OPERATION DRACULA App Reviews

The graphics and soundtrack are awesome, obviously. But the gameplay? Not so much... Losing power ups upon being hit is a horrible idea. Basically punishes people by leaving them underpowered most of the time as this game gets pretty hard. Bosses wouldnt be so bad if it werent for the lasers and homing missiles. Hate those things! There is too much going on sometimes that can make bullets hard to distinguish. Finally, why are there not alternate control options? Double tap and bomb bar tapping interrupts me dodging bullets and moving the ship. Add a two tap option or buttons at least... Overall, great presentation but lacking in polish compared to CAVE, Danmaku Unlimited, and Decluster. Its just not that fun to play. More frustrating.

Beautiful looking game...terrible gameplay. Frustrating to play. Way out of balance. Dont waste your money. :<

I love the graphics but the game is just so tough to get through. Even at the easiest level I can barely get past the first two levels of the game. Not very happy with my purchase.

Ok, second review here. Just fix the game please. Id hate to delete it from my device... On easy its fine I guess but on normal its just too tough. Theres too much going on in the screen that are not bullets. Thats an awkward sentence...

Its cool they implemented MFI controller support but its practically unplayable being limited to a D-Pad without analog stick support for this bullet hell shoot me up. Maybe its my controller; Mad cats ctrli game pad but I dont think so. Besides that it reminds of some of my favorite arcade shmups like Armed Police Batrider and Batsugun. There are so many good shmups on this platform it would be awesome if somebody would make an iPad compatible Bluetooth 4 way seimitsu joystick gamepad for this purpose.

Its a good game. You kinda gotta memorize tricks for each boss and for parts of levels. Theres no reason to die on level one or really even get his by the first boss for example if you memorize his 4 or so attacks. You dont really have to leave like an inch big section on the bottom of the screen even. I have no idea how to beat the stage 4 boss without dying a bunch but the cylinders (not diamonds) he shoots at you dont hurt so dont bother trying to dodge them. Im sure its beatable but itseriously crazy hard. 99% of the players probably dont make it through half the game. Ive been looking for a game like this for awhile and this is great. Seems like something that woulda sucked quarters outta kids pockets 20 years ago.

one of the best SCHMUPs on the AppStore if it wasnt absurdly difficult. surprises me that the majority of reviews here and elsewhere share the same sentiment but the dev seems to not care or they would have tweaked the difficulty. if you think you are a god at these games or you like playing for 30 seconds and quitting out of frustration this game is for you.

This is an incredible bullet shooter, but "Easy" mode seems anything but to me and "Normal" modes means near insta-death. This plays wonderfully on my iPad; if only I could see past the first two bosses. Please developers, make a wimp mode for the rest of us. My recommendation is only buy if you want extreme challenge.

Too hardcore for casual gaming. Too bad since I was looking forward to a good arcade style scrolling shooter.

And thats really all the game has to offer. The tracks and gameplay are so high-octane that itll instantly put you on a metal high, but the game itself is just way too difficult. I get that its meant to be hardcore like an old arcade game, but at least give us one more difficulty level below Easy. There is so much going on screen and I figured out a lot of it doesnt even kill you, its just to take up space and mess with me. Cmon, give us a few balancing fixes.

Easy mode plays like expert mode. You have to look at the top to see when special move is charged. Your ship should change color. Instead of 2 finger tap for bomb you need to tap in lower right. First boss shoots super speed laser without warning which insta kills you. Boss 4 shoots very dense bullets at super speed. Poorly implemented shooter.

I dont normally leave reviews, but after looking at some of the piss poor reviews people left about garbage controls to wah wah its to hard and , dont waste your money I want a refund. I decided that this game probably should have a disclaimer that looks something like this If you cant beat contra without having to enter the up up Down down code. Dont buy this game. If the first thing you do after you beat a level is run to the closest save crystal. Dont play this game. If you have to reach for your wallet or moms wallet cause you need the best equipment or the first level is to hard. Dont bother downloading this game. If most of your achievements,unlocks, and hidden crap you got were the result of selecting yes after being asked if you really wanted to purchase this from Apple. Skip this title and Go on to the next game. This game doesnt mess around. Theres no holding your hand helping you through the first few levels. It tells you to pick a pilot and goes good luck now go save the world. The devs should be commended for making a tough game like this. Where you have to sit down and play knowing that you dont have unlimited lives and countless of continues to fall back on. The game doesnt care that one more shot would of killed the last boss. Remember what you learned from that encounter now go back to stage one.

If you dont take this game seriously it is pretty enjoyable.. but if you let it get under your skin you might end up needing a new iphone after you threw the one youre on at a wall!!

Its definitely a tough game. But w such fast load times, frustration has no time to sink in... Wouldve been a quarter muncher back in the day for sure!

So I paid to max out credits. Because u need more credits in all modes. But nowhere does it say that the iap for credits is one use only. They should regenerate for the extra two dollars we paid. Shameful money grab. Like Im going yo pay two dollars each time I want to play. Thx for the greed.

Took an in-app purchase of 3 extra credits and a lot of practice, but that was a satisfying win. Be patient and have fun. Then when you think you can win with extra credits, buy em. It was worth the .99 cents. Great experience. Boss one is easy once you know his routine. I keep to the left when things get crazy. Easier to dodge. If you dont care about points, boss 2 can easily be beat by running the clock and looming behind him until he shoots missles. Boss 3 all I can say is baby steps all around. Resist jumping all over the place. Boss 4 his first move is aimed at you so time it so you move far away just as he launches those missles. That will ease the pain. I go to the upper left corner when he launches bombs. Last guy is pretty easy. Stay left when he uses bats. You can dodge easy from there. The rest is just gently dodging bullets.

Watch out for bullets and throw your electronic at the window.