Touhou Shinpiroku: Urban Legend in Limbo.

About

Touhou Shinpiroku is a fast paced 2D fighter set in the large Gensokyo world. You play as Reimu or one of her familiar foes clashing in stages that shift with the game's eerie urban legend themes. Matches blend quickfire combos with environmental hazards as you battle through eerie locations like the Eientei mansion. The single player mode focuses on arcade-style progression while split screen and online multiplayer let you test skills against others. Each character has distinct movesets and customizable attack patterns. The game adds new content to its already deep formula including Reisen Udongein Inaba as a playable character and a freshly designed stage. Fans of the series praise the polished port with 1080p support and remixed tracks from the original soundtrack. With over 30 characters available through previous entries it offers hours of competitive play. The cult following of the Touhou franchise ensures constant community support and balance updates.

Storyline

Strange rumors are circulating in the Human Village. "A dog with a human's face was rummaging in the compost pile." "Somebody saw an old woman selling humans' feet." These pointless rumors have exploded, and driven the children into fear. Unlike the youkai whose natural purpose is to attack humans, these rumors are both unsettling and impossible to discern the truth underneath. Since there were no real victims, the adults have come to think of them as merely children's silly talks. Of course, the girls are not afraid. They know these to be the outside world's "urban legends" (made-up stories). Urban legends have an interesting property. As the circulating rumors change, the anomalies will change correspondingly. Reimu and company have assumed the rumors that fit them, and treat the anomalies as their playthings. As long as one can control the rumors without being afraid, the manifested anomalies can be rendered harmless. More than that, they can be turned into powers of one's own. The girls thought of controlling the urban legends by themselves as a necessary measure for keeping people from harm. This had indeed been true. Until one night...