Differences between modes?

[Le Taulier]

First DoDonPachi game for me, where can i see all the differences between each game mode?

[Dracu]

Wikipedia page has some info on the different modes atleast.

[Le Taulier]

Originally posted by Dracu:

Wikipedia page has some info on the different modes atleast.

Yeah, but it's far from exhaustive, i'd like to find a complete list

[Hikyodoll]

hardcoregaming101[www.hardcoregaming101.net] is a great resource.

[Iori Branford]

Brief summary of modes that I've played:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/464450/discussions/0/341537388322738403/#c341537388323173574

[Daedelous]

Normal 1.5 - The original game, as it was
Normal 1.51 - Original game with variations in scoring and other mechanics
Arrange A - Plays with Daioujou's Leinyan as the main character, using Daioujou's mechanics for hypers and ship. I.e Hypers are dropped from the top.
Arrange B - Completely new style of mode, not sure what it focuses on.
Novice - Easy mode for beginners
Black Label Novice - Same as above, but for Black Label
Black Label - The special release of the game, new music, new mechanics like "Red Mode", scoring and patterns updated.
Black Label Arrange - Black Label with the Tiger Schwert from Ketsui playable, uses Ketsui's scoring system merged with Ressurection's.

This is the best I can do.

[Mr. Stimpson]

Originally posted by graphure:

hardcoregaming101[www.hardcoregaming101.net] is a great resource.

Originally posted by Scot:

Normal 1.5 - The original game, as it was
Normal 1.51 - Original game with variations in scoring and other mechanics
Arrange A - Plays with Daioujou's Leinyan as the main character, using Daioujou's mechanics for hypers and ship. I.e Hypers are dropped from the top.
Arrange B - Completely new style of mode, not sure what it focuses on.
Novice - Easy mode for beginners
Black Label Novice - Same as above, but for Black Label
Black Label - The special release of the game, new music, new mechanics like "Red Mode", scoring and patterns updated.
Black Label Arrange - Black Label with the Tiger Schwert from Ketsui playable, uses Ketsui's scoring system merged with Ressurection's.

This is the best I can do.

Thanks for the info. Is there a "most played" version amongst all the options for score attack? Or do the communities for each version overlap quite a bit?

[Firehawke]

There's huge overlap, I'd say, with most people finding two or three modes they prefer. As of right now, Arrange A and Black Label Arrange modes are broken (the former has no slowdown, and the latter has entirely too much) so I'd suggest starting with the basic gameplay (1.5/1.51)

[modirufa6317]

Arrange B is a weird sort of score attack mode where it keep tracks of your ranks (which affect bullet density, speed, and enemy health) between each runs.
In short, the more you play it, the harder it gets.

[Mr. Stimpson]

I've been a fan of normal black label so far. Is that mode bug free? I really like how you can control the level difficulty with the red gauge. And how you can fire normal and laser at the same time. Aaaand that you can pick ships/shot type, and a few other things.

[modirufa6317]

Originally posted by Mr. Stimpson:

I've been a fan of normal black label so far. Is that mode bug free?

As far as I know, only arrange A and especially KetsuPachi have been reported to have serious issues. Aside from that, there may be the typical leaderboard and replay problems.

[Mr. Stimpson]

Nice. Well thank you fur the information, guys.