INTRODUCTION;
Happy Heart Panic is only the second game by Doggie Bones but is a big step up from his previous work (Happy Heart Hell).
Happy Heart Panic serves as a sequel to Happy Heart Hell though you don't need to play Hell to enjoy or follow the story of Panic it can be played on its own without having had to play Hell first.
Happy Heart Panic (HHP) is a side scrolling action combat game featuring traps, grab attacks and animations by enemies and boss fights at the end of each stage to fully complete the level.
HHP also features two playable characters a male trap furry and a humanoid busty female. Both featuring their own unique h-content with each and every enemy in the game.
STORY;
Not much to say here, while there are dialogue pop ups during the h-scenes these tend to be more for flavour rather than really provide deep story. It is only now with update v15 that we even have our first actual dialogue. If Doggie Bones ends up adding this to all levels then we may actually have a proper story to enjoy.
At the moment the only story content are small notepads you can find hidden around the levels that tell you about the various characters and their backgrounds which is a nice touch but more story would be great.
GAMEPLAY;
Gameplay wise the combat is solid, movement feels responsive and combat feels impactful you have a light and heavy attack and can also combine movement to do a few other attack types. The only annoying thing is that not all enemies have a grab animation some enemies grab you as soon as you make contact with them. Fortunately this is not the case for all enemy types and most of them do have a grab animation so you can prepare yourself and adapt accordingly.
The game feels very balanced and even the boss fights are achievable without being frustrating or long winded and the built-in cheat mode definitely helps if you just want to relax and enjoy all the h-content of the game.
The gameplay is just fun enough to actually be enjoyed even without the h-content but it is nothing revolutionary either and the h-content remains the main attraction of this game.
H-CONTENT;
The reason I have rated this game 5/5 is mostly because of the h-content in the game. One thing that sets HHP apart from other side scrolling games is the large variety of enemy types on each stage so you aren't constantly just fighting the same enemy you have to change up your tactics and also are constantly finding new h-content to explore and enjoy.
This game is packed full of h-content to discover as not only do you have so many enemies to discover their content from, most enemies have multiple h-scenes and feature h-animations that progress to different phases. In addition rather than what most side scrolling games do of having each level have a set game over scene. HHP takes a totally different approach and each and every single enemy in the game has their own game over scene which is really impressive.
In addition to the enemies you also have unique traps hidden around the different levels that feature a large variety of quality h-content as well
But it gets even better, as this game features two playable characters they both have their own h-content so take every enemy in the game, take every enemy in the game, every boss in the game, every trap in the game, every game over scene in the game for every enemy and boss and trap and double it as each character has their own set of h-content for each of these!
Some game over scenes even have multiple phases to it as well so you will see phase 1 and think oh that's neat and if you wait for it to finish phase 1 you get the next phase of the game over and are blown away by how much content there just is in this game.
Fetish wise this game features a large variety of fetishes and some people may not like all fetishes in this game. Furry is the base fetish and this game features transformation, ABDL (diaper fetish), musk/scent fetishes, futa, traps, rape, BDSM, impregnation, pregnancy, oviposition and much, much, more.
Luckily scat, gore, pissing are not featured in this game as I find those absolutely repulsive. As it is ABDL is a fetish I am not a massive fan of but as with all the other fetishes they are limited to specific enemies/bosses so I just have to avoid seeing their h-content to avoid the fetishes I don't like.
Important to note is one very dominant fetish in this game is odour fetish but as this is a furry game it mostly involves musk/scent odours that intoxicate. So nothing involving scat or farts.
All the h-content in this game is fully animated and even features some voice work for moans and grunts as well as full sound effects.
I cannot stress enough just how good the quality is of the h-content in this game and with each update we continue to get quite a lot of new h-content. As example, v15 added 8 new h-animations to the game on two new enemies.
My closing note is that this game is best for people with an open mind for a variety of fetishes and you do have to like yaoi, traps, futa and furry to have any chance at enjoying this game at all. But if you do and you have an open mind you will discover a stellar h-game with Happy Heart Panic.