Castle of Shikigami

Castle of Shikigami

December 31, 2001·Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
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Ratings

70
User Score
67
Critic Score
2 reviews
68
Total Score
2 combined

About

Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural shoot-'em-up classic. Choose one of six characters and utilize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character's shot, special Shikigami attack and bomb to conquer each stage and it's boss to ultimately discover who or what is behind "The Castle of Shikigami Incident".

Storyline

Summer, 2005: The summer heat is scorching. Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer and they've had enough. One after another, 32 female victims were found brutally murdered. Could this be the work of the occult? Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called "The Castle of Shikigami Incident".

Release Dates

PlatformDate
Arcade2001
XboxMar 14, 2002
PlayStation 2Jun 27, 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)Aug 08, 2002
iOSOct 02, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)Jun 15, 2017
Nintendo SwitchApr 23, 2026

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Game Info

Developer
Alfa System
Publisher
Degica Games, Sourcenext, Cosmo Machia Inc., Taito, Mediaquest
Release Date
December 31, 2001
Porting
Cosmo Machia Inc.
Collection
Shikigami no Shiro
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

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Platforms

ArcadeXboxPC (Microsoft Windows)iOSXbox OneNintendo SwitchPlayStation 2

Genres

ShooterArcade

Themes

Action

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

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