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Highly Responsive to Prayers ( 東方靈異伝 ) is the first Touhou game, released in 1996/1997 for PC98. generally it's an Arkanoid clone.
Gameplay
The only playable character is Reimu Hakurei, who frantically tries to hit a bouncing Yin-Yang ball using her gohei in such a way it will hit target(s), 'cards' and 'bosses' alike. Reimu can throw spell cards(?) as well, but they're used to ward off enemy bullets and reposition the ball, not to attack. As a last resort, Reimu can use a 'bomb', once each 'life', to hit all cards on the screen. There is no guarantee that any given card will be 'disabled'. Bomb will often fail to damage a boss.
The game consists of several fixed-layout levels which increase in difficulty, with a boss fight occurring every fifth level. To complete a level, the player should disable all cards or hit the boss of that level a certain number of times. There are two selectable paths the game: the Jigoku (Hell) path and the Makai(Demon World) path. Reimu will lose one of her lives whenever she is hit by an enemy's bullet/laser/magic or gets stomped by her own ball (no pun intended).
This game features no dialogue and a less-cute version of Reimu.
Cast
- Reimu Hakurei - Shaman
- Shingyoku - Gatekeeper
- YuugenMagan - Evil Eyes
- Elis - Innocent Devil
- Sariel - Angel of Death
- Mima - Vengeful Ghost
- Kikuri - Hellish Moon
- Konngara - Astral Knight
Music
- Title Theme
- A Sacred Lot
- Theme of levels 1-4, Jigoku levels 16-19
- 永遠の巫女 (Eien no Miko)
- Eternal Shrine Maiden
- Theme of level 5 boss
- The Positive and Negative
- Theme of Makai levels 6-9
- Highly Responsive to Prayers
- Theme of Jigoku levels 6-9
- 東方怪奇談 (Touhou Kaikidan)
- Strange Oriental Discourse
- Theme of level 10 boss
- 天使伝説 (Tenshi Densetsu)
- Angel's Legend
- Theme of Makai levels 11-14
- Oriental Magician
- Theme of Jigoku levels 11-14
- 破邪の小太刀 (Hajyuu no Kodachi)
- Blade of Banishment
- Theme of level 15 boss
- 魔鏡 (Makyou)
- Magic Mirror
- Theme of Makai levels 16-19
- the Legend of KAGE
- Makai final stage theme 1
- いざ、倒れ逝くその時まで (Iza, taore iku sono toki made)
- Now, die for the debt you have accumulated
- Makai final stage theme 2
- Civilization of Magic
- Jigoku final stage theme
- 星幽天使 (<insert romaji title>)
- Angel of a Distant Star
- Ending Theme
- アイリス (Airisu)
- Iris
- 使用箇所不明 [needs translation]
- 風の神社 (Kaze no Jinja)
- Shrine of the Wind
Bugs(?)
- the ball is more likely to hit Reimu than its designated targets. (FIXME: prove this :-D)
- Reimu's sliding tackle (while running, press 'Z' and the arrow key of opposite direction) is really a double-edged sword.
- this page need complete revising, especially the music part.