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Document: DDP:DFK Guide
Game: DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu (Asia)
DoDonPachi: Resurrection (US/Europe)
Platform: Arcade / Xbox360 / IOS / Android
Developer: Cave
Publisher: Cave / Rising Star Games
Author: Slateman (
[email protected])
Version: 1.5
Date: September 1st, 2012
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Table Of Contents
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1: About
2: Game History
2a: DoDonPachi History
2b: DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu History
2c: DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu Release History
2d: Personal DDP History
3: Ship & Mode Overview
3a: Ship Details
3b: Mode Details
4: Game Mechanics
4a: Aura
4b: Bees
4c: Chains
4d: Hypers
4e: Bullet-Canceling
4f: Scoring Basics
5: Game Features
5a: Ura Path
5b: Second Loop
5c: 1-Up
6: Game Modes
6a: Xbox 360 Mode (1.5)
6b: Novice Mode (1.5)
6c: Arrange Mode A
6d: Arrange Mode B
6e: Black Label (Not completed)
6f: Version 1.51 (Not completed)
6g: IOS/Android (Not completed)
7: Replay Mode
8: Achievement Guide
8a: Arrange Mode A Achievements
8b: Arrange Mode B Achievements
8c: Black Label Achievements
9: Credits
10: Legal Stuff
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Revision Notes
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1.0 First document
NO information on Black Label or 1.51
NO information pertaining to IOS/Android versions
To Work On (i.e. Can you help me w/ this stuff?)
Section 5a: How do you return to the Tsuujou path from Ura path?
Section 5c: Does dying affect the 1-Up on level 3?
Section 6a1: Need help on Bee Scoring - Can you help?
1.5 (Like what I did there?)
Various tweaks and fixes. Nothing major added
(To Work On / Fixing)
DDP2 Release Year
DoDonPuchi Zero issue
DonPuchi release years
Section 4a (Aura) could use some more elaboration.
Section 4c (Chains) - How do chains on boss battles differ?
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1: About
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DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu translates roughly to "Angry Bee Boss: Great
Resurrection". It is the fifth main entry in the DonPachi series of games.
The game was released in Japanese arcades in the spring of 2008 and later
ported to mobile devices and consoles. In the west, it was dubbed DoDonPachi:
Resurrection and ultimately made more accessible upon its release on
iPhone, iPad, European Xbox360s and Android devices.
This guide will cover the Xbox360 version first and foremost. Wherever I have
details on these other versions, I will add them but they are not the main
focus. However, the gameplay is generally the same, so most of this guide will
relate to any version of the game you have.
I will speak about this game as DDP:DFK or just DFK, abandoning the western
title entirely. You will see various acronyms used throughout; you should
generally know these already, but for reference:
DDP DoDonPachi
DFK Daifukkatsu
DOJ DoDonPachi: Dai-Ou-Jou (or DDP3, the greatest ever!)
SDOJ DoDonPachi: Sa-Dai-Ou-Jou (DDP5)
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2: Game History
Here we'll talk about DonPachi and its 4 sequels here!
Well...I don't know if Maximum really counts as a sequel. I vote "No."
2a: DoDonPachi History
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1995 DonPachi Arcade, PS1, Saturn
1997 DoDonPachi Arcade, PS1, Saturn
???? DoDonPachi 2: Bee Storm Arcade (developed by IGS, not Cave)
2002 DoDonPachi: Dai-Ou-Jou Arcade, PS2, IOS
aka DoDonPachi: Blissful Death
2008 DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu Arcade, Xbox360, IOS, Android
aka DoDonPachi: Resurrection
2012 DoDonPachi: Sai-Dai-Ou-Jou Arcade
2012 DoDonPachi: Maximum Windows Phone
20xx DonPuchi Cellular Phone
20xx DoDonPuchi Cellular Phone
20xx DoDonPuchi Zero (?) Cellular Phone
20xx DonPin Cellular Phone (Pinball Game)
I don't know if DoDonPuchi and DoDonPuchi Zero are different games or not.
2b: DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu History
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1.0
The initial release of the game came out in spring of 2008 and
featured a game-breaking bug.
1.5
Fixing some of the main issues with version 1.0 and adding the green
Type-B ship, this came out less than two months after version 1.0.
This revision adds two more numbers to the score and several other
smaller fixes. 1.5 is therefore the main release of DFK and is the
version found on the Xbox360/IOS/Android ports.
