{"id":2830,"date":"2021-09-24T21:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2021-09-24T21:51:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:51:47","slug":"20210924-2830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210924-2830\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcade shoot \u2019em up Castle of Shikigami 2 is coming to PC\/Nintendo Switch. Demo ver. out now on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20210924-176836\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-09-24 16:15 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Cosmo Machia and KOMODO announced on September 24 that the PC (Steam) version of <em><strong>Castle of Shikigami 2<\/strong> <\/em>is coming out this December through the game brand DEGICA GAMES. Nintendo Switch version is also in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Castle of Shikigami 2 <\/em>is the second installment of \u201cthe dramatic shooter\u201d series that came out in arcades in 2003. The original version was developed by AlfaSystem and was later ported to consoles. The newly announced PC\/Nintendo Switch version is being developed by Cosmo Machia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u5f0f\u795e\u306e\u57ce2\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9BQG896qyF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are &#8220;seven (+1?)&#8221; characters to choose from, and 5 stages to play, with each stage consisting of 3 parts plus a boss fight. Each character has three attack methods: normal attack, shikigami attack, and special attack. They differ from character to character, and players must utilize these three attacks to defeat the enemies. There is also a system called TBS (Tension Bonus System) that allows you to \u201cearn high scores by getting close to enemies or enemy bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story takes place in 2006, and it revolves around \u201cthe god-hunting armaments\u201d housed in a \u201ctwisted castle\u201d that suddenly appeared above Tokyo. Although <em>Castle of Shikigami 2 <\/em>is a shooting game, it features a fully voiced story (in Japanese) in which \u201cthe unique backgrounds of each character are intricately intertwined.\u201d The game supports local multiplayer with up to 2 players, and \u201cwhen playing with two players, a completely different story unfolds depending on the combination of characters used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"848\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-380x284.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-696x520.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-1068x797.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-563x420.jpg 563w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-001-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"848\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-380x284.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-696x520.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-1068x797.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-563x420.jpg 563w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210924-176836-002-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Cosmo Machia\u2019s Akihiko Eiki, the director of <em>Castle of Shikigami 2,<\/em> the newly announced version is not a remake or remaster, but rather a straight port of the original source codes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202109\/24234524.html\">Famit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202109\/24234524.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202109\/24234524.html\">u<\/a>). The game does have some additional features though. New Entry Mode will revamp \u201cenemy placement in all stages.\u201d The arrangement was handled by AlfaSystem\u2019s Naoki Suda, the director of the original <em>Castle of Shikigami 2<\/em>, and the difficulty of this new game mode is said to be quite high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also a game mode called Dramatic Change Mode that allows you to switch between characters in solo play, enabling you to \u201cget the same demo as when there\u2019s 2P.\u201d The game will also have a brand new translation as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Castle of Shikigami 2<\/em> is set to launch in December for PC. The Demo version is currently available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1556650\/Castle_of_Shikigami_2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>. The release window for the Nintendo Switch version is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arcade shoot \u2019em up Castle of Shikigami 2 is coming to PC\/Nintendo Switch. Steam demo is available now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-2830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arcade shoot \u2019em up Castle of Shikigami 2 is coming to PC\/Nintendo Switch. 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