Otomedius Excellent

is an Xbox 360 horizontal scrolling shooter, part of the Otomedius series (which in turn is heavily inspired by the Gradius series), and the sequel to the 2008 game Otomedius Gorgeous by Konami for the same system. It was released on April 21, 2011 in Japan, and in North America on November 8 of the same year.
Otomedius Excellent features female characters representing different Konami franchises riding on vehicles or equipped with flying armor.
==Castlevania references==
This game includes Kokoro Belmont, a downloadable character representing the Castlevania franchise. She was voiced by Hitomi Harada.
Kokoro is paired with Gesshi Hanafuuma,Otomedius Excellent official site Character section. (archived: March 1, 2017 - Japanese) a female character inspired by Getsu Fuma, the protagonist of Getsu Fūma Den, who in turn has a cameo in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. She was voiced by Satomi Satō.
The main antagonist of the game, Dark Force, can be seen sitting on a throne similar to the one Dracula sits on in the Castlevania games.
==Characters related to the Castlevania series==
Kokoro Belmont.jpg|Kokoro BelmontRepresentative of the Castlevania series.(DLC playable character)
LcfX542tjn7Ebk3pDG645Gh1qyi7q7R6-1-.jpg|Gesshi HanafuumaRepresentative of the GetsuFumaDen series.(starting playable character)
Otomedius Excellent Ryukotsuki.jpg|RyukotsukiFrom the GetsuFumaDen series.(boss)
Getsu Fuma Otomedius.jpg|Getsu FumaFrom Getsu Fūma Den.(DLC enemy)
Konami Lady - 01.png|Konami LadyFrom Konami Wai Wai World.(DLC boss)
Dark Force - Otomedius Excellent - 01.png|Dark Force sitting on a throne similar to Dracula's.
==Videos==
Otomedius Excellent Opening Trailer
==See also==
*Gradius (series)
==References==
==External links==
*Official site (archived: March 23, 2015 - Japanese)
**Official site (archived: February 11, 2012 - English)
*Otomedius Excellent at the Gradius Wiki
*Otomedius Excellent at Wikipedia
*Silicon Era
*The expected sequel Otomedius Excellent Scrambles on Xbox 360! at Famitsu (Google translation)
*TVTropes.org - Character profiles
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