited mode: A hard mode which features Arcade and Expert difficulty modes. The rank is locked at the highest, which never decreases when losing a life, and adds suicide bullets to the Arcade difficulty
-Omake!: A special mode which offers an Extra Stage and a Boss Rush mode.
Extra Stage (Stage 0: Crisis domain): An additional stage that is locked on the Unlimited Expert difficulty mode, featuring very difficult sections. At the end of the stage, the Revolsaber boss will appear.
Boss Rush mode: A mode where the player fights all the bosses while trying to clear the mode in the fastest time possible.
Items
Trivia
The power-ups triangle and player ships designs are inspired by ChoRenSha 68K.
Type-4 and Type-8 use music from Kirisame Blade 2.
Music from Kirisame Blade 2 that Type-4 and Type-8 use:
-Stage clear: Good fight!!
-Stage 3: Mechanized field.
-Extra Stage: Slash all of them!!
The intro attack that the Revolgear uses originates from the TLB of Storm Caliber Revival Edition `99.
STORY
It is the 23rd century, and the virtual network “EDEN” has brought about an era of peace and prosperity. One day, it refuses access from the administrator – seemingly out of nowhere.
The 2.4 million civilians connected to the network became hostages within cyberspace.
EDEN then presented humanity with an ultimatum:
To release those hostages, a human must fight the now evolved network and win. Two capable fighter pilots have been chosen for this difficult task.
The fate of humanity is in their hands…
1CC RUNS
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TRAILERS
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PRICE HISTORY
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Fanatical low: $0.99 (30 Jun 2021) , Steam low: $1.99 (25 Jun 2026)
REVIEWS
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“Graze Counter GM takes an already solid shooting experience and makes it shine even more. The addition of more content all around gives the game much more replayability, and the fact that it accommodates players of all skill types makes it more inviting. The lack of things like an online leaderboard and TATE mode may be off-putting for very hardcore shooting fans, but for everyone else with an interest in the genre, this is well worth looking into.”
“I'm very happy with what Graze Counter GM has to offer from its super-fun core gameplay to its intuitive mechanics and charming presentation to its satisfying supplementary content. It really is a special shoot 'em up that I'm sure you'll love. ❤️”
“A bopping soundtrack, crisp visuals, and a unique gameplay twist aren't enough to save Graze Counter GM, as it's not quite as replayable as advertised.”
“Graze Counter's Graze and Burst mechanics add an extra layer of strategy to this shoot-em-up. It's not the most robust or revolutionary game around, but those looking to take to the skies will appreciate what it has to offer.”
“All in all, Graze Counter is a STG that's well worth checking out. The various scoring systems gel quite nicely, offering plenty of replay value. Admittedly, when it comes to grazing, I'm not a big fan. However, this is one of those rare shmups that gets the concept right. It incentivises risky play by giving the player agency. With every playthrough, the pilot will find themselves drifting closer to bullets, all in the pursuit of higher scores. This game is open-ended enough that anyone can devise their own routes. They won't be forced to navigate a constant ocean of projectiles, which gets p”
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