Bullet hell experts Cave have today announced their next forthcoming iOS shooter Dodonpachi Blissful Death. Known as Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou in Japan, it’s the fourth game in the Donpachi series and was followed up with Dodonpachi Dai Fukkatsu several years later, which we know as Dodonpachi Resurrection [$7.99/Lite] here on the US App Store.
There aren’t any details just yet for Dodonpachi Blissful Death, but based on Cave’s previous iOS releases I think it’s pretty safe to assume a few things. It will likely include an arcade mode that stays faithful to the original release as well as a special Smartphone mode that has been retooled for touch screens and given some additional features.
While most of Cave’s iOS releases follow this formula, they bucked that trend with their last release Bug Princess [$4.99/Lite], which was more or less just a direct port of the arcade version. This wasn’t exactly a bad thing, as the arcade game was (and is) amazingly fun, but I’ve grown to really like the special Smartphone modes that Cave puts so much thought into. Hopefully we’ll see this in Dodonpachi Blissful Death.
Beyond that, you can expect multiple ship types, weapon augmenters called Element Dolls, insane combo scoring, and hidden loops and bosses. So basically, tons of Cave shmup goodness. Really great news too, considering Cave has been contemplating focusing more on less hardcore, more social games. Glad to see them still bringing great titles to iOS.
As soon as we have more information on Dodonpachi Blissful Death‘s arrival on the App Store, like pricing and release date, we’ll be sure to let you know. For now though, it’s probably safe to hit up our forums and start drooling.
