東方星蓮船 〜 Undefined Fantastic Object.

Basic Game Controls Control your character and defeat enemies by shooting them. If you collide with enemies, bullets, lasers, or anything else that looks painful, you’ll lose a life. If you lose all your lives, the game is over. Move to the top of the screen to collect all the items on the screen. Also, when moving slowly, you can pull items near your ship toward you. Controls ■ Keyboard Controls ■ Arrow keys or numeric keypad: Move your ship up, down, left, and right; move the cursor up, down, left, and right ■ Z key: Fire shot, confirm ■ X Key: Activate/Cancel Spell Card ■ Shift Key: Slow down ■ ESC Key: Pause/Unpause ■ Ctrl Key: Skip messages, fast-forward replay ■ Controller Controls(Key configuration available in Options) ■Joystick: Move player ship up, down, left, and right; move cursor up, down, left, and right ■Button 1: Shoot, Confirm ■Button 2: Activate Spell Card, Cancel ■Button 3: Move slowly ■Button 4: Skip messages, fast-forward replay ■Button 5: Pause, resume Backstory From the muddy, ice-covered earth, all manner of creatures awaken. 　The thin layer of snow covering Gensokyo was enough to seal away the earth spirits that had awakened this winter and further slow the movements of the fairies. That season of peaceful slumber is now drawing to a close. Hakurei Shrine. It is a shrine built in a remote, isolated region. 　Reimu Hakurei, the shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, heard a strange rumor from a wizard living in the forest. The rumor was that a mysterious ship had been spotted flying through the sky amidst a break in the clouds. It seemed the ship was circling through the clouds as if searching for something. 　Marisa: “…Rumor has it that ship is a treasure ship carrying the Seven Lucky Gods, and if you catch it, you’ll never want for anything for the rest of your life. That’s why it’s running away from greedy people, they say.” Reimu: “Do you actually believe such a ridiculous rumor?” Marisa Kirisame, the witch who lives in the forest, furrowed her brow. Marisa: “Of course I don’t believe it. If a ship like that were really flying through the sky, we’d be able to spot it right away, even from the shrine.” Reimu: “A treasure ship, huh?” 　Marisa: “Last year’s crop failed because of the abnormal summer weather. When people get anxious, rumors like that start spreading. It’s like praying to the gods—or rather, leaving it up to others.” Reimu: “A treasure ship, huh. They say it’s loaded with rare items and gold and silver treasures from all over the world.” 　Marisa: “That’s right. It’s the treasure ship said to be carrying the Seven Lucky Gods.” Reimu: “A treasure ship, huh.” Marisa: “Hmm…” The conversation between Reimu and Marisa came to an abrupt halt there. 　There’s no smoke without fire. I don’t know if it’s the Treasure Ship or not, but maybe people who’ve seen something floating in the sky are spreading that rumor. It seems they’re both trying not to let the other figure them out. What broke the silence was a visitor coming down from the mountain. 　Sanae: “Oh my, how odd. I didn’t expect you to still be here.” She was Sanae Kazegaya, a newcomer to the mountain. Reimu: “It’s rare to see you here. Is there something you need?” 　Sanae: “It’s nothing major, really… Have you seen a ship floating in the sky, Reimu? I was sure it had already set sail.” Reimu and Marisa exchanged glances. Reimu: “A ship floating in the sky!?” 　Sanae: “I have some business with that ship, so I was trying to gather as much information as I could…” Reimu: “Huh? Wait a sec.” Marisa: “So the rumors about a flying ship were true after all?” 　Sanae: “Huh? You didn’t know? I mean, it’s so obvious, isn’t it?” Sanae pointed at the sky with an expression that seemed to say, “What, you didn’t notice until now?” Reimu and Marisa both looked up instinctively. There, a huge black shadow unlike anything they’d ever seen was about to vanish among the clouds. The blue sky faded in the ship’s shadow, and the clouds seemed to take on a faint purple hue. ――Inside, it was completely empty. The gold and silver treasures that had once been here were long gone, and all that remained was the musty smell of eight hundred years of mold. 　The cold spring breeze alone wasn’t enough to blow away the musty smell. However, the treasure left behind by that person—even if reduced to fragments—would likely not have lost its power. If I could gather all those fragments, perhaps… Title Screen Game Start Start the normal game (Proceeds to the difficulty selection screen) Extra Start Start the extra stage (Cannot be selected unless conditions are met) You cannot continue Practice Start Starts Practice Mode Practice Mode allows you to play a single stage. You can select any stage you’ve cleared once with that difficulty, character, and weapon (continuing is allowed) Scores for each stage are recorded, so you can also attempt a high score run The initial number of players is fixed at 9, and you cannot continue Replay This mode allows you to play back saved replays Result This mode lets you view your score, talisman battle history, and other information Music Room Enters the music room. Option Enters the options menu. Quit Exits the game. Game System: Attack System ● Normal Shot You can fire an infinite number of talismans and