1.51
This is DLC for home conversions and was made public only at the Cave
Matsuri Festival in 2010. This has some differences to the scoring
system and has only one loop. The button configuration is akin to
that of DDP:DOJ.
Black Label
Following in the tradition of Black-Label releases, this was issued
in 2010. This was released as DLC for console versions and
features its own set of achievements. There were numerous changes to
the system for this version.
2c: DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu Release History
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Arcade 1.0
1.5
1.51 (Cave Matsuri Festival Only)
Black Label
IOS DoDonPachi Resurrection HD
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Android DoDonPachi Resurrection (Europe)
Xbox360 1.5
1.51 (DLC Only)
Black Label (Standalone disc & DLC)
Resurrection: Deluxe Edition (Europe)
2d: Personal DDP History
(feel free to skip this section!)
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I was introduced to DonPachi and DoDonPachi back in 2001 by a friend and it
became my favorite shooter (shmup) rather quickly. DoDonPachi: Dai-Ou-Jou
came out a year later and in 2003 on the Playstation 2. I imported this
day one and it remains my favorite shmup ever. The challenge in DOJ is absurd
but it is the most rewarding game I've ever played. Chaining level 1 remains
one of my proudest achievements in gaming. I played this for five years before
its successor, DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu came out in 2008. Sadly, it was four
more years before I could play it. The gameplay in DFK is not as rigorous
which, at my age and place in life, is actually rather welcome. Of course,
DoDonPachi: Sai-Dai-Ou-Jou came out just as I got DFK, so the math suggests
*maybe* I'll play SDOJ in 2016 if I'm lucky.
As a long-time member of the shmup online community (links below), I found it
somewhat difficult culling all of the information I wanted from the various
sources. Much of the information found here was from these forums and credit
will be given wherever that info was taken directly. Otherwise, it was just
me tinkering around in all the modes trying to get accurate info.
In any event, I LOVE me some DDP and find DFK to be a lot of fun, particularly
with the different modes and DLC. I think the game looks fantastic and is
something I can play in front of my kids (unlike most games nowadays!) OK,
that's enough. Read on, enjoy...hopefully there's something useful for you in
here!
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3: Ship & Mode Overview
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As this is so important to your game, we'll discuss the three types of ships
and three types of modes here.
3a: Ship Details
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There are three types of ships in DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu. As with prior
DDP games, the balance comes with width of shot vs speed. I find the Type
C ship to be far too slow and its shots too wide to keep up a good chain.
On the other hand, Type A's speed is wonderful, albeit at a sacrifice of
shot width. I digress. Here are the details with Pros/Cons (+/-) listed.
Type A (Red)
Fastest Ship
Narrow Shot
+ Strongest shot attack power.
+ Fastest to build Hyper
- Vulnerable on sides due to options being located in front.
Type B (Green)
Medium Speed
Medium Shot (Controllable by direction of movement)
+ Strongest laser
/ Medium speed to build Hyper (+/- I guess)
Type C (Blue)
Slowest Ship
Widest Shot
- Delay when switching from Normal to Boost in Power Style.
- Slowest to build Hyper
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3b: Style Details
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There are three styles of play in DDP:DFK and they drastically affect how the
game is played. Coupling these with three types of ship and you have a very
diverse game. Choosing an adequate combination is essential for both survival
and score.
Options listed below refer to the orbiting mini-ships surrounding your ship.
Bomb Style
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* Three options and three bombs to start.
* After each death, another bomb will be added to your stock (max is 6)
* Auto-Bomb when hit. This is weaker than a regular bomb.
* Weakest laser, cannot push back lasers from the largest of enemies.
Power Style
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* Change between Normal (weaker/faster) and Boost (more powerful/slower).
- (Normal) - Two Options
- (Boost) - Four Options
* Hyper charges the fastest in Power Style.
- (Normal) - Regular shot charges Hyper meter faster but is less powerful.
- (Boost) - Clears bullets better, doesn't charge Hyper as fast.
* Don't start with bombs in stock. Max is 1.
* Auto-Bomb when you have one in stock.
- (Normal) - Auto-Bomb is a normal manual bomb.
- (Boost) - Auto-Bomb is a standard, auto-bomb.
* Smallest Aura shot area (see section 4a)
* The best style for points, also the most challenging to master.
