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Castle of Shikigami III

Castle of Shikigami III is a vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up game in the Castle of Shikigami series. Your proximity to enemy units and gunfire determines your score and firepower. Each character has their own…

60 1 February 2006

Castle of Shikigami III is a shooter developed by Alfa System, released 1 February 2006 on Wii, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Castle of Shikigami III is

Castle of Shikigami III is a shooter game developed by Alfa System and released in 2006. It was published by Aksys Games. It is available on Wii, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Castle of Shikigami III is a vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up game in the Castle of Shikigami series. Your proximity to enemy units and gunfire determines your score and firepower. Each character has their own specialized weapons and powers, anything from chain lightning to psychic blades. Experience a wide variety of scenarios with fully voiced dialogue. Dodge a never-ending barrage of bullets alone or with a friend. Switch between two characters in the middle of the fight to improve your chances for survival!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Castle of Shikigami III holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 19% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Castle of Shikigami III launched on 1 February 2006, within three weeks of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, 25 To Life and Star Wars: Empire at War. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, 25 To Life, Star Wars: Empire at War.

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When did Castle of Shikigami III come out?
Castle of Shikigami III was released on 1 February 2006 for Wii, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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