The bosses are not simple ship designs, but rather gorgeously animated transforming mechs with a variety of forms. Released in the end of June, version 1.5 adds the green helicopter ship, balances out the game’s scoring, fixes an exploit on the final boss, and tweaks other bits here and there.īasically a successor to Daioujou, instead of having the dolls as your pilots, they are the bosses that you meet at the end of each of the five stages in the game. And with that, a version 1.5 was born out of necessity. Then, about three weeks later, Pink Sweets Lace 1-ALL world recorder holder YOS.K counterstopped the game at the end of the first loop, exposing a serious miscalculation of the scoring by both the game testers and the designers. Initial pictures of the game were stellar, and when it was released in May there was a very positive reception in Japan. I knew my track record with the Donpachigames, but I also knew what lead programmer Tsuneki Ikeda was doing these days in terms scoring system depth and overall design, and I found this encouraging. When Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu (henceforth DDPDFK) was announced, I was interested, but cautiously optimistic. But they really aren’t games I’ve ever been compelled to spend a lot of time with. Admittedly, Dodonpachi is fun for a simple 1CC, and Dodonpachi: Daioujou is fun for its great bullet patterns and intense challenge.

Learning the games felt too much like work, and I’d rather have fun when playing games.

I just could never click with their very strict chaining systems. I can’t say I ever really liked the Donpachi games. This review was originally published on CAVE-STG.

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