Strong Style
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* Six Options
* After each death, another bomb will be added to your stock (max is 6)
* Auto-Bomb when hit. This is weaker than a regular bomb.
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4: Game Mechanics
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To the non-familiar gamer, a shooter like DDP is likely one (or more) of
several things. Too difficult, over too quickly, too expensive, not enough.
The 'problem' here is that any gamer can blaze through the game, using
continues and not diving into what makes this game/series so great. Really,
many could gloss over the entire genre without appreciating how fantastic is
all truly is. However, you're here reading this FAQ and therefore you have
already the curiosity.
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4a: Aura
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Your ship is surrounded by a ring when using laser and this aura can help
protect you from smaller enemies and small lasers.
Apparently, while attacking an enemy with a laser, you can also move this aura
over the enemy to deal additional damage. This will also boost your hyper
meter.
I'm a bit unclear on how this all works but it seems you should use this on
larger enemies and bosses, particularly between boss bullet patterns.
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4b: Bees
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Seeing as how DoDonPachi translates roughly to 'Angry Bee Boss', the
recurring theme of collectible bees is rather fitting. DFK features nine
bees on each stage (10 in level 1, based on which path you take) and in
each mode in DFK (1.5, Novice, Arrange A & B) their involvement in scoring
differs. I will detail how they work in each mode in each mode's individual
section.
Bees are scattered throughout each of DFK's five levels and are hidden in
version 1.5. You should memorize their location and plan your route
accordingly.
In order to locate and reveal each bee, you will use your laser. By passing
over each bee's location with your laser, you will see a transparent outline
of the bee. By hitting this location with the tip of your laser, you will
reveal the bee. Note that on Novice Mode, all bee locations are revealed.
They are also easy to locate on each of the Arrange Modes.
Upon revealing a bee, in all but Arrange Mode A, it will flash in one of
two colors, Green and Gold. The general idea (scoring differs in each mode)
is that Green will fill your hyper meter and Gold will give you points. If
you can manage to collect the bee while it is changing from one to the other,
and is white, you will receive the benefits of both; your hyper meter will
fill and you will also receive the point boost. This is obviously the
most beneficial choice but the timing of doing so is more challenging.
Bees aren't necessarily as important to points as in prior DDP games, but
collecting all the bees on any given level in 1.5 will yield 3.2 million
points. Not too bad, really. Bees also count towards your combo.
Finally, collecting bees on each stage is one of the requirements of
reaching the second loop. You will need at least 35 to progress into the
second loop, all 45 for the Ura loop.
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4c: Chains
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As with every DonPachi game, chains are at the heart of scoring and therefore
the game itself. Copying what I wrote on my DOJ FAQ:
In the upper left hand corner of the screen you will find the GP (Get Point)
Meter. Your goal is to keep this meter filled at all times. There are 2 ways
in which you can accomplish this:
1. Causing Explosions
2. Keeping your laser on an enemy
Generally, things work the same as they have for years in the DDP world; each
enemy you destroy fills up the GP meter a set amount. After that explosion,
the meter will slowly decrease. You must keep it active by destroying enemies
before the meter empties or by maintaining laser contact with an enemy
(typically larger ones). Doing this will keep your GP meter filled at a
steady level until it's destroyed.
In the past, when your meter emptied, your chain was broken. However, in
DFK, your combo doesn't just return to zero as the more rigid (i.e. brutal)
scoring of DOJ, etc had. By allowing your GP meter to empty, your chain will
start to lose numbers as it did in the less-than-popular DDP2. This will
give you an opportunity to pick up your chain and add to your high combo
count. However, if your Hyper meter is full or if you are currently in
Hyper mode, this break in a chain will result in it returning to zero. In
addition, dying, Bombing or Auto-Bombing will break your chain and you
will have to start all over again. Boss battles seem to function differently.
How precisely? More research needed!
Playing through DFK without chaining is an entertaing experience. Prolonging
that experience by focusing on enemy/bee locations and scoring is what makes
DFK and DDP in general such a rewarding series.
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4d: Hypers
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Introduced in DOJ were Hypers and the Hyper meter. DFK continues that element
and adds to it. Like in the past, destroying enemies will fill up your Hyper
Gauge. Activating Hyper allows your normal and laser shots to become larger
and more powerful.
