Touhou Bunakchou / Shoot the Bullet - PC - Anyone tried?

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Touhou Bunakchou / Shoot the Bullet - PC - Anyone tried?

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Has anyone seen/played this?

It's a fascinating idea - a classic Japanese style barrage shmup, except that instead of shooting down the enemy, you try to take photographs of their bullet barrages, with points awarded for how well framed it is.

Of course, on top of that, someone's written an exporter that rips the photos you've taken out of the game as image files, creating another level of competition.. talk about your neat combination of gaming and art :)
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I managed to try this back in February - there's a mini-review by me in Disposable Media #4 I think. Absolutely stunning stuff - being a traditionalist I still prefer Cherry Blossom, but the central game mechanic of StB is genius. (Elaborating, you have to hold down a button, whereby you will guide an ever-shrinking frame to the enemy or it's bullets. Captured bullets will disappear, whilst capturing the enemy will count as one hit; get enough hits and you complete the stage.) My favourite level is probably one near the end of chapter three I think; its been a while since I played it. Anyway, it's not a bad title. And the option to use the primary fire in conjuction with the slowy down thing to speed up recharging is a great idea.
AKA qazimod/qazi. Ex writer for KB, Retro Revival, GA, TSR etc. Writer for Disposable Media and Wii Ouendan. Developer of rubbish webtoys at http://qazimod.co.nr.
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