The game is set within an alternate timeline from other Dodonpachi games, with all characters from previous games abandoned. In the past, the Element Doll Electronics Laboratory was designing the ultimate Element Doll to assist the human species, dubbed "Project Haruuara." The first units produced were Extra Z-001 "Hina" and Extra Z-002 "Saya." Though they lived as twin sisters and …

The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humanity. What is NEXY’s intent? Should you attack what you shouldn’t understand? Orders are orders, and Col. …

ESP Ra. De. is a vertically scrolling manic shooter arcade game developed by Cave and published by Atlus in 1998. Unlike most other shmups, ESP Ra. De. has a somewhat involved story and setting. The Game received 2 prequels in the form of Espgaluda and Espgaluda II.

Ibara takes place in the 19th century, shortly after the development of the steam engine. Because of their precision crafting, the Northern European country of Edelweiss has excelled in the mechanical industry, and was achieving tremendous amounts of growth. However, dark clouds would soon rise up over Edelweiss’ horizon, as Professor Teresa Rose spoke to her 5 guardians with a …

Mushihimesama Futari (虫姫さまふたり Mushihime-sama Futari, lit. "Bug Princess Duo"), a bullet hell shooter by Cave, was released in arcades on October 27, 2006 and as a sequel to Mushihimesama. Mushihimesama Futari was released on the Xbox 360 in Japan on November 26, 2009. In April 2012, Cave released a port of the game on the iOS platforms, titled Bug Princess …

Muchi Muchi Pork! (むちむちポーク！ Muchi Muchi Pōku!?) is a 2007[2] arcade bullet hell cute 'em up developed by CAVE, and published by AMI.

Ibara takes place in the 19th century, shortly after the development of the steam engine. Because of their precision crafting, the Northern European country of Edelweiss has excelled in the mechanical industry, and was achieving tremendous amounts of growth. However, dark clouds would soon rise up over Edelweiss’ horizon, as Professor Teresa Rose spoke to her 5 guardians with a …

Deathsmiles MegaBlack Label est une edition limitée (150 copies en arcade) de Deathsmiles qui ajoute Sakura en temps que personnage jouable et le niveau ''Crystal Shrine'', le niveau de difficulté 999 et des changements au niveau des scores.

Espgaluda II (エスプガルーダII) is a manic shooter originally released by Cave in the arcades in 2005 as a sequel to Espgaluda. The game takes place in a fictional land called Soma, three years after a massive war known as the Great Shinra War devastated the land and killed most of its plant life. Humanity is forced to pull their efforts …

It is notable for being the only non-shooter released on the CAVE CV1000 hardware. Puzzle! Mushihime-tama is the spiritual successor of the 1998 Cave game Puzzle Uo Poko. The game is also unique among Cave releases for having a song play during the attract mode, "Reco de Singing." The objective in Mushihime-tama is to save the Kojuu trapped underneath a …

Oume Goketsuji, Leader of the Goketsuji clan for the last 60 years, finally was defeated by her younger sister, Otane, the day where she surpassed her older sister finally had arrived. One night, Oshima Goketsuji unexpectedly appeared in front of Oume and offered her help to take revenge of Otane. According to the rules of the clan, if the leader …

The story of Guwange is set during the Muromachi period of Japan. During this time, increasing numbers of people suffer possession by shikigami. Although the shikigami grant great spiritual powers, the strain inflicted on the host causes them to die exactly one year after possession. However, a legend has sprung up regarding Guwange, the malevolent god trapped in Mt. Gokumon …

After the turmoil caused by the assault on Lunapolis which sparked the "Blissful Death Wars", peace seems to have been restored, with the legendary DonPachi Corps retreating to its HQ in a space-time fold. Six years later, anomalies are detected in the space-time fabric, yet tests reveal nothing out of order, with the portals regularly functioning for both teleportation and …

Peu de temps après la conclusion des ''Blissful Death Wars'', le colonel Godwin Longhena a été nommé commandant de l'ensemble du Corps Dodonpachi. Six ans après, le Corps Dodonpachi détecte une anomalie spatio-temporelle depuis leur base lunaire. Le temps de l'autre côté était en mai 2008 au Japon. "Réécrire le passé ... est-ce possible ...?"

Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Team up with a friend, choose an angel, and eradicate this devilish assault across six different game modes! Deathsmiles’s developer, CAVE Co., Ltd., is the powerhouse behind revered bullet-hell shooters such as …

A one or two player beat 'em up game published and developed by Primetek Investments in 2001. Thunder Heroes is basically a re-skin of Gaia Crusaders.

Puzzle Uo Poko is an arcade puzzle game developed by Cave and distributed by Jaleco. Gameplay[edit] Puzzle Uo Poko is a visual matching game in which one player or two co-operative players (represented by cats) try to clear the screen of coloured bubbles in order to progress to the next level. All the action takes place underwater and with each …

The game is a side-scrolling "beat-'em-up" game, one or two players pick their desired Senshi and travel through various stages defeating enemies. Items are sometimes dropped by enemies that can range from items that restore health, give extra points, or crystals that allow the Senshi to perform special attacks. Up to five crystals can be collected per player to power …

Mushihimesama is a vertical shooter in the “bullet hell” subgenre. Sometimes featuring thousands of bullets on screen at a time, Mushihimesama is designed to create thrilling close calls where the player uses a small hitbox to narrowly escape through the gaps in the dense shot curtains.

Cave would go on to release a modified version of Mushihime-Sama Futari Black Label two years later. Aimed exclusively at an international release, the aptly titled Mushihime-sama Futari Black Label "Another Ver" featured bosses with reduced health from the original Black Label release. Due to its extremely limited production numbers and how quickly it sold out, many people would normally …

Dangun Feveron, also known by its overseas title Fever SOS, 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

Mazinger Z was produced by Banpresto in 1994. Mazinger-Z is a 2D vertical scrolling shooter, based on manga and anime with mechas (giant Japanese robots) "Mazinger-Z". The player can choose one from 3 mechas from various series: Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and Grendizer. The game has straightforward gameplay - just fly forward and shoot enemies. The player can use 3 …

Known as Gogetsuji Gaiden: Saikyou Densetsu (豪血寺外伝 最強伝説) in Japan. This installment lacks the Power Instinct title in its localization; this would be a trend for the series in its subsequent western releases, officially phasing out the Power Instinct branding. The game's story picks up from the last game, with Otane being defeated by Kanji Kokuin, who became the new …

Metamoqester is a 2D arcade fighting game, similar in concept to Red Earth or Monster Maulers. One or two players (there is a co-op mode) fight against big monsters in deadly duels. There are three different characters to choose from. The game uses four buttons - Weak Attack, Medium Attack, Strong Attack, and Shoot/Throw Weapon.