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And with how interconnected the world is today, Touhou may be making waves in the US sooner or later. The Touhou Project is a series of bullet-hell games that take place in Gensokyo, a fantastical world inhabited by humans and creatures from Japanese folklore. The main character of the series is Reimu Hakurei, a human shrine maiden whose main job is to act as a "balancer" between youkai and humans. Other important characters in the Touhou universe include Marisa Kirisame, Reimu's best friend and human magician, Remilia Scarlet, a main antagonist and vampire, and Sakuya Izayoi, a maid with time-shifting powers.

Over the years, the Touhou Project has continued to expand in terms of its lore and game mechanics, with the series going beyond its roots as a bullet-hell and branching into the realm of fighting games, Metroidvanias , Animes, print works and even music albums. There weren't enough games featuring shrine-maidens. At first, ZUN imagined that he'd compose music for such games, but he eventually ended up making the game he desired.

However, it wasn't until the second game, Story of Eastern Wonderland, did Touhou become the "danmaku" we know today. What's most impressive about ZUN is that throughout the development of the majority of the Touhou games, ZUN was the one man responsible for all the graphics, music and programming.

Considering that ZUN is the reason behind roughly 30 of the Touhou games, that is a feat worthy of considerable praise. As if that wasn't impressive enough, ZUN is entirely self-taught. As previously mentioned, the Touhou Project mainly revolves around the bullet hell genre of gaming.

For those unfamiliar with the term "bullet hell," it refers to a sub-genre of "shoot 'em up" games. In bullet hells, it's not uncommon that the player faces a literal wall of enemy fire and has to dodge bullets coming at them from every direction.

There are so many bullets on the screen that if players move in the wrong direction one measly pixel, they'll die. While to many, this might sound more like a punishment than a game, but to Touhou fans, this is just their way of life. The way Touhou plays is fairly typical to other bullet hell shooters.

Players move their character using the directional keys and shoot with the "Z" key. Players can also use the "Shift" key to slow their movements essential to dodging bullets and lessen the spread of their fire. When players are on the verge of being overwhelmed, they can rely on a "bomb," which deals damage to enemies, collects every item on the screen, and most importantly clears any bullets in the bombs blast radius.

A unique mechanic Touhou games have is the "grazing" mechanic, which refers to the player having dodged a bullet that came dangerously close to the player's hitbox. Grazing bullets increase the player's score, but incurs high risk, as the player has to flirt with death the entire time.

One false move or accidental spasm could spell disaster. Playing a Touhou game isn't for the faint of heart. However, if you're a gamer that genuinely desires a challenge or is just interested in the Touhou fandom, consider playing one or two games to see how you like it.

Perfect Cherry Blossom is a good starting point for beginners since the newly introduced "Cherry" scoring system can offer a temporary shield, as well as the state of being "focused," which makes the player's hitbox appearance more visible.

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