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Cave Shooting Collection

CAVE Interactive

The bullets don't let up in Cave's shooters. The developer is known for creating some of the most challenging shooting games. Take the ultimate challenge and play all 10 games in the Cave collection. All of them combine stunning visuals with intriguing stories with heart-stopping battles. The Box set includes all the download contents released, so gamers who choose this collection can spend all their time playing instead of installing packs. Since the games are known to be difficult, the box set includes strategy guides in DVDs and booklets with extra information. A reissue of this compilation called CAVE Shooting Collection Kan was released with one new game, Dodonpachi Sai-Dai-Ou-Jou. Because they were ported and published by other companies, Ketsui and Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou were not included.

DonPachi

CAVE Interactive, Atlus, SPS, Hamster Corporation, Four Winds Software

DonPachi is a 1995 vertical manic shoot-'em-up originally in arcades and was the first game from the developer Cave. Settings are mainly woodland and enemies are military vehicles and robots, culminating in the final boss, a huge robotic bee. One of three weapon configurations is chosen at start and then leveled up through dropped power-ups. DonPachi was ported to the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation in 1996.

DoDonPachi

CAVE Interactive, SPS, Hamster Corporation, Atlus

Compared to DonPachi, DoDonPachi is generally known for introducing new gameplay elements while improving or changing existing ones. The overall background of the game, unlike following sequels, remains more or less centered around a supposed invasion by a mysterious race of mechanized aliens, which the player is called to face throughout its run. However, more sinister and shocking secrets lie beneath the surface, accessible only to those brave and skilled enough to clear the entire game.

ESP Ra.De. Psi: Limited Edition

CAVE Interactive, M2

This edition includes the following: - ESP Ra.De. Psi - Artbook - Soundtrack - ESPer Stickers - Instruction Card

DoDonPachi Saidaioujou

CAVE Interactive, Live Wire

DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Cave in 2012. It's the sixth chapter in CAVE's DonPachi series. A Japanese region-free release was released on May 30, 2013.

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou

CAVE Interactive, AMI, Arika, CAVE Interactive CO

The fourth game in the Donpachi series.

Guwange

CAVE Interactive, Atlus

Guwange is 2D vertically scrolling shoot'em up played with a character moving on foot. The game takes place during the Muromachi period in Japan with strong fantasy elements. The shikigami demons possess the people and give them great opportunities, but they die after exactly one year. Three heroes want to get rid of the curse. They must kill the evil deity Guwange, but first they must find five elemental scrolls. The game belongs to the "bullet hell" range of shooters, with lots of bullets on the screen where precise movement and pattern detection is required. The player can choose from three characters, each with a different attack style. They can be moved around the screen and need to shoot enemies and bosses. They have access to basic weapons and special shots, but as the characters move on foot, they cannot shoot enemies on rooftops or freely move around the level when there are structures or obstacles in the way. The player can summon shikigami, increasing firepower. The Xbox 360 version has two additional game modes: Arrange Blue Mode (a more challenging version) and Arrange Xbox 360 mode (small changes in gameplay, for example shikigami is controlled separately with the right analog stick).

Princess Debut

CAVE Interactive, Natsume Inc.

Princess Debut is a rhythm otome game published by Natsume and developed by Cave for the Nintendo DS. The illustration and package design was done by Kotori Momoyuki, a manga artist serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi.

Dodonpachi True Death exA Label

CAVE Interactive, exA-Arcadia

Dodonpachi True Death exA Label is an expanded arcade-exclusive rerelease of Dodonpachi Saidaioujou. It features the original arcade and arrange modes from the Xbox 360 version, with their HD graphics display, alongside a brand-new "exA Label" mode. This new mode features rebalanced gameplay and heightened risk/reward via a reworked hyper shot system.

