Shikigami no Shiro (EJ3-00001) (NTSC-J)
Shikigami no Shiro is vertical Shoot 'em up game, developed by Alfa System. It was released first for arcades in Japan of 2001. Ports of the game were released for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows. Xbox version, published by MediaQuest, adds Practice mode, Gallery and Replay mode. PlayStation 2 version, published by Taito, has Practice mode, Gallery and Side Story mode. Windows version, published by Sourcenext, is titled Shikigami no Shiro EX. It's a port of the first Xbox game. It includes I.R. mode and vertical screen layout from the arcade game.
Only the PS2 version was released outside Japan when XS Games published it under the name Mobile Light Force 2. That release is infamous for undergoing a dramatic change compared to its original Japanese version. It had an Charlie's Angels-style cover picture, completely unrelated to the original characters or the game's theme, the removal of screen rotation mode, the removal of all in game plot, and substandard dubbing. The European release instead featured robots on the cover, and was abbreviated as "MLF 2".
Story:
In July of the year 2005, a series of serial murders took place in Tokyo, Japan, were every victim was female and killed by external injury. The killings took place within twenty hours. On July 31st, the 31st victim was found. The police force classified the case as special crime #568, and began to seek investigators from occult sources. The story begins on July 23rd, after the 32nd victim's death, where Kohtaro Kuga and several others set out to investigate.
Controls:
- Normal attack: Tap attack button.
- Shikigami attack: Hold attack button for over 0.3 second. In this mode, player moves at slower speed. When switching to shikigami mode, all on-screen items are automatically retrieved.
- Special attack: Press Special attack button. Player is invulnerable when the attack is in effect.
Gameplay:
The player, as one of six characters, must get through five worlds, each consisting of two to three levels each. A boss is fought at the end of each stage, who must be defeated to progress further through the story.
Unlike later games, the first title requires the character to power up his/her the starting weapon through four levels. This is easily done at the beginning due to lack of severe dangers. But should the player get killed in later stages, obtaining these power-ups may become more difficult. The scoring gimmick of the Shikigami no Shiro series is the "Tension Bonus System".
As the player moves closer to danger, the score multiplier increases, to a maximum of 8x. This multiplier affects both score and the number of coins released by defeated enemies. Killing an enemy with the shikigami weapon causes all coins released by that enemy to by auto-collected immediately.
Платформа: XBox
Год выпуска: 14/03/2002
Регион: NTSC/J
Жанр: Shooter/Scrolling
Разработчик: Alpha System
Издательство: MediaQuest
Язык интерфейса: Japanese
Image: ISO
7zip: 132 Mb
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