Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost

If you are looking for a new rhythm game to play, then you might want to keep an eye out for the latest release from UnknownX: Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost. This new rhythm game will give people the chance to play popular songs from the Touhou Project series. This game comes with a fresh storyline that breaks it apart from its predecessor, helping to create a very interesting-looking project.

Rhythm games are all the rage in the modern era, but does Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost live up to your expectations? Let’s take a look at what we know so far about this latest release from publisher Alliance Arts.

A Two-Pronged Rhythm Game Experience

So, as noted above, Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost breaks us away from the Touhou Project’s usual style. This is a pure rhythm game that has been released with the sole idea of providing gamers with the chance to enjoy some of their favourite rhythm beats from the Touhou Project series. This is a rebuild of the smartphone rhythm game that came before it, Touhou Danmaku Kagura, and adds to that release.

While this is not quite like something like Crypt of the Necrodancer, it does contain enough similarities to something like Guitar Hero that it should be easy for fans of that kind of game to come along and play. With this game, you will get access to a huge collection of Touhou music lists that you can then play through at various difficulty levels.

You get two modes in Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost: Kagura and Danmaku. In the former, you need to hit the beat at the right time, stacking up combos while you go along to make sure you can hit the high score. This is akin to something like the karaoke minigames in the Yakuza game series.

The Danmaku stages instead combine shoot-em-up games and rhythm games together. You need to hit the nodes on the side to deal damage to the boss without losing all of your own HP. With many songs to pick from and a huge selection, as well as some great DLC to buy, Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost looks like it has plenty of content included for those who are looking for a fun rhythm game that can offer something a little bit different.

A Game To Tap Your Feet To (7.5/10)

While the presentation of Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost and the storyline can be a touch confusing at first, there is much to like about this latest release. It might get confusing at times, especially if you are new to the Touhou series, but the rhythm game itself is a great experience. There is much fun to be had as you go through each of the levels involved, with the difficulty level never spiking to unfair levels.

Pros

• Great attention to detail on the music: the rhythm sections are extremely fun to play!
• Good difficulty balance: you never feel like the game has become too hard from level to level
• A fine variety of music with a great selection of beats and personality to match

Cons

• Storyline can become a touch confusing, especially for newcomers to the series
• Visuals can become a touch hectic and busy on-screen, creating confusion when playing