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DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label

Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou: Black Label is a revised version of the original Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou, released only six months after the original version. It features remixed gameplay with a number of refinements…

25 October 2002

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label is an arcade developed by CAVE Interactive, released 25 October 2002 on Arcade.

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What DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label is

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label is an arcade game developed by CAVE Interactive and released in 2002. It is available on Arcade only. It runs on IGS PolyGame Master.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou: Black Label is a revised version of the original Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou, released only six months after the original version. It features remixed gameplay with a number of refinements. Players are given the option at the start of their game whether to play a one-loop or two-loop game, with the one-loop option always giving players the ability to face off against hidden boss Taisabachi and true final boss Hibachi. The first loop is made noticeably easier, and players are able to keep their lives and bombs when entering the second loop. Several other bugfixes and adjustments to the scoring system lead to an overall smoother difficulty curve. The board also includes a…
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How it plays

Its themes are warfare.

Where it sits in the Dodonpachi series

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label is the fifth of 18 entries we hold in the Dodonpachi series. It arrived 6 months after DoDonPachi DaiOuJou. The next entry was DoDonPachi DaiOuJou DX in 2005.

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What it launched against

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label launched on 25 October 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, TimeSplitters 2 and Age of Mythology.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, TimeSplitters 2, Age of Mythology.

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When did DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label come out?
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label was released on 25 October 2002 for Arcade.

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