Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism---week 3

Primary Gameplay Mode

In the game menu, right after the title screen, players are offered with 3 different starts alone with 5 other options---game start, extra start, and practice start. “Game start” is where players choose difficulties and go through the main storyline. “Extra start” is the after story of the main storyline and has to be unlocked by players clear normal difficulty without continue. “Practice start” allow players to practice in any level they have gone to so far. In any of these modes, players get to play as the avatar of either Hakurei Reimu or Kirisame Marisa. Through a simple controlling method, players must dodge bullets and live until the end of the storyline.

Core mechanic
Fundamentally, the game mechanic is the same as other shoot-em-up game around the market, simple and easy---dodge the bullet and destroy the enemies. What provided the challenge is the difficulty that is built within the upcoming screen of bullet. Players must be able to read the pattern of the attack, see though the gap and make precise movement.