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Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons
By Team Shanghai Alice, released 1 Jan 2017
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons is a shoot 'em up from Team Shanghai Alice, released in 2017 for Microsoft Windows. Players dodge enemy shots and defeat enemies, with a boss waiting at the end of each stage. Choose among Reimu, Cirno, Aya Shameimaru and Marisa, whose fixed main seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively. A second season can be equipped as a set of small options that fire their own season-themed shots. Seasonal items strengthen these options, up to six, and appear through actions such as defeating enemies quickly, grazing bullets, or clearing bullets with a spell card or season release. Releasing a season consumes an equipped option and clears enemy bullets; its effect varies by season. Spell cards also clear bullets, but have limited uses. The controls include directional movement, shot, spell card, season release, slow movement and pause. The game supports single-player, partial controller support, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing.
What players like, and what they don't
- Four playable characters have distinct main seasons.
- Season options can be equipped and strengthened.
- Season release clears enemy bullets.
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing are listed.
- Partial controller support only.
- Spell cards have limited uses.
- Listed for Microsoft Windows.
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player bullet-dodging shooter with seasonal weapon choices and boss fights. Partial controller support is listed for players who prefer a controller.
Season equipment adds a choice of themed shots and bullet-clearing effects to its stage-based shooter. Its listed platform is Windows, with partial controller support.