Building Hypers comes naturally by destroying ships and maintaining laser
contact with enemies. Note that certain ships and styles (Type A/Power)
build your Hyper meter faster than others (Type C). In addition, recall
that collecting green or white/changing bees add to your Hyper gauge.
Engaging your Hyper will make the ring around your ship into a counter. It
will rotate counter-clockwise indicating how long you have until your Hyper
runs out. You will also receive a short moment of invincibility when releasing
your hyper. This can be greatly beneficial.
While in hyper mode, your normal shot will cancel bullets. This means all
normal bullets fired towards you will change color and disappear (well, at
least until you raise your rank, see two paragraphs down). Of course, this
can help you out a great deal when overwhelmed, trapped or cornered.
However, the most important element of bullet canceling is that it is the main
means of building your chain. More details below in Section 4e.
Your laser will not cancel bullets in Hyper mode, but will prove effective
against any kind of enemy laser. Recall that in Bomb style, your laser is
weak against strong enemy lasers. While using Hyper, you may push back any
enemy laser with any ship/style. In addition, using a laser shot against an
enemy laser here will boost your combo.
Rank
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While in Hyper mode, your rank increases and enemy bullets will increase in
number and strength. Rank fluctuates between 0 and 5 and goes up each time
you use it. Higher rank means higher difficulty, of course. It also reduces
your ability to cancel bullets, thereby making it harder to continue your chain.
Dying, bombing and completing a level will all lower your rank.
Finally, having a full hyper meter also acts as a multiplier. This is all
dependent on your current chain total. By filling your hyper meter and not
using it, your score for each kill goes up according to the following chart:
Hyper Multiplier
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1x 0 - 499
2x 500 - 999
3x 1,000 - 2,999
4x 3,000 - 4,999
5x 5,000 - 6,999
6x 7,000 - 9,999
7x 10,000 Hits +
Couple this with bullet canceling portion of raising your chain (which we
have yet to discuss) and you have the essentials of scoring in DFK.
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4e: Bullet Canceling
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Glossing over canceling above, this is an enormous portion of the game and
requires some basic details. Bullet canceling only occurs when you are in
Hyper mode and can only be done while using normal shot. This is the
fundamental basis to getting high combos in DFK.
After entering Hyper mode, use normal shot to cancel enemy bullets and add to
your combo meter. This will protect you from normal enemy shots (not lasers)
but its use is more for maxing your chain.
Now that we have the basics of Hyper->Canceling = Chains, how precisely does
this relate to score?
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4f: Scoring Basics
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After filling your hyper meter, you will want to wait for a section where
there are a lot of bullets. Upon unleashing your hyper, your goal will be to
max out your chain by canceling as many bullets as possible.
This does not mean you want to destroy your enemies. In fact, keeping them
alive just to cancel their bullets is the most efficient way of getting a huge
chain.
After your chain has ended, the common consensus is to max out your Hyper
gauge again and then to keep your chain going. As the hyper meter acts like
a multiplier (remember the chart from above?), your full hyper meter will
keep your score going up and up.
Oh, and keep collecting bees! Ideally, you will want to avoid green bees,
particularly once you have a full Hyper gauge. As detailed above, go for
the gold bees or collect them while they're white/changing.
Now, I am far from an expert and the scoring system is likely more detailed
than this. However, this is a basic overview of how scoring works. If
I have missed anything, please let me know. I'd love to expand this section.
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5: Game Features
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These are just some details about the paths and loops in the game. These
are pretty cool.
5a: Ura Midboss Requirements
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Starting the game, you are placed in the Tsuujou path and may continue the
entire game this way. However, the coolest addition to DFK is the inclusion of
a separate path. This is called the Ura path and by meeting some basic
requirements, you will meet prior DDP bosses as mid-bosses in DFK. This is
the only way to collect all of the bees in the game. In addition, you will
unlock the 'Taking A Detour' achievement (10g) by doing this in either
1.5 Modes (Xbox360 or Novice) as well as Arrange Mode A.
The Ura path is opened quickly in the first stage. You must get past the
the section with the three tanks with the following conditions:
1. Do Not Die
2. Full Hyper Meter
3. Do Not Allow Tanks To Destroy Silos
So, starting level 1, don't die and make sure you have a full hyper meter
for the section after the third tank. You MAY use a hyper before, but in
Bomb or Strong modes, you probably won't have enough time to refill your
hyper gauge. In Power mode, you can do this rather easily.
