Double Dealing Character
"Double Dealing Character" is the first Touhou title to be available online officially via digital distribution; all prior games were only available via CD purchase. On April 7, 2015, the game was announced for an international release by Playism, making "Double Dealing Character" the first game in the Touhou series to be released outside Japan." Double Dealing Character" was also released on Steam on June 18, 2019. Gameplay. "Double Dealing Character" followed the previous main games within the "Touhou Project" series, with a spell card based danmaku system. The gameplay theme is neither novel nor retro. It  is a "2000's neo-retro Danmaku shooter", creating simple gameplay while removing a lot of the complicated game mechanics. This is the first main game within the series that can display a resolution of 1280×960. Players can choose between three protagonists: Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame and Sakuya Izayoi. Each character can choose from two shot types: one for which they take up their possessed weapon and another for leaving it behind. The scoring system is focused around item collection. Collecting many items in one big scoop will award the player with bonus points based on how many items were  collected. This is done by moving above a border near the top of the screen or by using a bomb. The point value can also be increased by grazing, shooting focused and cancelling out bullets (of which plays an important role in scoring again compared to Subterranean Animism through Ten Desires). Spell Card values have also been increased in comparison to previous games. Bomb and life fragments are also present in this release. They can drop from bosses, as well as being awarded for item collection. Plot. Youkai are rioting and tsukumogami are turning up. Clouds gather, while a strong  wind carries the sounds of a huge building. Gensokyo is full of sounds of dissonance. The weapons of the three protagonists start acting oddly; meanwhile, various youkai begin to rebel. It's their job to either take their weapons in hand and fight the youkai, or to cast their weapons aside.