Posted on Friday 27-Jan-2012 11:43 PM

Dodonpachi Blissful Death is iOS gaming heaven

A shooter that makes Gears of War look like Cooking Mama

By Mike Jackson for computerandvideogames.com

Put down those pansy FPS games. This is a REAL shooter. Dodonpachi Blissful Death is mental bullet hell in all its glory and it's coming to iOS devices to kick your arse.

Hardcore 'shmup' fans will possibly have heard of Dodonpachi Blissful Death under its original title, Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou, which hit Japanese arcades in 2002 and PS2 in 2003.

As you can see in the trailer below - the first gameplay footage of the iOS version - it's all about sweet Bullet Hell; the concept of overwhelming players with a ridiculous number of bullets, forcing them to make quick twitch movements through the millimeters of space left open. This is what it's all about.

Cave continues to be the 'Treasure' developer for iOS, and its previous shooters, Dodonpachi Ressurection and Espagaluda, worked excellently with intuitive touch-screen ship controls.

Blissful Death is out in February. Don't be a fool. Be all over this.

[ Source: Siliconera ]

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    Bibbo on 28 Jan '12 said:

    Come on Cave, Hurry up and bring this (and your other shooters) out on Android already. My Iconia tablet is waiting for some bullet hell.

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    tmten on 28 Jan '12 said:

    Come on Cave, Hurry up and bring this (and your other shooters) out on Android already. My Iconia tablet is waiting for some bullet hell.

    This.

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    Cerberus on 28 Jan '12 said:

    Roll on February and Cave have released six titles now on iOS and what none on Android still ? if it is none then I wouldn't hold your breath, it might pop up as an 360 game like Deathsmiles and Dodonpachi though.

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    flyfletch on 28 Jan '12 said:

    Good luck controlling this on an iphone or any other touch device, thats the reaseon why most games on these phones and tablets are awful, and will remain so, no matter how much people fool themselves into thinking otherwise! :roll:

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    Cerberus on 28 Jan '12 said:

    Good luck controlling this on an iphone or any other touch device, thats the reaseon why most games on these phones and tablets are awful, and will remain so, no matter how much people fool themselves into thinking otherwise! :roll:

    Never had a problem tbh with DoDon or Bug princess... maybe you're just not that good at them lol.

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    Ror1984 on 28 Jan '12 said:

    No mention of Cave's forthcoming WP7 DoDonPachi game, Maximum..?

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    flyfletch on 28 Jan '12 said:

    Good luck controlling this on an iphone or any other touch device, thats the reaseon why most games on these phones and tablets are awful, and will remain so, no matter how much people fool themselves into thinking otherwise! :roll:

    Never had a problem tbh with DoDon or Bug princess... maybe you're just not that good at them lol.

    There is that, and i think i have think i have fat thumbs lol :lol:

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    Noobsaibot on 30 Jan '12 said:

    How come there was no CVG coverage of DoDonPachi's release last November, eh? Or any news on the upcoming Akai Kitana release? Both brought from the east to Europe by Rising Star Games.

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    panantukan on 30 Jan '12 said:

    Come on Cave, Hurry up and bring this (and your other shooters) out on Android already. My Iconia tablet is waiting for some bullet hell.

    This.

    +1

    I'm sick of playing Air Attack and Icarus X. What I really really want is a port of Ikaruga, t'would induce an acute shmupgasm!