The final segment is an odd one. There are three tanks in this section,
and they enter from the left, then the right, then the left. There are
four silos (round-looking things on the floor). You want to make sure
the tanks do not destroy these. You can accomplish this by destroying
the tanks, the silos or both. However, don't let any of the tanks do
the destroying.
Though, apparently one silo *may* be destroyed. I'm unsure of specifics
here.
Uncovering and/or collecting bees has no bearing on the Ura path. I
have verified this in all modes on the Xbox360.
After fulfilling these requirements, the screen will change and your ship
will move to the left. It will be clear you've warped to the Ura path.
If you follow the streets up and meet the standard mid-boss, you have
done something wrong and cannot enter the Ura path again until stage 3.
ResumeDPosition writes (and credits adversity1):
"...if you collect the 7 bees on each stage in the normal path and not die
at all excluding bosses." (
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=28305)
Either way, you will remain in the Ura path for the duration of the game unless
you (Unsure here. Die? Bomb? Anyone?) at which case you'll be returned to
the Tsuujou path.
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5b: Second Loop (Tsuujou / Ura Loops)
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Completing the game while meeting certain requirements will allow you to
continue on to a second loop. You should aim to take the Ura path for the
first loop; it'll be easier to collect bees for the second Tsuujou loop
and because you must to reach the second Ura loop.
Oh, and each of these can be reached on Novice Mode as well.
Tsuujou Loop
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No Continues + Collect 35 bees
or No Continues + Use two bombs or less
or No Deaths (Bees/bombs don't matter)
(Can someone validate this for me?)
By starting the Tsuujou Loop, you will unlock the 'A Daunting Task' achievement
(worth 20g). The second Tsuujou loop will allow you to fight Taisabachi as
your final boss.
Upon beginning the second loop, you no longer have to worry about bees, bombs
or dying. You may continue as well and you will ultimately face Taisabachi.
Defeat Taisabachi and you will unlock the 'Abominable Execution Weapon'
achievement (worth 30g, English translation for Taisabachi is Golden Disaster)
Ura Loop
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Complete the Ura path on the first loop
Collect all 45 bees
Die no more than once
Use two bombs or less
By starting the Ura Loop, you will unlock the 'Suicide Mission' achievement
(worth 40g). The Ura loop will allow you to fight the true ending boss
Hibachi. Keeping with the series' tradition, Hibachi is the ultimate final
boss.
Upon beginning the Ura loop, you no longer have to worry about bees, bombs
or dying. You may continue as well and you will ultimately face Hibachi.
Defeat Hibachi and you will unlock the 'Destroy ]-[|/34<#!' achievement (worth
50g, English translation for Hibachi is ]-[|/34<#!, get it?)
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5c: 1-Up
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Every Cave game has a 1-Up (extra life) featured later in the game. In
several games it appeared on level 4, in DFK it's found on level 3. Towards
the end of the stage you'll find an enormous mechanical part of the ship that
spews out tons of bullets. You must defeat this enemy without using a bomb
to reveal the 1-up.
Q: Does dying affect this?
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6: Game Modes
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There are 6 different available modes on the Xbox360. The IOS and Android
versions differ somewhat, but I have yet to play either and these are not
covered in depth in this document.
While mechanics of the game have been covered already, what follows are mainly
just differences between modes and bee information. Arrange modes and (soon)
Black Label and 1.51 details will also be covered.
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6a: Xbox360 Mode (Ver 1.5)
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Since I have already gone over most of the mechanics of this game, there is
little left to discuss. You will begin Xbox360 Mode with a stock of three ships
as you go through five levels. You may access the Ura path by following the
directions listed in section 5a. Scoring works as detailed in section 4f.
What's left? Bees!
6a1: Xbox360 Mode: Bees
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As detailed above, there are nine bees on each level (10 on level one) and
for points purposes, you will want to collect them all. In addition, you will
unlock the achievement 'Bee Completion' (25g) for collecting them all
on any one level.
Bees come in three flavors.
Green: 100 points + Fills Hyper Meter
Gold: Math Below!
White: While flashing between green/white - get both benefits!
You should aim to collect these while they are flashing so to receive the
hyper meter boost as well as the fantastic point boost. However, when your
hyper meter is full, going for the gold version is just as good.
