Xbox 360

Caladrius

Shooter

Overview

Caladrius is a scrolling shooter developed and published by MOSS, first released on April 25, 2013 for the Xbox 360 in Japan. It was later released digitally in North America and Europe on September 4, 2015. After its console debut, Caladrius was ported to arcades under the name Caladrius AC, adding extra game modes and supporting Sega's ALL.Net system. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 under the name Caladrius Blaze on August 14, 2014 exclusively in Japan. This version added extra characters, stages, and game modes.

In Caladrius, there are normal attacks and there are elemental attacks. There are three types of element gauges, and when an elemental attack is used it depletes one of the gauges, but it is restored over time or by acquiring element cores in the stage. However, element cores are temporary, and their effectiveness decreases over time. Ether chips are generated when players damage enemies with elemental attacks and fill the ether gauge. Ether chips strengthen elemental attacks.

Origins and Inspiration detail the formation of MOSS in 2005 by former Raiden development staff from Seibu Kaihatsu, and how their experience influenced the creation of "Caladrius."

Famitsu magazine scored Caladrius a 31 out of 40 and Caladrius Blaze a 29 out of 40.