Castle Shikigami 2
- A selection of up to 8 different characters
- 1 unlockable character
- Each character has two different forms with alterred abilities
- Advanced particle systems, supersized bosses, and a lot of action on screen
- Control flying characters instead of flying vehicle
Product Description
A war has start between humanity and the Demon Gods of Castle Shikigami in the skies of Tokyo. In the recent past, a band of champions gathered to engage this treat. Using weapons forged by the splendid magicians and masters of arcane sciences, the heroes managed to banish the demons, quelling their thirst for conquest.
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This is a very hard game and is obviously a shoot em up. I bought this game because it was cheap. Im an RPG gamer so this game may be a bit simpler to those veterans of shoot em ups.
The thing thats fascinating about the game is theres 8 different characters to choose from all with unique strengths and weaknesses.
Buy this game if you appreciate a challenge AND can take some time to appreciate the different characters. If you dont take at least 30-60 minutes to learn the differences between each of the characters, dont even bother. Also dont bother if you want an simple game.
Rating: 5 / 5
Castle Shikigami 2 is a must have for anyone itching for a return to sports meeting like Raiden or R-Type or even Galaga. it’s very itcy triggered, and the x8 bonus makes sure you try to skirt danger as closely as possible. The tale is basically nonexistent, and the english dub of the cutscenes are not only nonsensical (but hillarious) engrish but are also recorded on terrible equipment (I swear it’s a Radio Shack mic, and it doesn’t mix properly with the rest of the sound.) but they keep the japanese for the actual shooting segments so you’re not snorting milk out your nose while you’re trying to kill stuff. Unless you’re still laughing at the cutscene before the boss fight. also, it supports screen rotation, so if you can turn your TV sideways(or maybe lay on your side just right), you can enlarge it to fill up the whole tv screen with shooting action. All this adds up to a very nice kitschy package for a suggested price of $9.99. Make Buy for Pleased Time!!
Rating: 3 / 5
This is going to sound odd but it in fact makes exact sense that I rated fun at 5 stars and by and large at 3. Castle Shikigami 2 is the sequel to changeable Light Force 2 (don’t question how that works, no one knows) and is essentiall a vertical scrolling shooter. You can play as one of 8 differenct characters each with different special abilities and “tales”. You have three different ways to attack, there is the traditional shot the varies among characters as to what exactly it looks like and potential ratings. There are also bombs that clear the screen and make you temporarally impregnable. Then there are the special abilities. This is the huge difference that should be taken into account when selecting your character. There are two versions of these abilities for each character but you must choose between one. For instance one character will summon a demon to attack enemies while all you have to do is dodge, while another will make giant swords that you can spin around you freely in defense.
Now the reason I place tale in quotation marks earlier is that the game is so horribly translated that you can get some sense that they tried to have a tale but failed in the localization. Basically it is like they tried to translate word for word without attempting to have it make snese. While this can be irritating, more than anything it is hilarious and just makes me like the game more. The best part, the game is fully voiced and only a few of the voice actors tried to make the script make sense. So what you get are some oddly nonsensical one liners that make so small sense that you can’t help but laugh. A excellent example of this is the second boss. You defeat her as one character and the end conversation proceeds with her saying “I despise me. Men stink of sweat. You so cool…” then she dies. Makes no sense but is still droll. Not to mention that every conversation is different depending on the character you play as (and even character combinations in multiplayer) which makes the possibilities quite fascinating.
As far as the difficulty goes, this is one of the toughest sports meeting I have ever played. I’ve been playing sports meeting for nearly my entire life since atari and I can only beat this game on Very Simple with one character. The screen becomes so hard to see at times that dodging bullets will be virtually impossible. Thus you have no choice but to either die or use a bomb. And you only get three lives per continue, and one hit kills. Plus, if you are playing multiplayer, you share continues (so your friend better be pretty excellent!).
By and large, if you like a excellent challenge and can find amusement in the horrendously translated (and voice acted to boot!) then you will like this game. It is both hilarious and frustrating…. and cheap too. So if you feel daring, give it a go.
Rating: 3 / 5