Hidden Star in Four Seasons
Touhou Project series game released in August, 2017
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons (Japanese: 東方天空璋 〜 Hidden Star in Four Seasons.; lit. "Eastern Heavenly Jade Dipper") is the 16th game in the Touhou Project series. It was announced on the developer ZUN's blog on April 20, 2017. A playable demo was released on May 7, 2017, at Reitaisai 14, and the full version was released at Comiket 92 on August 11, 2017. The game was released on Steam worldwide on November 17, 2017, becoming the first game in the series to be available on the platform.
Gameplay
Hidden Star in Four Seasons is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game wherein an upward-facing player maneuvers around enemy projectiles and shoots projectiles at enemies and, though twice each stage, bosses which appear at the top of the screen.
Hidden Star in Four Seasons has a unique mechanic known as the Season Gauge. This gauge is filled by collecting season items, which appear when the player’s bullets connect with an enemy or when the player grazes an enemy bullet. When the season gauge is filled, a miniature orbital appears behind the player shooting smaller projectiles, and goes back to zero. The gauge can be refilled for a maximum of six orbitals.
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