DoDonPachi Blissful Death is the sequel to the classic DoDonPachi shoot 'em up game known for its intense bullet barrage, sharp visuals and challenging features. It follows the conventions of the previous game with only a few changes. The chaining system is intact and works in much the same way. Causing an enemy to explode fills a meter, and every enemy destroyed before the meter depletes adds to the current chain and again refills the meter. Holding the laser weapon over a large enemy will hold the meter steady and slowly accumulate hits. In this way it is possible to create a single chain out of any of the 5 stages.