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DonPachi

1995 80 / 100 Arcade Shooter

DonPachi is a 1995 vertical manic shoot-'em-up originally in arcades and was the first game from the developer Cave. Settings are mainly woodland and enemies are military vehicles and robots, culminating in the final boss, a huge robotic bee. One of three weapon configurations is chosen at start and then leveled up through dropped power-ups. DonPachi was ported to the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation in 1996.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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DonPachi is a 1995 vertical manic shoot-'em-up originally in arcades and was the first game from the developer Cave. Settings are mainly woodland and enemies are military vehicles and robots, culminating in the final boss, a huge robotic bee. One of three weapon configurations is chosen at start and then leveled up through dropped power-ups. DonPachi was ported to the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation in 1996.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
CAVE Interactive
Publisher
Atlus, SPS, HAMSTER, Four Winds Software
Franchise
Dodonpachi
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Q4 1995
  • Arcade Nov 1995
  • PlayStation Oct 18, 1996
  • PlayStation 3 May 12, 2010
  • Sega Saturn Apr 26, 1996
  • PlayStation Portable May 12, 2010

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