is a vertically
scrolling shooter
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a subgenre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of character m ...
and the 14.3rd official game of the ''
Touhou Project
The , also known simply as , is a bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series created by Indie game, independent Japanese Doujin soft, soft developer Team Shanghai Alice. The team's sole member, ZUN (video game developer), Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, ha ...
'' series. It was first released in the 11th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai on May 11, 2014. It released on Steam on April 1, 2019.
Gameplay
The player controls Seija Kijin, the main character, to take down bosses and avoid the bullets. Due to the bullets being nearly too dense to avoid directly, the player must use a series of 9 cheat items which belong to other characters of ''Touhou Project'' to finish the avoidance. All levels in ''Impossible Spell Card'' may be completed without the use of items, however.
''Gold Rush''
On November 16, 2014, ZUN released ''Danmaku Amanojaku ~ Gold Rush'' (弾幕アマノジャク ゴールドラッシュ), a single-stage mini game based on ''Impossible Spell Card'' where Seija Kijin uses a tenth cheat item that can turn bullets into money. It was made under 2 days specifically for the Digital Game Expo 2014's "Doujin Shooting Game Caravan" contest, where it was available to be played.
体験型展示と参加型企画で盛り上がった“デジゲー博2014”会場レポート
Windows Forest (Impress).
References
External links
Impossible Spell Card on Touhou Wiki
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2014 video games
Touhou Project games
Video games developed in Japan
Windows games
Windows-only games
Vertically scrolling shooters