Descpription:
DoDonPachi is a manic shooter arcade game developed by
Cave and published by Atlus, in 1997. The title is a play on
words; dodonpachi is an onomatopoeia mimicking the sound of
gunfire, but the kanji used to write it in the game title
literally translates to "Angry Boss Bee".
This time around, the players take on the role of a squadron
fighter facing against a race of mechanized aliens that suddenly
appeared and started causing havoc. Their purpose and origin
however were to be discovered during the battle...
DoDonPachi" is the sequel to 1995's DonPachi, and was followed
by International Game Systems' "DoDonPachi II", though it
was poorly received by fans. Cave returned to the series in
2002 with the release of DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou.
Some of the promotional images for "DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou" give
the alternate title "DonPachi: Episode 4" suggesting that
"DoDonPachi II" is still considered canonical in spite of it
not being made by Cave. Most recently, Cave announced that
the 5th game in the series, Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu,
will be released in the Spring of 2008.
