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Ammadeau
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"DDP PS2 Quick Impressions" , posted Wed 16 Apr 21:47:

A Cave shooter released on a home console? That's amazing enough in itself, but they took their time to make this release all it could be. To start with, it comes with a DVD containing a DDP god playing through both loops of the game along with some other cool videos with quotes like 'It will be impossible to reach the end of this game.'

The game itself is loaded down with modes. Of course, you have arcade mode, but you can also play it 'bullet free' if you desire. The only problem here is the difficulty settings are named wrong. They should change 'easy' to 'hard' and 'very hard' to 'damn near impossible' This isn't a game for casual shooter fans. It makes Mars Matrix look like Space Invaders. I suppose you could bomb your way through it, but I don't see the fun in that.

Then you have simulation mode, which is basically score attack, but not only can you play whichever level you want, but you have over a dozen peremeters of the game you can alter as you see fit to tailor the game to your playing desires. I haven't spent much time with this mode yet, but it looks like where most of my replay value will come from.

Then there is Death Label, which is the boss attack mode... from heck! Seriously, if the bullet patterns weren't incredibly difficult to avoid before, now they come at you twice as fast. I think only the Flash could pass this mode without dying.

There's also a gallery with all the bueatiful art from the game, the option to have backgrounds for the spaces to the left and right of the game when not playing in TATE, and of course there's not only TATE, but also support for widescreen TATE. Original or arranged music is also yours to choose from.

If you like your shooters hard, you just have to get this game. I'm not even that good at bullet dodging, but I know already that this game isn't coming out of my PS2 for at least a week. Poetry in motion. :)

[this message was edited by Ammadeau on Wed 16 Apr 21:48]

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exodus

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"Re(1):DDP PS2 Quick Impressions" , posted Thu 17 Apr 18:40

thanks for the impressions! I'd pick this game up even if it were just arcade mode, but it's good to know that there are a few extras in there to keep me interested.

Ammadeau
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"Re(2):DDP PS2 Quick Impressions" , posted Fri 18 Apr 03:42

The more I play, the more I like. It's not quite as difficult as I thought at first either. I even have the top score in Death Label mode. Helps to watch the replays and chose the proper pilot and ship for your playing style. Playing the game in no bullet mode helps to see where the big ships / tanks will be coming from so you can start nailing them before they unleash their bullet sprays.

I wish I understood how the combo meter works though. It seems to drop on me even when I've been destroying ships non-stop. All I know is hyper jacks it up considerably. I've gotten nearly 3,000 combo by using hyper.

Rid Hershel

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"Re(3):DDP PS2 Quick Impressions" , posted Fri 18 Apr 05:31

Same happens with all the Cave shooters. They look HARD, but they just need practice. Usually the collision zone on your ship/character is small, and the bullet patterns leave enough space in some places you need to learn to identify.

I wish I could play it, loving all the other Cave games... btw, Donpachi and Dodonpachi are on PS and Saturn, iirc; only the lastest Cave shooters aren't on home consoles.

Bonus link: Cave fansite.