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A bullet-hell shooter and the sequel to TWilight INSanity. It is notable for non-linear branching routes, where character choices, character behaviour, dialogue choices and player skills impact the levels played, boss battles, plot progression, and endings obtained. Players take control of a pair of characters, with one visible at any given time, and must fight through vertical scrolling stages. Numerous enemies and bosses appear and will unleash various bullet attacks that players must find gaps to squeeze through to survive. Most enemies will tend to simply sweep in to fire and won't take much to be destroyed. Bosses will usually have several phases in their fights though and possess spell attacks as last resort moves. Players can choose between three styles when choosing a pair of characters. Balance provides equal values in attack power and spirit usage. Attack increases basic firepower but also increases the amount of spirit needed for magic. Defence reduces the amount needed to unleash magic but also drops basic firepower as well. Players will have access to the basic bullet style attack as well as a magic attack (similar to bombs of other games) to help them through each stage. Players can switch between the paired characters, and thus alter the style of the main attack and magic spell, with a button press. The game comes with decision points that can affect the route taken through the game, which can also be influenced by the player performance. |
