Chou Makai Taisen! Dorabocchan
Chou Makai Taisen! Dorabocchan is a Super Famicom action game released in 1993 developed by Naxat Soft. It centers on shooting and weapon use, movement and immediate actions, and enemy and hazard responses, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around television output, a directional pad, shoulder buttons, and a six-button controller.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.5 / 10
About this game
Chou Makai Taisen! Dorabocchan is a Super Famicom action release centered on shooting and weapon use, movement and immediate actions, and enemy and hazard responses. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on campaign length or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Readable animation, hits, and hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while sprite animation, scrolling, color, and chip-based audio jointly carry readability and atmosphere. The main genre-specific friction is that period-specific collision rules, limited guidance, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. In addition, password or battery saves, multiplayer accessories, manual dependence, regional language, and cartridge enhancement chips can affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this release and excludes emulator features, modern-port conveniences, and content from other platforms.
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Super Famicom / SNESAI review
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A welcoming, lightweight action RPG governed more by levels than finesse.
The young vampire's adventure revolves around cape spins, thrown hats and consumable cards. These approachable tools offer enough variation for a relaxed journey, while cute companions and comic villains sustain a consistently cheerful identity. Shoulder-button card selection, saving and unlimited continues give newcomers room to learn. Level differences affect damage so strongly, however, that gaining a level can matter more than improving execution. Cards cannot be used while a hat attack is active, and repeated spinning briefly removes control. The route offers limited additional challenge, leaving experienced action players wanting more. Completed stages cannot be revisited, and shopping stops in the final area, so preparation matters before entering. It is best suited to a friendly introductory adventure rather than intricate combat or lasting challenge.
Strengths
- Coherent cheerful cartoon world
- Cape, hat and card options
- Saving and unlimited continues
Weaknesses
- Levels dominate combat balance
- Limited additional challenge
- No return to completed stages
Who it is for: Action-RPG beginners and fans of cheerful cartoon adventures.
Play notes: Japanese original; prepare healing cards before the final area, where shopping stops, and remember cards are unavailable during hat attacks.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A light journey is approachable, but no stage revisiting and little extra challenge limit replay appeal. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Spins, charged hats and effect cards provide approachable options, but strong level thresholds overshadow execution. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cute characters and comic enemy exchanges establish a coherent, welcoming cartoon identity. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Card selection, saving and unlimited continues support learning, though attack-related action locks require planning. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Naxat Soft
- Publisher
- Bullet Proof Software
- Release date
- 1993
- Platforms
- Super Famicom / SNES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- PlatformingLinear LevelsFast-pacedReplayableShootingDodgeReal-time CombatSolo-friendly2D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursWarSide-scrolling
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Super Famicom / SNESWorldwide1993
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