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label

CAVE Interactive

Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou: Black Label is a revised version of the original Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou, released only six months after the original version. It features remixed gameplay with a number of refinements. Players are given the option at the start of their game whether to play a one-loop or two-loop game, with the one-loop option always giving players the ability to face off against hidden boss Taisabachi and true final boss Hibachi. The first loop is made noticeably easier, and players are able to keep their lives and bombs when entering the second loop. Several other bugfixes and adjustments to the scoring system lead to an overall smoother difficulty curve. The board also includes a full copy of the original game; arcade operators can choose which game to boot at startup.

Mushihime-sama Futari

CAVE Interactive, AMI

Mushihime-sama Futari is a bullet-hell shoot 'em up where players control one of two insect-themed warriors through relentless waves of enemy fire. The game blends precise dodging with strategic weapon use in a vibrant, high-speed world filled with colorful enemies and bosses. Originally released in arcades, this version delivers the purest form of the game's challenging gameplay, requiring sharp reflexes and pattern recognition to survive its intense bullet patterns. The iOS adaptation, titled Bug Princess 2, brings the same core experience to mobile devices, adapting controls for touchscreens while maintaining the game's signature intensity.

Star Soldier vs. DoDonPachi Daioujou Caravan'06

CAVE Interactive, Hudson Soft

A cross-over game between the Star Soldier series by Hudson and the DoDonPachi series by Cave. The game combined a variety of elements between the two series such as ships and stages. The ships and stages available depended on whether you were subscribed to Hudson's Chaku☆Apu♪ service or Cave's Game Center Yokocho service. Users only registered on Hudson's Chaku☆Apu♪ service are able to play as Caesar in "Dodonpachi Daioujou Stage” and "Caravan Stage", and "Gokujo Shooting Arcade Yokocho". Users only registered on Cave's Game Center Yokocho service are only able to play as Type-A on the "Caravan Stage". Users with accounts on both services are able to use all ships and stages freely. The Caravan Stage features enemies and music from both series in the crossover.

Crimson Katana Exa Label

CAVE Interactive, exA-Arcadia

Crimson Katana: exA Label is a fresh take on Cave's sidescrolling arcade shooter Akai Katana incorporating elements from its Xbox 360 port. In addition to its several game modes, this release features several bonus options available in all game modes. A soundtrack selection menu lets players choose between the original arcade soundtrack, the Xbox 360 arranged soundtrack, or a new FM synth arranged soundtrack created by Keishi Yonao. A loop selection option lets players choose to begin from the harder second loop instead of from the beginning of the game. When played in English, dialogue is now subtitled for the first time.

Progear

CAVE Interactive, Capcom

Progear is an arcade video game developed by CAVE and published by Capcom on the CPS-2 arcade system board in 2001. This was Cave's only horizontal scrolling shooter until Deathsmiles in 2007. The game features a steampunk-like style and art design. This game is the second of two CAVE shoot 'em ups to be released in America with the third CAVE NTSC-U/C release being Princess Debut, and in limited print; and as a result, the US version is somewhat rare. Sometime in the past, the people of the country of Parts had found a way to become immortal, but only with elderly nobles. Five of these elders—Ballossum Pench, Gabriel Hammer, Jimchuck Spanner, Olsorro Slasher, and Leonard Drill—obtained immortality, and became known as the Motoruin sages. Eventually, they attempted to take over the Parts kingdom and start a new world order, collapsing the government and destroying parts of the country in the process. As their plans unfold, five children of one of these villages decide to battle the Motoruin using another new invention: the semi-automatic propelling engine, known as "Progear". At the start of the game, the player is given a choice between two pilots/planes and three gunners, which determines the effectiveness of their respective modes. Each character's costume can be changed by holding the start button at the selection screen.

Muchi Muchi Pork!

CAVE Interactive

Muchi Muchi Pork! is a bullet hell vertical scrolling shooter in cute-'em-up style for one or two players. The theme of the game is pork, and there are pork heads as collectible medals, the special attack is lard attack, the names of main heroines are puns on food items, and the main villain is called General Pork Fillet. The three playable heroines were transformed by the general into plump "pig" girls, and so they ride their flying bikes to avenge the general. The game consists of 5 levels. The second loop becomes available if the player clears the game without loosing a life. The game was later released on Xbox 360 in Japan as a part of Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara compilation.

