DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
The fourth game in the Donpachi series.
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou is an arcade developed by CAVE Interactive, released 17 April 2002 on PlayStation 2, Arcade and iOS.
What DoDonPachi DaiOuJou is
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou is an arcade game developed by CAVE Interactive and released in 2002. It was published by AMI. It is available on PlayStation 2, Arcade and iOS. It runs on IGS PolyGame Master.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Centuries have passed since the catastrophic war that almost cost the human race its complete annihilation at the hands of the deranged commander of the DonPachi Corps, a military squad of starfighter pilots known for their combat prowess and emotional detachment (as a result of the inhuman training they are subjected to - the first game being a prime example of it, with the trainee actually slaughtering comrades posing as the enemy); whatever remained of his genocidal army was gathered, transported to the Moon and sealed within a network of caves, left to rot away as the nightmares faded into legend. The human race flourished again, to the point of colonizing the Moon itself, the megacity…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Dodonpachi series
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou is the fourth of 18 entries we hold in the Dodonpachi series. It arrived 11 months after DoDonPachi II. The next entry was DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label in 2002.
What it launched against
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou launched on 17 April 2002, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Heroes of Might and Magic IV and Spider-Man.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Spider-Man.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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