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Acceleration of SUGURI (アクセラレーション オブ スグリ) is a fighting game by the doujin circle, Orange_Juice. It was first released during the 70th Comiket in Japan on August 13, 2006 as a sequel to SUGURI, but unlike its predecessor, Acceleration of SUGURI is a hybrid of a fighting game and a shoot 'em up that features single player, local and online multiplayer modes. An expansion pack to the game, Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition, was later during the 71st Comiket, which adds more unlockable characters and extra two story modes.

Rockin' Android, an independent doujin localization company, has localized the game and the expansion pack in English through digital distribution services such as Direct2Drive in North America on June 23, 2009. The game was also released in retail form (through their official website) as SUGURI - Perfect Edition, which includes SUGURI, Acceleration of SUGURI, Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition expansion pack, and two original soundtracks in one disc on June 30, 2009 for PC. Rockin' Android later released a home console port of Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition for the PlayStation 3 on February 15, 2011 through the PlayStation Store.

On August 13, 2011, Acceleration of SUGURI 2, a sequel to Acceleration of SUGURI was released during the 80th Summer Comiket PC. The game features both the cast from SUGURI and sora as playable characters.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Acceleration of SUGURI is a hybrid of a fighting game and its predecessor as a shoot 'em up. Two players fight against each other within a circular ring in a 2D perspective. The game was heavily influenced by G.rev's Senko no Ronde and partially by Taito's Psychic Force, although since it uses gameplay elements and mechanics from SUGURI, it stands out as its own game.

Each character possesses two main weapon attacks

Characters
In the original Acceleration of SUGURI, it featured six playable characters from SUGURI with two extra characters that can be unlocked after meeting certain conditions, bringing a total of eight characters. The expansion pack, Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition, adds an additional four characters (two of which are extra variations of Suguri), which brings the roster of playable characters to twelve.

Playable characters
 * Suguri: The titular protagonist of the original SUGURI. Her arsenal consist of a beam rifle, missile launcher, and an energy sword.


 * Saki: She is the first opponent that Suguri faces, however Saki isn't interested in fighting. Her trademark weapons are giant maracas and beam tambourine.


 * Iru: Iru is a tomboy, who is just as kind as Saki. Her main weapons of choice are missiles and big beam rifles.


 * Nanako: Best known for having a temper and being bossy. Her weapon are her floating attack-pods.


 * Kae: Has a fiery personality, and always loves to fight. Her only weapon is her two fists.


 * Kyoko: A calm and collected woman who uses an array of defensive ice-based attacks. She served the boss of Stage 5 in SUGURI.


 * Hime: The final boss from the original SUGURI. After meeting certain conditions, she can be unlocked as playable character in both Acceleration of SUGURI and the expansion pack.


 * Sora: The titular protagonist of her own game, sora. After meeting certain conditions in the base game, she can be fought and unlocked as playable character in both Acceleration of SUGURI and the expansion pack.

Expansion pack-only characters
 * Suguri-P: One of two variations of Suguri added into the expansion pack of Acceleration of SUGURI. She is armed with "bits" similar to Nanako's.


 * Suguri-SP: Another variation of Suguri that can be unlocked in the expansion pack. She specializes in close-range attacks and wields two energy daggers.


 * NoName: An android created by Shifu, the antagonist of SUGURI prior to his demise. He serves as the antagonist of the "Falling Wonder" story of Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition and he can be unlocked as a playable character in the expansion pack.


 * QP: An anthropomorphic Pomeranian and the goddess of pudding. She is not a particular character of the SUGURI series, but a character from QP Shooting, a vertical shoot 'em up also from Orange_Juice. She serves the final boss of Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition's "Pudding Deity" story and she can be unlocked as a playable character.

PlayStation 3 version
On February 15, 2011, Rockin' Android released a console port of Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition onto the PlayStation 3 as a downloadable game through the PlayStation Store. This version featured new character artwork by redone Keiko Sakurai, high-definition visuals with a remade user interface, widescreen presentation, local and online leaderboards, sharable replays, and 14 PlayStation Network trophies. It also features a PlayStation 3 theme, wallpaper, avatars, and its soundtrack. This version however loses the online function of its PC counterpart. Although the character artwork was remade for the most part, the original character artwork during the story mode of the game remained untouched.

Soundtrack
The original soundtrack of the game, ホシノカケラ ～acceleration of SUGURI sound track～ (Hoshi no Kakera ~acceleration of SUGURI sound track~),was first released in Japan on September 22, 2006. It was later released into the United States by Rockin' Android as an included extra to their SUGURI - Perfect Edition package in MP3 format. The album contained 13 tracks used in the game, all of which are all composed by DJ DEKU. The thirteenth track however, is an arranged version of Gray hued from sora that was not used in the actual game.


 * ホシノカケラ ～acceleration of SUGURI sound track～