Castle of Shikigami (2001)

Developer

Alfa System

Publisher

Degica Games, Sourcenext, Cosmo Machia Inc., Taito, Mediaquest

Platforms

Arcade, Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2

Genres

Shooter, Arcade

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A tense, dark bullet-hell grind through demon-infested Tokyo where mastering each character's unique abilities feels purposeful and demanding.

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About

Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural shoot-'em-up classic. Choose one of six characters and utilize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character's shot, special Shikigami attack and bomb to conquer each stage and it's boss to ultimately discover who or what is behind "The Castle of Shikigami Incident".

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