We enjoyed launching a game that we can jump right in and play, one that'll fulfill our need for twitch-combat goodness and edge-of-my-seat competition, and Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet fits the bill. Some are bound to be turned off by the low-polygon count and lack of fancy storylines, but the gameplay allows for barrels of strategy and quick...
Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet2016
Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet
2016 NIS America59Mediocre
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 12 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Available on
- $19.99
Game modes
- 2 players
Details
- Launch
- September 5, 2016
- Developer
- CUBETYPE
- Publisher
- NIS America
- Themes
Overview
Reminiscent of a fighting game, Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet takes the traditional shoot-'em-up genre and infuses it with a 1v1 battle scenario, allowing for a unique gameplay experience. Learn more about the Touhou characters in Story Mode as you progress through the game, blasting your opponent with a barrage of beautiful bullets.
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Reception
Press58
Mediocre- Metacritic55from 19 reviews
- OpenCritic61from 17 reviews
The game includes a Platinum trophy, and a full run requires playing through with all available characters in the Campaign and Arcade modes. As expected, there are also some online trophies thrown in the mix to keep you busy. Playing this game for my Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet review was certainly a nice change of pace from the other games I’ve...
I was super excited to be able to really support the series making an official jump to North America, but looking at this as an introduction to the series doesn’t work.
Like a delicious cronut, Touhou Gensou Rondo: Bullet Ballet combines two fun genres while throwing in some beloved characters with a dedicated cult following. The shmup and bullet hell parts of the equation have their fun moments but the melee can be cumbersome and awkward. The game also has some nice bones but could admittedly use more meat as both...
Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet has something going for it and it is honestly something I had never seen before, but the way it plays mixed with a confusing tutorial that doesn’t explain things in the best way it could really make this game feel like I’m slogging through an interesting game while in the dark.