A really nice piece to own
Thank God we do not just have to buy this green piece of Video Game, because it has strange letters that we don’t understand. It is also a very enjoyable game.
I have to say, that I haven’t played many shoot ‘em ups before. So I can’t say that Shikigami is better or worse than the average shooter. But I can say, that a person who has never played shooters before can get really addicted to the gameplay. The different characters and weapons create a nice rotation option. But the game doesn’t change when played with another character. Unfortunately there are no secret items, weapons or characters available after a play-through so the story is your only reward. In contrast with my predecessor I haven’t understand one word of the story. This is very sad, because the many colorful pictures look very interesting and seem to offer a nice storyline.
The best about Shikigami no Shiro 2 is its speedy gameplay. No matter if you want a quick rush between the sheets or you play co-op with a friend. Just turn it on and have fun. The graphics, sound and controls do their job very well.
The only negative aspect is the small screen. If you don’t have a real large TV you are often getting trouble with differ the projectiles from your shield. Dozens of flying coins, enemies and two characters often lead to total chaos. I guess these are the roots from an arcade-optimized game.
So all in all I think that this game is really worth the money. The tracking for a collectible copy shouldn’t be that hard if you ever tried getting a Japanese Board game for the Xbox.