DonPachi
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…
DonPachi is an arcade developed by CAVE Interactive, released 1 November 1995 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What DonPachi is
DonPachi is an arcade game developed by CAVE Interactive and released in 1995. It was published by Atlus. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Dodonpachi series
DonPachi is the first of 18 entries we hold in the Dodonpachi series. The next entry was DoDonPachi in 1997.
What it launched against
DonPachi launched on 1 November 1995, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby and Mission Critical.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby, Mission Critical.
Official trailer
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