Leave a Review OPERATION DRACULA
Poorly implemented
First off - don’t buy extra credits as they are a ONE GAME purchase, which it doesn’t warn you about.
Second, to use the bomb I need to stop moving and hit the bottom right of the screen? Awful. There is not even a method to change it to a second finger tap.
Third, when you get hit you lose ship power, so you will constantly be at low power. Each ship spams our tiny power ups that you need to catch.
4th, the first boss shoots out a huge laser with Zero warning or windup down the middle of the screen.
Easy mode is too hard. If you didn’t lose power each time you get hit maybe it would do do-able.
Overall the game was poorly designed and not fun.Show lessTwirling fern
Near Impossible, Bad Scaling
This game is near impossible. Think of any of the classic Cave or Psikyo games difficulties, even their black label versions, and times that by about 100. Bullets are popping in from every corner, right on top of you, before you even have the chance to avoid or kill enemies. In traditional shmups and bullet hells the enemies hang back and spam bullets OR rush you, or both on occasion. In this game they’re rushing and spamming bullets at the same time constantly. It’s horribly unbalanced and the easy vs normal difficulties don’t scale well at all. Save your money and buy any other shmup on the store. Aka to blue, the Cave games, Danmaku, anything but this. The art style is great, but the gameplay is where this falls short.Show lessGamerofallages
Operation Dracula
I've had the free version of this on my phone for so long, and it took me so long to actually get into playing it seriously, that I forgot it was the free version - and really just figured it was a free game with ads.
Then, while scrolling through the store looking for a new SHMUP to snag, I saw that Operation Dracula didn't say 'OPEN', and instead - showed that $2.99 price tag.
Well.... I fired up the free version again, and about 2 days later, I picked up this paid build.
I have no clue what took me so long to get into it, or why I kept just glancing over this version while scrolling through the AppStore, but I'm kicking myself for it now.
This is a GREAT shoot-em-up, with FANTASTIC visuals, sounds, scoring and a hardcore difficulty that should keep even the most seasoned bullet-hell gamers wildly entertained - and this is coming from someone that is VERY picky about their SHMUPS. This fits right in with the 10 or so other top notch titles that are not offloaded in my SHMUP folder right now (4 of which are Cave offerings). So, if that tells you anything.... .... I'd be surprised to hear of any serious fan of the genre bad mouth this one.
Oh, and THANK YOU for keeping this title active all these years (especially after the 'OS update that shall never be mentioned'). You guys rock!Show lesssyntheticvoid
Way too difficult
This game looks great. Unfortunately it’s so insanely difficult to play that it’s just no fun at all.The Bozboz
Come for the bullet hell, stay for the music
I learned very quickly that I am probably the worst at this game, but the masterfully crafted tracks have me coming back.7-String
Normal is nearly impossible and easy is enough to drive you mad
Why label it as normal and easy when it's clearly legendary mode and veteran mode.Rudux 1989
In app purchases will vanish
In app purchases mysteriously vanished from game. Purchased extra credits which now no longer appear in game. Happy to connect to online store to purchase more items, but not willing to connect to restore previous purchases.AlreadyGhost
Terribly designed, too much clutter
This is a terribly designed shmup. Unlike other, better made bullet hell games, this game FPGAs way too much going on at once. Thimgs constantly pop onto the screen and shoot an insane amount of bullets at once.
The first boss has a laser attack that gives no warning, and will almost always hit you because you need to be right in front of it to actually hit it with your weapon.
Avoid this one. Go buy dodonpachi or something instead.Show lessDemonskunk
Great Shmup!
Great shmup with high octane action right from the start. Seems impossible at first, but as you learn to do small, precise dodges and use your specials and bombs often and wisely it gets really fun. I have a few specific gripes about individual moments (boss 4's "fake" bullets come to mind) but overall this game is a blast. The soundtrack is awesome too, and the game includes a music player with unlockable tracks.Show lessXMusic_m
Finally beat all bosses on normal tips
Watch out for bullets and throw your electronic at the window.Boyiartist
