Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — it's bullet hell, where within seconds the screen transforms into a veritable frenzy of light, patterns, and bullets flying from all directions. A huge city, a subway, an amusement park — and in the midst of all this modern imagery, yokai and monsters begin to emerge, as if someone had plucked them straight from ancient legends and thrown them under neon signs. The closer you get to death, the stronger you become. The Soul Collect system literally forces you to play with abandon. You need to take shots at close range, squeeze through tight spaces, and stay within an inch of death to recharge your meter. Then, at the right moment, unleash everything you've accumulated back onto the screen and clear the hell of bullets, if only for a few seconds. The bosses here don't stand on ceremony at all. The screen fills with rings, waves, and spirals so quickly that at some point you start moving almost automatically. It all looks especially cool on the widescreen — the battlefield becomes enormous, and the amount of flying debris only adds to the pressure on your head. Features of the game Hard bullet hell with dense patterns. Modern urban locations and Japanese mysticism. Soul Collect risk-reward system. Boss Rush and custom challenge modes.