DoDonPachi Dai-ou-jou...when?

[cigsthecat]

"i'm looking forward to it."

Oh so am I, just saying is all. ;]

[Adrian]

Originally posted by JM
From the videos I have seen, I would say that is only partially true. The stages & bosses seem to be same with little diffrences & a nice graphical update, but the patterns & difficulty have taken a HUGE leap forward. The second level looks like the fourth of fifth level of ddp in terms of difficulty & sheer ammount of stuff thrown at you.

Not true. I am no shooter expert by any means but even I was able to get to Daioujou level 3 without problems whilst completing DDP level 4 is beyond me.

Every sequel to a shooter can be viewed as a kind of remix...

Gameplay mechanics sure, level design wise no. DP, DDP and DDP2 are completely different in this respect whilst Daioujou shares many sections from DDP.

Tribute is indeed the better word to use though. I loved what little I was able to play of it and will certainly be supporting this release. I recently bought Donpachi and Dondonpachi on PSone also and I love both. Cave's games hold my attention a lot better than Psikyo's efforts it seems.

[Ryan]

So how much does a JP PS2 cost? And are there any other JP games worth getting other than this...?

[Click_Stick]

$250 for a JPN PS2 at VGD. Best price in town, not to mention free shipping. This one and the beatmania series are pretty much the top two reasons I personally wanted.... had to buy a JPN PS2.

[Ryan]

Hmm, I might just wait till prices drop real low, since this is basically the only game I can think of that I really want. I could then sell my modded PSOne and just play Rakugaki on it as well.

[J2d]

Got my two issues of Arcadia today(love that VO poster), again thanks Click_Stick, wish I could read what they say in the dodonpachi strategy section, looks really good. I've never played a Cave game before so with all the fuss I hope it lives up to my expectations.

[Click_Stick]

I too should pick up a July back issue before they're gone... Glad to see you like the mag. Hop on DoDonPachi for the SS [or PS]... great introduction to Cave's style. Love them.

[BER]

The July 2002 ARCADIA issue has some information on rank
control, and I've seen the information reiterated on a few
Japanese web sites. I've never played DAI-OU-JOU, but I
can explain how rank control works and how to exploit it,
and maybe the few who have actually played the game can
confirm my findings.

[gameoverDude]

April 10, 2003... Finally, there's the answer to the $1,000,000 question. That seems like an eternity! But at least there's the original DDP for now.

Hopefully Arika is taking the time to ensure a perfect port.

*raising a glass to my JPS2* If you haven't bought a JPS2 yet... it's time to CAVE.

[Click_Stick]

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