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Castle of Shikigami

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Genres
ShooterArcade
Themes
Action
Modes
Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Developers
Alfa System, Alfa System, Cosmo Machia Inc.
Publishers
Taito, XS Games, Cosmo Machia Inc., Taito, Degica Games, Sourcenext, Mediaquest
Local co-op
Yes
Local players
2
Campaign co-op
Yes
Release dates
Platform Date
Arcade December 31, 2001
Xbox March 14, 2002
PlayStation 2 June 27, 2002
iOS October 02, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows) June 15, 2017
Nintendo Switch April 23, 2026

About

Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural shoot-'em-up classic. Choose one of six characters and utilize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character's shot, special Shikigami attack and bomb to conquer each stage and it's boss to ultimately discover who or what is behind "The Castle of Shikigami Incident".

Story

Summer, 2005: The summer heat is scorching. Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer and they've had enough. One after another, 32 female victims were found brutally murdered. Could this be the work of the occult? Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called "The Castle of Shikigami Incident".

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