Illusory Picture War

Touhou Sorashashin: Illusory Picture War is the third photography spinoff of the Touhou project after Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler.

Gameplay
There are two player characters, Aya Shameimaru and her twin brother, Kareta Shameimaru. The controls are shared between the two characters...


 * Arrows: Move (Aya and Kareta have fast movement speed at base)
 * Shift or X: Focus (slower movement, which is better for dodging)
 * Shift or X + Z: Charge Mode (even slower movement but the camera charges faster)
 * Z: Take a Picture (Camera must be fully charged to do this, any bullets in the picture are destroyed)

Both characters have the same stages to play through. However, Aya's objective in each stage is to take however many pictures of the enemy, while Kareta's objective is to get rid of however many bullets by taking pictures of them.

Stages
The game is split up into nineteen levels - the Prologue, sixteen "Weeks" and two "Overtime" stages which are roughly equal to an Extra stage. They must be progressed through in a linear order with both Aya and Kareta. Each level has seven stages, save for the Prologue which has only one level.

In each stage, the enemy uses a single spellcard, which consists of repeating the same attack listed on the table. After the player is halfway to completing the stage, their attack gains power.

Prologue
Which spell you face depends on your character - Aya will face Kareta's spell, and vice versa. There is also some dialogue before this spell can be faced, showing the plot of the game (how Aya and Kareta have gotten into a miniature war to see who is the better photographer).