For each bee you collect, you will receive the following:
Bonus Point Totals
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Bonus / # Gold / All Bees
10,000 x 2
20,000 x 3
40,000 x 4
60,000 x 5
80,000 x 6
100,000 x 7
120,000 x 8
140,000 x 9
160,000 x 10 x 2
The first multiplier has to do with the number of bees you collect.
The second multiplier is based on just how many gold/white bees you collect.
The third multiplier is a x2 when you have collected them all.
Therefore, if you collect 6 bees (5 green then 1 gold) you will receive
100,000 x 2 (100,000 for 6 bees)(x2 for only 1 gold bee)
Now, there is more to this I'm fairly certain. I think the Bonus value
in the chart above goes up (or there's a different multiplier) based on:
Level?
Perfect Bee Collection? (got all 9 on level 1, values on level 2 doubled?)
**This needs help. Anyone?
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6b: Novice Mode (Ver 1.5)
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While many people are against the concept of novice modes in games, it works
rather well in DFK. This mode features everything from the regular
arcade/Xbox360 mode and most achievements are unlockable while playing Novice
Mode. I think it's a spectacular inclusion and will allow more than the
<1% of gamers to get to feel the enjoyment of 1CCing the game and going on to
fight Hibachi.
6b1: Novice Mode: Bees
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All bees are revealed in novice mode from the outset so it will prove easier
to collect the 35/45 needed to progress to the second loop.
You may still collect green bees (100 points + Fills Hyper Meter)
Gold/White changing bees use the following math.
Bonus x # of bees per stage (x2 for all)
Bonus Point Totals (in thousands)
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Level---> 1 2 3 4 5
1st Bee 10 20 40 80 80/160?
2nd Bee 20 40 80 160
3rd Bee 40 80 160 320
4th Bee 60 120 240 480
5th Bee 80 160 320 640
6th Bee 100 200 400 800
7th Bee 120 240 480 960
8th Bee 140 280 560 1,120
9th Bee 160 320 640 1,280
This means for each successive bee you collect while it is gold, you
will get 20,000 (then 40, 60, 80...) x the # you have collected.
Again, an example would be on level 4.
If you have collected all 9 bees, you will receive:
1,280,000 x 9 = 11.5 million points or so.
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6c: Arrange Mode A (Ver L)
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This mode is based on DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou.
Main Differences
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Type-A Ship / Power Mode Only (Powered up nicely too!)
Sped-up gameplay
Collect hyper icons
Gold bees only, location identified by green circles.
6c1: Scoring
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As with every other mode, you will want to fill your hyper meter. Since it's
Type-A / Power, this is the fastest combination to do so. Upon filling up
your hyper meter, a hyper icon will float from the top of the screen. You
should pick this up (and once, avoid it, to get the 'The One That Got Away'
achievement (10g)).
You can collect up to five hypers (and fill the hyper meter again with five in
stock for the 'Charged Up' achievement (20g))
Your ship will then be surrounded by up to five white rings, each with a number
spinning. This gives you the number of stocked hypers. When you activate your
hyper, a large number will appear telling you which level you used. (i.e. a
big #5 will be shown if you start a level 5 hyper). Like the other modes, a
ring will show you how long you have remaining on your current hyper.
The goal, as with every DDP, is to max out your chain. The way this is done
is different from the regular method in 1.5. Let's read.
How To Build Your Chain
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Every bullet fired towards you in Arrange Mode A will have a small square around
it. You will want to build up your hyper and unleash it where there are a lot
of bullets. Since you are using Power Mode here, you can opt to fire using
Normal Shot or Boost Shot. Each functions differently when you activate a
Hyper.
Using Normal mode, use your regular shot to 'tag' the bullets. When you have
done this, you will see a small green number beside the bullet and the word
HIT written in yellow. For each bullet you 'tag' with your normal shot,
your combo will go up. This is a lot like regular 1.5 mode except you're not
canceling the bullets in the process.
Using Boost on the other hand will cancel bullets like a regular hyper does in
DFK. Therefore, using a mix of both Normal shot and Boost shot will keep you
safe and max out your combo. There is an achievement for getting a
10,000-hit combo as well as a 100,000-hit combo, so there are some
opportunities for massive combos, particularly on levels 4 and 5.
Using laser here is beneficial on bosses, big enemies and lasers.
While not in hyper, I see no real difference between using Normal and Boost.
