Double Dealing Character

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Developer:	ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice)
Release date:	2013

Touhou Kishinjou ~ Double Dealing Character (東方輝針城) is a Touhou Project game developed by ZUN in 2013.

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Gameplay overview

The major new gameplay mechanic is a simple upgrade to the Item Get auto-collection system. When you auto-collect, either by passing the Item Get Border Line, using a bomb, or reaching/defeating a boss, you will get bonus points and resource pieces based on the amount of power and point items auto-collected within a certain timing window. You get bomb pieces at 20 items and life pieces at 60, though every fifth bomb piece is replaced with another life piece.

Controls

Like the official games, uses the standard Touhou control scheme.

• Z: Shoot
• X: Bomb
• Shift: Focus

On keyboard, movement can be done using either the arrow keys or the number pad. The gamepad can also be configured inside the game.

Difficulties

The game has 4 difficulty modes and a hidden one. The higher difficulties are, of course, harder, and also have higher scoring potential. The difficulty modes are:

• Easy
• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

The game also has an Extra stage, which has it´s own difficulty. To unlock it, at least 1cc on any difficulty.

Scoring

Scoring is based on how much objects you pick with the PoC line to get bonuses, and as well the attempts of capturing spellcards.

Playable Characters and Shot Types

Double Dealing Character has 3 characters with 2 different shot types that will alter the Stage 4 Mid-boss and Boss as well. The main shot is the same on both types.

Most notably is the return of Sakuya as a playable character since TH7PCB and TH8IN.

Hakurei Reimu

Hakurei Reimu			A	B
			Main shot: Homing amulet Focus shot: Greedy Oonusa Bomb: Bewitched Weapon "Merciless Purification Rod"	Main shot: Homing Amulet Focus shot: Persuasion Needle Bomb: Spirit Sign "Fantasy Seal"
			Description: Reimu A uses chaser rod that hunts down enemies by getting closer to them. Her bomb slows her down, but gives some brush swipes that also move her left and righy automatically.	Description: Reimu B uses her typical persuation needles, dealing decent damage depending on how the position on attacking enemies, especially big ones. Her bomb has homing properties.
			Strengths: Decent damage output. Exploitable usage of homing amulets and Oonusa rod by rapidly pressing and releasing focus button without losing the rod in the process. Weaknesses: Slow movement during bombing.	Strengths: Persuation needles are great for bosses. Weaknesses: Dealing constant damage with persuation needles can still require high routing on bosses.
			General Information: Has a smaller hitbox. Reimu is rather weak, but she can attack almost everywhere on the screen. Spinning purification rod is good at damaging groups of enemies.

Kirisame Marisa

Kirisame Marisa			A	B
			Main shot: Illusion Laser Focus shot: Eight Trigram Fire Bomb: Dark Spark	Main shot: Illusion Laser Focus shot: Magic Drain Missile Bomb: Magic Absorber
			Description: Marisa A uses a limited range flamethrower that is mostly used for short range attacking. Her bomb acts pretty the same as her Master Spark.	Description: Marisa B is a interesting shot type that uses her usual missiles, and has a magic absorber that turns bullets into P items.
			Strengths: Highest damage output on pointblank. Weaknesses: Often requires pointblank attacking on bosses. Difficult to use for inexperienced players.	Strengths: Bomb is excellent for exploits like farming P items to then collect them with the PoC line and farm resources Weaknesses: Bomb barely does damage. Bomb gives a pretty short amount of i-frames and takes a while for another bomb use.
			General Information: Slightly lower auto-collection line. Marisa is powerful but has a rather low spread.

Izayoi Sakuya

Izayoi Sakuya			A	B
			Main shot: Illusion Laser Focus shot: Bewitched Sword 'Silver Blade' Bomb: Bewitched Weapon "Another Dimension of Silver"	Main shot: Illusion Laser Focus shot: Smart Robber Bomb: Time Sign "Dual Vanish"
			Description: Sakuya A uses targetting knives that go after enemies, and after sticking for some time, the knives blow up and also cause a brief paralyze effect. Her bomb will for a shield that can last a hit. If the shield timer runs out without getting hit, 3 bomb parts are awarded.	Description: Sakuya B fully relies on direct attacking, with a shot width pretty small. Her bomb stops time briefly and erases bullets.
			Strengths: Perfect for survival purposes Can recover some bomb stocks pretty often. Weaknesses: No known weaknesses?	Strengths: Focus shot is pretty usefull for some bosses. Possible to get an LNN clear with this type (as Yatsuzume once did). Weaknesses: Focus shot is very difficult to manipulate when dealing with bosses that fire often and move a lot, especially because it´s damage is slightly weak compared to other focus shot types.
			General Information: Slower item falling speed. Sakuya is rather powerful but tends to focus on a single enemy. She has a fair spread while unfocused.

Items

	Point items: Increases score. It´s score depends on the value. Will also grant extends if a threshold of them is reached.
	Faith items: Increases score and increases value of point items. The degree of these items variate between difficulties.
	Big Power item: Increases shot power greatly
	Bomb parts: Gives bomb parts until achieving an extra bomb.
	Life parts: Gives life parts until achieving an Extend.
	Value items: Increases the value of point items.

Trivia

• The 3 first bosses (Wakasagihime, Sekibanki and Kagerou) spawned a friendship between these 3 in the Touhou community.

External Links

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