Puzzle Uo Poko

CAVE Interactive

Dangun Feveron

CAVE Interactive, M2, Nihon System

Dangun Feveron is a vertical scrolling shooter game developed by Cave and published by Nihon System Inc. in 1998. The gameplay is typical of manic shooters, with numerous swarms of enemies onscreen at any given time, and bosses that shoot intimidatingly large clusters of bullets. Unique to this title, the score of the game is disco music, which is a particularly unusual choice for a shoot 'em up.

Mushihime-sama Futari Ver 1.5

CAVE Interactive

An expanded console release of Mushihime-sama Futari which includes Version 1.5, Novice and Arrange game modes. The player can select between original arcade graphics, and new high resolution graphics. The players can play the game in tate (vertical monitor), with numerous graphical options, including scanlines. The Xbox 360 exclusive arrange mode allows 1 player only to play through the game with special rules. If a player is hit they do not die and instead a bomb is launched on contact (unless the player does not have any bombs), the player is allowed to switch between controlling Reco or Palm, with the non-active character ghosting alongside the active one while shooting, changing also generates a temporary shield. Selecting shot type is not available in this mode however.

Yanya Caballista City Skater

CAVE Interactive, Koei

Yanya Caballista: City Skater, known in Japan as Yanya Caballista featuring Gawoo, is an extreme sports skating game for the PlayStation 2. The game is similar to Jet Set Radio in feel and look, but is more of an arcade style game.

Road Rage 3

Atlus, CAVE Interactive, Phoenix Games Studios

Race against speed freaks and adrenaline junkies on tough mountain tracks in this fast and Furious championship. Engage in time trails and intense 400-meter races in your quest to win the "Fastest of the Pass" title. Win the Battle King mode and race against the famous Drift King. Drive 30 actual modes from six Japanese famous auto manufacturers (Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota). The game also includes a two-player mode.

Ibara

CAVE Interactive, AMI, Taito

Ibara is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. The back story revolves around a group of sisters, led by Professor Teresa Rose, who want to destroy all technological progress in the land of Edelweiss, essentially turning it into a rose garden. Players can choose to either lead the characters Bond or Dyne and their airplanes through several levels of "bullet hell"-style gameplay in an attempt to defeat the sisters. The player's weapons arsenal consists of a main gun and bombs. Bombs must be collected in fragments, and once the player has all of them, the Hadou Cannon can be used. Staying behind the cannon will make the player invincible for the duration of the effect. Additionally, enemies drop various "options," up to two of which can be attached to the wings of the plane to further increase fire power. The game has a ranking system. If the player does really well, they go up in rank and thus boss battles will be a lot harder. Rank can be strategically decreased either by dying or by collecting roses, which are created from enemy bullets when the player sets off a bomb. Scoring works by collecting gold medals dropped by destroyed enemies. They must be quickly collected to keep up a scoring chain. Once a new medal pops up, and the medals on screen already haven't been collected yet, the chain is broken.

Trick'N Snowboarder

CAVE Interactive, Capcom

With a fresh dusting of new powder on the mountain, lock on your board and head down the slope for an incredible downhill experience. Feel the speed and the icy wind on your face as you carve through killer courses and obstacles. Trick'n Snowboarder is a shred-fest of sheer speed and air-catching tricks. Race across the world on 10 international courses in 4 different modes of play.

Steep Slope Sliders

CAVE Interactive

Steep Slope Sliders is a 1997 downhill snowboarding game by Cave and Pack-In-Soft for the Sega Saturn that was later brought to Sega Titan Video arcade hardware by Cave, Capcom, and Pack-In-Soft parent Victor Interactive Software.

Mushihimesama HD

CAVE Interactive, Degica Games

An updated port of Cave's bullet hell shoot 'em up Mushihimesama. Features new Beginner and Arrange modes, and a port of Mushihime-sama Cave Matsuri Ver 1.5 as DLC.