Castle of Shikigami 2 - Nintendo Switch
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Castle of Shikigami 2 - Nintendo Switch

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£23.95

Castle of Shikigami 2 is a story driven bullet-hell shooting game that first appeared in arcades in 2003 and was later ported to home video game consoles such as the SEGA Dreamcast and Nintendo GameCube. Twenty years after the release of the original Arcade version, the masterpiece Shoot’em up.

Castle of Shikigami 2 has come back with brand new game modes and features! Castle of Shikigami 2’s story begins in 2006 when a «twisted castle» suddenly appears above Tokyo’s skyline. A variety of stories unfold around the god-hunting armaments housed in this gigantic castle.

Each of the seven main characters’ backgrounds are intricately intertwined making for a shooter with a captivating storyline. Each character has its own story and when playing in Two-Player or Dramatic Change (a single player mode which allows to switch between characters) modes, a completely different story will unfold depending on the combination of characters used.

In Castle of Shikigami 2, players can choose between one of seven characters. Each of them has its own unique abilities, and can use its shots, special Shikigami attack, and bombs to destroy the enemy.

- Deep and dramatic storyline.
- Brand new “New Entry” (featuring revamped enemy placement) and “Dramatic Change” Modes.
- Seven playable characters.
- Two-player mode.
- Tate mode support.
- Brand new translation.

PEGI 3+

PEGI 12+: Graphic and realistic looking violence is allowed towards fantasy characters and can feature horror content such as a strong threat or graphic injury. Violence to human characters must appear unrealistic unless it consists of minor trivial injury. Sexual posturing as the type seen in music videos is allowed as a sexual innuendo. Some bad language is allowed but no more than mild swearing.  12 is the minimum rating for games which teach or encourage gambling, although the descriptor can also feature on higher rated games.

Any game that would normally be rated at 3 but contains some possibly frightening scenes or sounds may be considered suitable in this category.

This game is rated by Games rating authority and PEGI

The Chelsea Gamer and the Video Standards Council