Micro-Review: Dodonpachi Maximum for Windows Phone 7

Up for the Micro-Review slate today: Dodonpachi Maximum! This is Cave's first original Smartphone game, and it's currently only on Windows Phone 7. Bullet Hell action in the palm of your hands and it's fun!

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Considering my love of shmups (shoot em ups), this game was a no brainer. Considering Windows Phone 7 has a smaller game library than both Android Market (Play Market) and Apple's App Store, I was surprised that Cave would not only bring the Dodonpachi franchise to WP7, but an original entry at that!

Does it look hard yet.... no? Wait for it...

Graphics:
This in an interesting topic for this game. The game takes place in the "Maximum Bullet Simulator", a simulator developed by EVAC Industries, the company responsible for the weaponry in the Dononpachi universe. Because you're in a simulator, the enemies are "virtual" and given an 8-bitish look and feel.

Getting harder

This style does not affect game play one bit, as withing moments, your screen is covered in colored death! I played this game on my HTC TITAN that has a 4.7" screen and the game is simply gorgeous! Colors are sharp, game is smooth as butter, and well, with hundreds of "bullets" on screen, the game never misses a step.

Gameplay:
One word: PERFECT. The game uses 1 finger to play, 2 to drop a laser bomb.It works so well that I may never want to play a shmup with a joystick again.

Sounds:
Coming with a remixed tracklist from WASi303, the soundtrack is just awesome on your phone.
Have a listen


Sound effects in game as just as good. Voices are clear, explosions are clean, and well the fireing of your weapon is great.

When you see this in a shmup, something big is coming!

Misc:
Cave saw fit to give us Online leaderboards as well as XBOX Live support for Achievements.

LASER BOMBED!

Rating?
Lets see, did I mention my love of shmups? Check! My enjoyment playing the game? Check! Baddies getting laser Bombed? Check! Our Score? CHECK!

5 out of 5 Geegamons!

If you are a Windows Phone 7 gamer, then do yourself a favor and BUY THIS GAME! If you are a Dodonpachi fan, BUY THIS GAME. If you.re a fan without a Windows Phone? BUY ONE NOW, THEN BUY THIS GAME!