This Fantastic game...
You don't even know my excitement when i found out that this European version of DoDonPachi worked in my American xbox, only to find out its the best maniac shooter i have ever played. in a nutshell your a ship dodging bullets that fill the screen. your hitbox is a 5x5 pixel box. at first you would think this is easy. however the game throws patterns of bullets at you. this becomes crazy, and eventually becomes less about dodging bullets and more about recognizing the patterns on screen as you shoot your ow onslaught of lasers at enemies.
if you play bullet hell's and other maniac shooter, this isnt a shocker. but what makes this game great is the novice mode, and the stupid fun and difficult other modes. they say this is one of the hardest DoDonPachi games and it shows. but the novice mode is perfect for beginning players to start on. you will slowly learn about not looking right at your ship and start dodging bullets. the difficulty gets significantly harder, but novice allows all players to start in a fun place. that and the original arcade version are 2 player! so a friend can jump in, which is much harder and wicked fun.
for veterans of these games, there is a lot. first loop of the game is hard on the normal setting. but second loop a and b will def push the limits of the player... if you can even get there. Oh and then the final boss... i commend you for getting there.
there are other game modes unlockable, and other styles, such as type L and type B. type L being stupid hard and making you rely on hyper a lot more, and type B being a very dynamic and fun game mode. 1 stage per play, and it changes depending on how you play. to top it all off there is a practice mode.
for new players its best to play the game with 1 credit, and not continue. if you just keep continuing after loosing, you will get a bad ending and you wont understand what it about. go through, try and not loose all your lives, unlock second loop, and play till you get the true final boss. when you look at the scope from a new players perspective, its a much longer game than it looks. because even once you beat the whole 2 loops and true final boss, now you need to better your score. Its fun and addicting. its perfect for anyone looking for a fun arcade game diversion. and none of this american old school shooter stuff, this is a true arcade maniac shooter. and with a low price, go jump on it!
