Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 2002

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A bullet hell shooter developed by Team Shanghai Alice in 2002, the sixth in the Touhou Project series and the first for Windows. You follow the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei or the magician Marisa Kirisame through Gensokyo to find the cause of a red mist that covers the sky in the middle of summer. It is a vertically scrolling shooter, and each character has two shot types with their own sub weapons and bombs, such as Reimu's homing amulets and her Fantasy Seal bomb. The creator ZUN had planned to end the series after the 1998 game for the PC 98, but after leaving the company that published it he formed the circle Team Shanghai Alice, alone, and made a full game for Comiket 62. It came out on 11 August 2002, sold at a single booth for one day, and then by mail order. Two characters with different weapons still make each run its own.