Whichever you prefer really; it does affect speed and strenght of shot however.
It also appears rather unwise to use hypers on bosses. My intermediate-at-best
experience tells me this is just an invitation for a beatdown as well as a
waste of hyper.
6c2: Arrange Mode A Bees
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There are no green bees in this mode. Bees will all be gold and will
flash white->gold. Therefore, you cannot collect green bees to boost your
hyper meter. Instead, these are all point-based. How you collect them
is important. (More below)
Since Arrange Mode A is based on DOJ, point totals here are also like DOJ.
Each bee collected will be related to your current combo. So, your hit
total will be multiplied with a bonus modifer (below) and then also with the
number of bees you have collected on the current stage. Note that dying
resets the 'bees per stage' portion of this. As with the other modes, you
get a 2x multiplier when you've collected all 9 bees.
Hit total x Bonus x # of bees per stage (x2 for all)
Bonus Point Totals
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Stage 1 50,000 / 500
Stage 2 40,000 / 400
Stage 3 30,000 / 300
Stage 4 20,000 / 200
Stage 5 10,000 / 100
The difference here is striking and so you will want to make sure you
collect bees the proper way. You will receive the higher point total
(100x higher, BTW) by:
Revealing/Picking up the bee in one motion
Collecting the bee while white (not gold)
Since bees are identified by a green circle, you can reveal and pick
them up in one blast of your laser. However, if you reveal them and
collect them later while they are still in a regular gold state,
you will receive the lower point total. Instead, wait until it
flashes white to get the higher total.
Note that these totals are the same for the second loop as well.
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6d: Arrange Mode B (Ver B)
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Is it OK to say I have no clue what is going on here?
This section will require some additional work. More to come!
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6e: Black Label
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6f: Version 1.51
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I have yet to download these versions but plan on doing so shortly. Once I
have had time to play them, I will update this guide with details.
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6g: IOS/Android Versions
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I have yet to purchase either version and will not write anything on these
modes until I have hands-on time with them. For now, I believe most of this
works similarly to version 1.5 (Xbox360 mode). More later.
Oh, I do know that on the IOS version, you can play as Hibachi by defeating him
after completing the second Ura loop. Doing so will unlock him on the ship
select screen.
If you don't want to do that (I guess it *is* a challenge), you can unlock him
the following way (but you have to re-enter the code each time)
On the ship select screen, highlight Type A ship, then move the cursor in this
pattern.
Starting on Type A
ABC ABC / BCA BCA / CAB CAB
So, highlight A, move to B, C, etc.etc.
Hibachi has some special attacks and has an option that shoots how you are
tilting your device.
credit to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfKP7pYn_LA
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7: Replays
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Going online to watch replays is always a great way to learn new techniques and
scoring methods. You may also check out the online leaderboards and download
high-score replays and then watch them on your system. There is no stage
select or method of skipping around so you will be forced to watch the entire
replay each time. However, you can use these to help you zip around more
quickly or to slow down to see precisely what is going on.
Press X to toggle between normal speed and 2/3/4/5x fast forwarding.
Press Y to toggle between normal speed and 2/3/4/5x slow motion.
Press A to return to normal speed.
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8: Achievement Guide
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This portion of the FAQ will be broken into sections for each mode. Most
are self explanatory but where additional details are necessary I will give
information. This section needs some more work.
MOST of these may be unlocked by playing through on Novice Mode.
