Cave will be releasing Dodonpachi Resurrection, their next ‘Bullet Hell’ shooter, this Thursday (26th August)…
Like Cave’s previous shooter on the AppStore, Espgaluda 2, this game sees you in control of a fighter were you must survive wave after wave of enemies and their thousands of bullets and lasers, and of course slay the mechanical beasts. The game area is constantly packed with so many enemies and bullets of all shapes, colours and sizes, that it’s a wonder that the game still runs smoothly without any slowdown.
You control your ship via offset touch, similar to Infinity Gene, allowing you to see your ship at all times. As with the last game, and a stable of Cave’s shooters, your ship is equipped with awesome weaponry. This includes a hyper canon which, once powered up locks your ship in place, allowing only to be rotated to shower your foes in killer light. An added bonus to the iPhone version allows you to spin your ship in hyper canon mode as fast as you can, and once you release your finger, your ship unleashes a massive energy charge. There is also an arcade mode which is a straight port of the original arcade game.
An interesting gameplay mechanic in this shooter is that as you are dodging the bullets, you can dice with death and try and skim them to earn Menace points which fills your Hyper Gauge quicker. Think of it like getting bonuses for traffic near misses in GTA. It’s a fine line between earning power or losing all of it in one hit.
We’re having a tonne of fun with Dodonpachi Resurrection, so be sure to check out our review in time for release, where it will retail at an introductory price of $4.99 (£2.99). In the meantime we’ve grabbed 10 minutes of the first three levels of the iPhone mode for your viewing pleasure. Check it out.
