Is DoDonPachi Beestorm THAT bad?

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Having just ordered a PGM I thought I'd grab the only shooter available for this system in cart format.... I liked the first DonPachi way back on the Saturn, so I thought, what could ever be wrong about this game?

Reading around on forums (just after I placed the order obviously) I cant seem able to find any postive post/read about this game :emb:

/facepalms himself
 
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Why didn't you just get one of the other donpachi PCB's :make_fac:
 
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I think it is under-rated and doesn't get the props it deserves. A lot of the hard-core Cave fans aren't fond of it, but it seems to be more bandwagoning than anything.

I like the game, and I know others on here who do too. But in the end, play the game and decide for yourself. Don't judge it based on what others tell you.
 
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A PGM mobo + ddp2 is coming close to DDP PCB :D
 
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Yeah I guess, I played martial masters on mame last night and it .. was alright.

Not something I'd want to own though.
 
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It's not a bad game.


But it's the worst donpachi.
 
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theres nothing wrong with it in my eyes. it is a terrible rip off of the original and brings absolutely nothing new to the series. it even changes a couple things for the worse. i think it goes as far as ripping sprites, but i'm not sure. haven't fired the cart up for a while.

its likely worth whatever you paid for it. some people spend a lot more on games that aren't as good. guess its all relative.


basically what bibliophile said. if you like it, then enjoy it.
 
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Heh, I am not sure I'm happy or not - the place where I ordered Beestorm from mailed me back saying its out of stock.
 
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This game is the shit! Feels way different and it even looks different even though there's lots of reused sprites. It controls pretty smooth and energy mode is a welcome addition to the already classic gameplay. There's this sort of "trick" in which you can switch the weapon system during gameplay by pressing the 4th button on your cab if it's wired to the jamma that is. Overall this game is great and it's a nice spin off to the already outstanding Donpachi series.
 
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If you go into it expecting a "DoDonPachi" game, you'll probably be disappointed.
It's not a horrible game, but it's far from being a Cave shmup.
 
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One question though, why is DOJ reffered as Episode 4? Maybe Cave acknowledges Donachi II as a legitimate DP game and perhpas so should all the cave fans.

It's a great game, is just not a regular cave game, it feels different. If it wasn't called Donpachi II it would get a lot more positive comments that's the truth and that's the way this thread should end.
 
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electricgrave said:
One question though, why is DOJ reffered as Episode 4? Maybe Cave acknowledges Donachi II as a legitimate DP game and perhpas so should all the cave fans.
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Cave absolutely does not acknowledge DOJ as DDP 4. Where in the heck did you get that from??
The Uber rare English/Asian international release of DaiOuJou says III on the title screen. Multiple members on Shmups have owned this board and can confirm. CoinOpExpress even had a DoDonpachi III English board for sale once.
 
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ResO said:
Cave absolutely does not acknowledge DOJ as DDP 4. Where in the heck did you get that from??
The Uber rare English/Asian international release of DaiOuJou says III on the title screen. Multiple members on Shmups have owned this board and can confirm. CoinOpExpress even had a DoDonpachi III English board for sale once.
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I dunno man, the thing clearly says episode 4 between stages...If I'm wrong so be it, but I'm gonna check it today just in case.

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Pics or it didn't happen.

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I'm gonna, just give me some time!
 
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http://www.gamengai.com/bn_inf.php?type=translation&id=1966&l=j

we had been approached to produce an overseas version of the game (named "Dodonpachi III"), so I decided to include all these changes I had started to make in the overseas version. You could call this overseas version of the game a prototype for the Black Label.
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I've never seen the above link or quote before, my knowledge of the board has been from supposed Shmup.com owners.
 
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It just came up in a google search, but you sure know how to make a person feel dirty.

gaymenguy.com, should have figured.
 
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Proves that I'm wrong, I didn't even bother to look at the game to make sure I wasn't mistaken after reading that article, well, my bad, but still DDPII is a good game and it does have the Cave logo all over it. Think of it as many of the other cave games designed by someone that IDK hires just 'cause he likes their style. Like The Raizing dude and the guy from Air Gallete.
 
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