A * besides the point value indicates a Hidden Achievement
5 Engage Hostiles Start a game
5 Pruning The Tulips Beat level 1 mid boss
10 Senko Beat level 2 mid boss
10 Raiko Beat level 4 mid boss
15 A.I. Defeat level 1 boss
15 NextExy Defeat level 2 boss
15 Perfect* Defeat level 3 boss
15 Ray'n Defeat level 4 boss
15 Shooty Defeat level 5 boss
30 Abominable Execution Weapon Defeat Golden Disaster (Taisabachi)
50* ]-[|/34<#! Defeat ]-[|/34<#! (Hibachi)
10 2x Bonus! Connect a 500-hit combo
15 3x Bonus! Connect a 1,000-hit combo
25 5x Bonus! Connect a 5,000-hit combo
50* 7x Bonus! Connect a 10,000-hit combo
20 Type-A Clear the game using the Type-A ship
20 Type-B Clear the game using the Type-B ship
20 Type-C Clear the game using the Type-C ship
30* BOMB Style Victory Clear the game using Bomb style
30* POWER Style Victory Clear the game using Power style
30* STRONG Style Victory Clear the game using Strong style
5* KABOOM!!!! Survived the mother ship's destruction by
an abominable force
(These four achievements require you to complete BOTH loops)
10 Taking A Detour Enter the secret route in level 1 (see 5a)
10 Just Don't Bomb Pick up a 1-up item (level 3 - see 5c)
25* Slow And Steady Wins The Race Enter the secret route after level 3
20 A Daunting Task Enter the open second loop (see 5b)
40 Suicide Mission Enter the hidden second loop (see 5b)
25 Bee Completion Collect all the bee items in a stage
20* Descent To Hell Pick up a bee while it was flashing on a
stage with an average enemy rank of 50+
10* By No Means Select "No" at the end of the first loop
15* Lonnnnnng Range Stay @ bottom of screen using Laser Custon
(Bottom 1/3 of screen for 70% of a stage)
50* Quitting My Bomb Addiction Clear the game without picking up a Bomb
10* Too Close for Comfort (Bomb Custom style), bombed when a bullet
was 1 pixel away. (Free Bombs not counted)
8a: Arrange Mode A Achievements
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15 Taking A Detour Enter the secret route
20 White Bee Hive Collect all bees in a stage while they're white
20 Full Power! Activate your hyper with 5 hyper items in stock
20 Charged Up Collect 5 hypers & fill the Hyper Meter to max
20 Extreme Generator Charge up 5 hyper stocks during one hyper
15 10,000 Hits! Connect a 10,000-hit combo
35 100,000 Hits! Connect a 100,000-hit combo
30 Non-Infinite Loop Clear the first loop
10* The One that Got Away... Let a hyper drift off-screen
50* Humanity's Triumph Defeat ]-[|/34<#!
8b: Arrange Mode B Achievements
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10 Hyper*Hyper Use a ton of hypers during Stage 1
5 This One's Free! Use a Free Bomb
10 UwaAaaAAaAa Cancel a ton of bullets after activating hyper
10 God-like Existence Increase the Expert Gauge to max
20 Iron Plate Love Collect 10,000 "Expert Items" on Stage 3
5 Automatic Transmission Trigger 3 auto-bombs during play
30 Thank You For Playing Score 50 million points+ across all stages
8c: Black Label Achievements
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5 In The RED Use the RED mode
5 Prepped for Sheer Violence Select Strong Style
5 Activate Hyper! Activate a hyper by using a bomb stock
10 Hyper Cancelling Cancel a hyper
10 RED GAUGE MAX Increase the RED Gauge to max
25 Bombing ]-[|/34<# Destroy ]-[|/34<#! using Bomb style
25 Overpowering ]-[|/34<# Destroy ]-[|/34<#! using Power style
50 Stronger than ]-[|/34<# Destroy ]-[|/34<#! using Strong style
15* What a Waste Get a Game Over without having used a bomb
100* [z3[)]-[|/34<#! Destroy [z3[)]-[|/34<#!
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9: Credits
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As the game was released some four years before this document was written,
plenty of fantastic information had been made available. While I took an
awful lot of time going through the game, most of this document would not
have been written without the assistance of the following sites:
Shmups Forum
http://shmups.system11.org
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=1896
I've been a member here forever and you can meet some phenomenal people here.
The first link is to the forums, the second is to the DDP:DFK documentation.
Cave-STG
http://www.cave-stg.com/
I prefer Cave shooters to all others, so this site/forum is right up my
alley. Some great stuff here.
GameFAQs
http://www.gamefaqs.com/
I can't forget that when I started making web sites, GameFAQs was also a
startup. That was a LONG time ago. Both the site and its boards can be
incredibly helpful.
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10: Legal Stuff
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This FAQ is copyright (c) 2012, Trevor Esposito (
[email protected])
DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu is copyright (c) 2008-2012, Cave
DoDonPachi: Daifukkatsu is trademark of Cave.
You may not distribute this for profit. You may not edit or alter the contents
herein without the permission of the author.
Currently, this FAQ may only be hosted at GameFAQs.com.
The most current version of this FAQ can always be found here:
http://www.slateman.net/faqs/
Hope the FAQ was useful in some form.
Good luck and have fun!
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