Publisher Live Wire has announced a surprise port for DoDonPachi True Death on Nintendo Switch coming this month.

DoDonPachi True Death will launch for Nintendo Switch (via the eShop) on December 19th, and will only have Japanese language support.

Originally developed by Cave and released back in 2012 for Japanese arcades, it is the sixth entry in Cave’s DonPachi series of shoot ’em ups titles. A region-free Xbox 360 port was released in 2013, and the game later got an enhanced definitive version, DoDonPachi True Death EXA Label worldwide, on the exA-Arcadia arcade platform in 2020.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new trailer:

From the Greatest to the Greatest Resurrection and the Greatest Rebirth! A bullet-hell shooter with an engaging conversational storyline!

DoDonPachi True Death is a cool and stylish vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter game in which you must exterminate the Mechanized Planet People who have taken over the ‘Ideal City’. The battle takes place in commercial, residential, water source, and suburban areas that are supposed to be protected. The game is set in commercial, residential, water source, and suburban areas, which are supposed to be defended.

Story

An ideal city – a place where mankind dreams of perfect peace and harmony with nature. To eliminate the “mechanized planetary people” who have entered this land ruled by computers, the leader orders the first class combatants. Together with your combat partner Element Doll, destroy the giant computer system that lurks in the ideal city!

Features

• The tension of dodging a massive barrage of bullets that covers the entire screen. The exhilaration of destroying enemies one after another with overwhelming firepower and a sense of accomplishment when the game is cleared.
• The game features a variety of weapons, including basic attack shots, high-intensity shots, and high-intensity shots. The game features a basic attack shot, a high-powered laser, a bomb that eliminates bullets from the entire screen, and a hyper system that maximizes firepower to achieve victory.
• The game features three partners with different abilities and three types of dresses to enhance your weaponry, allowing you to play to your strengths.
• Aim for a high score with the “Get Point System,” which accelerates your score by destroying enemies in succession.
• In the “Sakuraya” version, the attractive dialogue between characters is fully voiced, and you can enjoy a new story that further expands on the world view of the arcade version.
• Four game modes allow everyone from beginners to advanced players to enjoy bullet hell shooters.
• Achieve specific conditions to earn rewards such as wallpaper, voices, and support functions.

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