DODONPACHI MAXIMUM - (by CAVE) - Universal App

[metalcasket]

Originally Posted by strivemind

Highly recommended you try it if you can. Easiest would either be through XBLA, or get the GameCube version on eBay (Wii will play it if you have a GC controller and memory card).

+1 for Kyotokei. Pretty decent polarity shmup.
+10 for rRootage. Any shmup fans should have this as a staple. It has a ton of levels across 4 very different play styles.

I guess there's a reason to pull my Xbox out of it's 3 year hibernation now. Guessing it's not on PS3. Well, no difference...that's also in hiberation now. >_>

This is my last bit of thread derailing: I've always avoided rRootage because of the "Online" part of the title. I don't know why, but that just completely confused the hell out of me. I just picked up the HD version...wow. I've seriously been missing out on this for such a long time?

[Athos]

One main reason is you can't change color while moving. Also, from what I understand, auto-fire isn't how you should play Ikaruga. So they need to figure that out too (you need to strategically aim for killchains).

Yeah I'm thinking about it some more and I'm pretty sure Ikaruga is going to be miserable on touch screen. The chaining scheme is very rigid you need to control your shots precisely.

Nice thing about Dodonpachi Maximum is that it was designed from ground up with auto-fire in mind. With earlier Cave titles lack of buttons could be frustrating.

In Espgaluda II:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5_jPOaLGFM#t=01m13s

Those medium ships you shoot them a couple times to bust one gun then they fire a much denser bullet pattern (means big points in the slow pink mode.) Not very difficult with buttons but with iOS shot on/shot off really a pain in the neck.

Ikaruga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVEtJ6w8og#t=2m02s

No shot button, no thanks

re: Metalcasket
I've avoided Rrootage because of the stupid icon heh. Played it a ton on mac tho'. Other ABA games like Noiz2sa and Parsec 47 are worth checking out (PC and Mac) too.

[defred34]

Originally Posted by Athos

No shot button, no thanks

There IS a shoot button. But with shoot + change color + move + homing ... that's just to much to control on a touchscreen in a bullet hell shooter I think.

What I was saying is that it gets better with auto-shoot, but then the whole game gets screwed up as a result.

[Athos]

Originally Posted by defred34

that's just to much to control on a touchscreen in a bullet hell shooter I think.

Most definitely.

Some games are fun when played either for survival or for score but Ikaruga isn't one of them; what enjoyment that game has to offer is in the chaining and you'd be frustrated trying to do it with a touchscreen.

[Connector]

Originally Posted by metalcasket

I guess there's a reason to pull my Xbox out of it's 3 year hibernation now. Guessing it's not on PS3. Well, no difference...that's also in hiberation now. >_>

This is my last bit of thread derailing: I've always avoided rRootage because of the "Online" part of the title. I don't know why, but that just completely confused the hell out of me. I just picked up the HD version...wow. I've seriously been missing out on this for such a long time?

Yeah, that online in the title is weird, cause usually that means you have to be on the internet, but it is a great game thatI first bought for my iphone aons ago. Cool game, but with games like dodonpachi, haven't played too much of it lately.

[lifthraser]

Anyone found a way to make this work on ipod touch 5th?
Tried editing restriction of the app file so it tryed to install it but then the installation failed
I'm so sad i bought an ipod 5th for gaming...

[Darth Ronfar]

I don't understand why the heck this game needs a compass? How many other games require this? And what is its use?

[strivemind]

Originally Posted by Darth Ronfar

I don't understand why the heck this game needs a compass? How many other games require this? And what is its use?

It doesn't really. But because Apple has not given developers any way to restrict which device a game can run on, developers commonly use things like a compass, GPS, iOS version, gyroscope, etc. to restrict hardware.

Basically, your device wouldn't be able to run it properly.

[Darth Ronfar]

So your saying they don't want to sell this game on the iPod touch 5th gen? Isn't like exactly the same as the 4s...(does it run on that?)

[laszlo_kovacs]

Originally Posted by Darth Ronfar

So your saying they don't want to sell this game on the iPod touch 5th gen? Isn't like exactly the same as the 4s...(does it run on that?)

Runs great! That's a bummer to hear. I think there is a fix for this via SSH/iFile (which involves jailbreaking) or by using a program like iExplorer. I saw a post on here recently...I'll try to find it.