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There might be stronger versions of the Soul Collect bonuses, but it is very hard to say and even harder to try and count a score difference while trying not to die a tragic death. Soul Collect sounds pretty strong, but you can further strength it by using a bomb while Soul Collect is active! Doing so will reset the duration of Soul Collect and also unleash a second and stronger wave attack. Just seeing everything turn yellow and seeing the Soul Collect message makes me feel fuzzy on the inside. I’m not gonna lie, I have a huge crush on mechanics that make you feel temporarily overpowered.

What I can confirm is that entering Soul Collect is a pseudo bomb that wipes the bullets from the screen by converting them into souls and also unleashes a powerful wave attack on the enemies. I believe there is also a damage increase but I could be wrong. I’m not 100% clear on the effects of Soul Collect, but from what I’ve noticed you get increased souls by defeating enemies, their bullets also become souls when defeated. Graze enough bullets and you can activate Soul Collect with the bomb button. Shikhondo embraces the very popular “graze” mechanics which increases the Soul gauge by being very close to bullets.

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Dying doesn’t hurt as much because you don’t need to worry about recovering your strength.īeing at full power from the beginning sounds like something that would eventually become boring, so this is where the Soul Collect comes into play! Most modern shmups offer incentive by keeping you close to the danger. You start at max power, which lets the focus shift from trying to acquire as many power-ups as possible into trying to survive the waves of enemies while racking up huge scores. Shikhondo ditches all those elements in favor of pure skill. If there is anything that previous entries in the list have in common is the fact that each stage marks an evolution from a base ship/fighter into a more fearsome force via different power-ups. The biggest difference you will see in the levels is the shift into survival stages.

A familiar shmupĮverything sounds so familiar with previous shmups so far, but I’d like to expand on why I mention the shift into modernity. Each will feature a particular japanese motif and hordes of enemies which lead the way to a massive boss encounter at the end.īefore I embarrass myself I’ll say that I know next to nothing about japanese folklore, so apologies if I misinterpret something. In Shikhondo you play as 1 of two girls as they make their way through the five stages.

If you are expecting a game with complicated bullet patterns and an emphasis in grazing bullets and maximizing high score windows, then this is definitely the game for you. Shikhondo is a vertical shmup which embodies the shift in the genre into bullet hell/high score fiestas. Shikhondo – Soul Eater is the first modern shmup that will be featured in this list, and will mark the beginning of a convergence between the old and the new. In the end I can only say that I want to play both approaches equally as much. It’s hard to say which one I love more, as someone who was born into an arcade era but also appreciate the refinement of the genre. As much as I’ve enjoyed covering those classic arcade shmups, I’ve been dying to review a more modern approach to the genre.

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