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This is the seventeenth official installment of the Touhou Project and a shooting game that's darker than usual, full of animal elements, and just a bit aggressive. There are three main characters: Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and Youmu Konpaku. The player can equip one of three animal spirits, namely "Wolf", "Otter" and "Eagle". "Wolf" powers up the player's focused shot, "Otter" powers up the player's bombs, and "Eagle" powers up the player's unfocused shot. Upon defeating certain enemies and in-between each Spell Card, items called Spirit Items will appear on screen and bounce around for a very long time, similar to Undefined Fantastic Object's UFOs. There are three Beast Spirits items (one for Wolf, Otter and Eagle) which periodically cycle in an order. Upon collecting five Spirit Items, the player enters Roaring Mode. Similarly to Perfect Cherry Blossom's Supernatural Border mode, Roaring Mode can end by timeout, calling off or by being hit, which negates the hit. While ending Roaring Mode by timeout creates new Beast Items, ending it through any other method triggers a Spirit Strike which deletes nearby bullets. All standard non-basic drops (lives, bombs, high-value power & high-value points) now also feed into this system. Triggering Roaring Mode with three or more of the same Beast Spirits will give the player special bonuses. For three or more Wolf Spirits, the player's focused shot will be improved (and shot even whilst unfocused). For three or more Otter Spirits, the player will receive an orbiting bullet shield. For three of more Eagle Spirits, the player's unfocused shot will be improved (and shot even whilst focused). Triggering such a Berserk Roaring Mode which matches your Shot Type and/or with more than three Beast Items will elongate its duration. This game sees the return of Spell Practice and marks the addition of "Achievements" to the mainline franchise. These reward completing each scenario, difficulty, 1ccs and no-miss runs. There are also secret achievements to be found. |
