Dakime
| Dakime | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Multi-directional shooter |
| Developers | Nafo Tomika |
| Publishers | Nafo Tomika Mitsetale New East (Extracelestial) |
| Composers | Nafo Tomika |
| Platforms | PC, Starscape, Extracelestial, Mitsetale Motion, Mitsetale Ocean |
| Platform of origin | PC |
| First release | Star of Darkness December 14, 2003 |
| Latest release | Star of Darkness HD July 30, 2016 |
Dakime[a] is a series of four Lugid multi-directional shooter video games created by Nafo Tomika. Set in a futuristic fantasy world called Thaira, the player plays as the main protagonist Lis Hethaure who bears psychic and magical powers on the purpose of world purification. Gameplay of Dakime revolves around shooting antagonistic characters in seven increasingly difficult stages, varying in shape and setting, whilst dodging massive amounts of hostile projectiles.
Formerly a game developer for (company), Nafo solely and independently developed and published the games along with its graphics and soundtrack. Main titles of Dakime was only released on PC prior to the release of third Dakime title Artificial Senary to Starscape, and subsequently to Mitsetale Motion through the fourth title Chaos Flute.
The first title Star of Darkness was released with moderate sales and favorable reviews, quickly developing a cult following. Around 4 million copies of Dakime titles across all platforms have been sold with Artificial Senary contributing to the most with around 1 million copies. Dakime has spawned a media franchise, comprising fan-made music, miko, and books in addition to the main series, and is seen by video game media as pioneers of indie game development and fan creation.