Part 7
Touhou 2 ~ 東方封魔録 ~ The Story of Eastern Wonderland(Romanized Touhou Fuumaroku, meaning Recorded Sealing of an Oriental Demon)
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Prologue
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1. Touhou Story of Eastern Wonderland Backstory
Here in the mountains of an eastern land is the comparatively tranquil Hakurei Shrine. The
Shrine's only maiden, Reimu, lives here, training to raise her spiritual power, in seclusion
among the mountains.
"Train? That's fine and well, but it's time for a good long nap," Reimu says to herself as
she trudges up the path back to the Shrine.
But, on returning to the Shrine, she finds it overrun with ghosts and the like, as something
not human has seemingly decided to make it their base.
Reimu "What the heck is this? I'll never get any sleep like this. Probably just as well, now
I can show off the results of my training!"
However, Reimu hates training so much that she actually just went into the mountains to eat
some autumn foods, and hardly trained at all.
Genjii "M'lady, something strange is controlling these ghosts. Their boss must be somewhere
nearby. Somehow, I feel a foreign power is behind this... in any case, I'll come along with
you."
Reimu's manservant (well, turtleservant) Genjii worried over his mistress.
Reimu "I was going to ask you to come along, anyway. I can't fly on my own, you know..."
And so, Reimu took Genjii and, as usual, the Hakurei Shrine's greatest treasure, the Yin-
Yang Orbs, and set out to find the source of these troubles and exterminate it.
This journey would lead them to strange places, and to encounters with even stranger
people...
Reimu "Sure is weird! (said like Eriko Asagaoka)"
Note: Eriko Asagaoka is a character from Izumi Takemoto's manga "Apple Paradise". ZUN is apparently a great fan of his work.
Initial Dramatis Personae
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Heroine
Reimu Hakurei
A Shrine Maiden of the Hakurei Shrine who possesses an innate spiritual power but lacks training.
She exterminates Youkai by attacking with amulets, firing her Spiritual Attacks,
and utilizing the power of the Yin-yang Orb.
She is quite the optimist, and even a situation such as this does not make her worry,
as she is certain that she can resolve any incident through her own strength.
This time, she (somehow) fights while riding upon a turtle.
Turtle
Genjii
A turtle who's lived a long life and gained many powers.
Reimu captured him one day during training and has worked him hard ever since.
He has the power to fly freely through the sky.
Reimu Types
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Reimu Type A
(Movement Type)
Movement Speed: ★★★★★
Attack Range: ★★★★★
Attack Power: ★
Bomb Duration: ★★★
MAX Power Ability: Forward high-power penetrating shots + aimable bullets (the red bullets with a black dot that fire beside the center penetrating shots can be shifted out to a much wider spread by holding the down arrow while tapping the attack button, and aimed forward again be tapping the attack button while not holding the down arrow)
Summary: Though the high movement speed makes it easy to dodge bullets and collect items, boss battles can be lengthy
Reimu Type B
(Defense Type)
Movement Speed: ★★★
Attack Range: ★★★★
Attack Power: ★★★
Bomb Duration: ★★★★★
MAX Power Ability: Auto-targeting shots
Summary: Quite balanced; suitable for beginning players
Reimu Type C
(Attack Type)
Movement Speed: ★
Attack Range: ★
Attack Power: ★★★★★
Bomb Duration: ★
MAX Power Ability: Forward high(er)-power penetrating shots
Summary: Though excellent against bosses, item collection proves to be difficult
Each type has its own Good Ending and Bad Ending. Good Endings must be achieved on any one difficulty with all three types in order to unlock the Extra Stage.
Gameplay
Screen Layout
Scoring System
Which type should we start with? A, B, or C?