Shikigami no Shiro II (式神の城II) is a vertically scrolling shooter released in the arcades and later ported to the PlayStation 2, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox. The game was released in Japan for each of those mediums and was later brought to the U.S. on PlayStation 2 by XS Games (as Castle Shikigami 2). Interestingly, XS Games released its prequel as well, as Mobile Light Force 2. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... XS Games is the developer of the Mobile Light Force series of vertically scrolling shooters, consisting of: Mobile Light Force, Mobile Light Force 2 (or Castle Shikigami) and Castle Shikigami 2. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... A game engine is the core software component of a video game. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a listing of computer and video games genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... Scrolling shooters are a type of video game, a subgenre of the shooter or shooting game. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Multiplayer is a mode of play for computer and video games in which multiple people can play the same game at the same time. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... // History Main article: History of computer and video games The first primitive computer and video games were developed in the 1950s and 1960s and ran on platforms such as oscilloscopes, university mainframes and EDSAC computers. ... A video arcade (known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom) is a place where people play arcade video games. ... The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Blackbelt, Dural and Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the Sixth generation era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ... Scrolling shooters are a type of video game, a subgenre of the shooter or shooting game. ... Arcade can mean several things: Arcade (architecture) - A passage or walkway, often including retailers. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Blackbelt, Dural and Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the Sixth generation era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... XS Games is the developer of the Mobile Light Force series of vertically scrolling shooters, consisting of: Mobile Light Force, Mobile Light Force 2 (or Castle Shikigami) and Castle Shikigami 2. ...

Translation

The game was known for terrible Engrish translation combined with hilarious, often dirty, voice acting. Impressively in two-player mode, nearly every character combination has voiced interaction. Or rather it would be impressive were the these "discussions" not just plain weird. Some of the voices in two-player mode weren't even translated into English! One of the more infamous mis-translations: “Slaves for fashion dislike bulges.” While many players think it is porrly translated, the fact is that it was translated exactly to what it said in the original game. However, because English and Japanease are different languages, a raw translation would seem like Engrish. English translators usually fix it up to where a English speaking audience can comprehend. Sign in a toilet in Shanghai, instructing people to put used paper napkins in the wastebin Engrish is a pejorative slang term which refers to poor-quality attempts by Japanese writers to create English words and phrases; whether in mistranslation of an original Japanese language text, or in an attempt...

Public Opinion

In general, all of XS games receive poor advertisment budget (if any). Castle Shikigami 2 did not receive well in matter of sales due to lack of a markting campaign. However, many side scrolling shooters (shmups) sites and review sites have given it a moderate approval in gameplay and its funny translation. Even so, this was not enought for Castle Shikigami 2 to gain any reconization outside the hard core shmups audience.