Halloween Itazura

Developer:	Inatsuka Haru
Release date:	2012

Halloween Itazura, aka お菓子くれなかったから街破壊しちゃうよっ！ (Okashi kurenakattakara machi hakai shi chau yo~tsu! / If you don't give me sweets, I'll destroy the city!) is a doujin shmup by Inatsuka Haru in 2012.

The game consists of 3 stages.

For replay videos, visit the Video Index.

Gameplay Overview

The game has a Gradius styled upgrade mechanic. Players collect Koro items to highlight an upgrade from the Power bar and then press the upgrade button to enhance the character.

Controls

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• Z key/A button: Shot
• X key/B button: Change weaponry
• C key/X button: SP attack

Scoring

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Scoring consists of killing enemies and getting blue items for score.

Boss fights will have boss bonuses, which is their timer, and will reward the player a big bonus for how fast a boss is defeated.

Rank

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In this game, rank controls the agressiveness of the enemies. For every 18 Koros collected, rank will increase by 1 level. Rank decreases 1 level when a life is lost.

Difficuly modes

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Each difficulty has it´s rank level limits.

• Easy: Rank starts at lvl. 1 and caps at lvl. 2
• Normal: Rank starts at lvl. 2 and caps at lvl. 6
• Hard: Rank starts at lvl. 4 and caps at lvl. 8
• Lunatic: Rank always stays at lvl. 8 regardless of lives lost.

Upgrades

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• Speed up: Increases scrolling speed. (Up to 3 times.)
• Power-up: Increases weapon strength. (Up to 3 times.)
• Barrier: Grants the player a 1-hit shield.
• Life-up: Recovers a life. Only available when lives are lost.
• Bomber: Releases a huge explosion forward. It can touch and attract blue items.

Items

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	Koro: Advances the Power Meter by 1. Every 18 Koros collected increases rank by 1.
	Blue item: Grants extra score. Can be attracted with bomber explosion.

True Last Boss / TLB

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The exact requirements to trigger the TLB are unknown. But, it´s probable that the Stage 3 Boss must be defeated on Rank 5.

It has really large health, and it´s nearly impossible to beat without a time-out.

Trivia

• The upgrade bar mechanic is inspired by Gradius.
• The TLB´s final attack is majorly inspired in Gengetsu´s infamous time-out pattern.