needles using a mysterious power. ● Spell Card Performs a powerful attack that grants complete invincibility and also clears projectiles. Be careful, as there is a limit on the number of uses. (You start with two.) If you make a mistake, your Spell Cards will be replenished until you have at least two. If you had two or more, they will carry over. ● Option Attacks in place of the protagonist. You need to collect 100 P to add one Option. You start with one and can equip up to four. You lose one when you make a mistake. System Items Items Items may appear when you defeat enemies. Power-Up Item Increases Power by 0.01. Large Power-Up Item Increases Power by 1.0. This is 100 times the value of a regular P. 100 times. Full Power-Up Item Sets Power to the maximum of 4.0. Rarely seen. Score Item Grants points. The higher up on the screen you collect it, the higher the score. Max Score Increase Item (Small) Slightly increases your maximum score. Appears when enemy bullets disappear. Spell Card Item Increases the number of uses for a Spell Card by one. Mainly dropped by Green UFOs. Spell Card Fragment Collect three to increase the number of uses for a Spell Card by one. Mainly dropped by green UFOs. Extend Item Increases your lives by one. Very rare to find. Life Fragment Collect four to increase your lives by one. Mainly dropped by red UFOs, bosses, and sub-bosses. Bentler Item Comes in three colors: red, blue, and green. Details are described below. Random Bentler Item Comes in three colors: red, blue, and green. The color changes at regular intervals. ● Item Collection If you move to the top of the screen, you can collect all items on the screen. Additionally, when moving slowly, the range of items you attract expands. System: Bentler! ● Bentler! Bentler! Bentler! When you defeat enemies, they may drop Bentler Items. Unlike regular items, Bentler Items continue to float on the screen for a certain amount of time. When you collect a Bentler item, it is stored in the bottom-left corner of the screen. When you collect three of them and the conditions are met, a UFO (Undefined Fantastic Object) will appear. Flashing “Capricious Bentler” items change color at regular intervals, cycling through red, blue, and green. If you get close enough to a whimsical Bentler item, you can prevent it from changing colors. Use this to your advantage if you want to collect a specific color at the exact moment you choose. Also, Bentler items with a pentagonal frame are a sign that an UFO will appear when you collect them. ● UFO (Undefined Fantastic Object) Invasion! ● Common Characteristics of All UFOs UFOs suck up all P-Items and score items on the screen. If you destroy a UFO, you can recover all the items it sucked up. 　*If it sucks up enough items, you’ll receive a special bonus (described later). When you destroy a UFO, all enemy bullets on the screen will disappear. When you’re in a pinch, be sure to actively target UFOs. UFOs will flee after a certain amount of time. 　If it escapes, it will take all the sucked-in items with it. Be careful: UFOs will flee in a panic when a boss or sub-boss is on the screen. ● Conditions and Characteristics of Each UFO ● Red UFO Appears when you collect three red Ventler items. 　　　Defeat Reward: Drops “Life Fragments” P Items: Grants the points from the score item (doubled during Full Power-Up) Score Items: Counts directly toward your score Special Bonus: Drops additional “Life Fragments” ● Blue UFO 　 　Appears when you collect three blue Bentler items. Destroyed Item: None P Item: Returns to you as is (no points) Point Item: Scores at 2–6 times the normal value Special Bonus: Points from absorbed point items are multiplied by 8 ●Green UFO 　 　Appears when you collect three green Bentler items. Destroyed Item: Drops “Bomb Fragments” P Item: Returns as is (no points) Point Item: Applies a 2x multiplier Special Bonus: Drops an additional “Bomb Item” ●Rainbow UFO Appears when you collect three different colors of Bentler items. Destroyed Item: None P Item: Transforms into a point item and is multiplied by 2–3 times Point Item: Transforms into a P Item and returns as is (no points) 　　　Special Bonus: Releases an additional “Ventler Item” Furthermore, any power-up items sucked in return as 4x Point Items System Tips ●Tips ・If you activate a Spell Card within a few frames after a miss, you can cancel the miss. ・If you collect a Bentler Item while a UFO is active, your maximum score increases by 1,000. Be sure to actively collect any unwanted fixed Bentler Items while the UFO is active. ・If you enter a conversation with a boss while a UFO is on screen, the UFO will “read the room” and explode. It might be a bit of a waste to summon a UFO right before or during a conversation. ・Bentler items will “read the room” and disappear once a conversation begins. ・If you stay near a Capricious Bentler Item, it will stop changing colors, and it will also stop fleeing off-screen during that time. ・If a sub-boss or boss appears while a UFO is on screen, the UFO will flee, but you can still defeat the boss. ・Press the P key to take a screenshot. ・Press Q while paused to return to the title screen. ・Press R while paused to restart from the first stage. ・Press Alt + F4 to exit the game. ・Press the F10 key to toggle between windowed and full-screen modes.