History VideoGame / Seihou

* TheCameo: [[Franchise/TouhouProject Marisa and Reimu]] appear as {{Optional Boss}}es in the extra stage of ''Shuusou Gyoku''. [[Franchise/TouhouProject Yuuka Kazami]] appears as an unlockable player character in ''Kioh Gyoku''. VIVIT herself (along with Gates) appears as the boss of ''Samidare'''s Extra Stage (which also features [[Franchise/TouhouProject Mai and Yuki]] as mini-bosses.)

* TheCameo: [[Franchise/TouhouProject Marisa and Reimu]] appear as {{Bonus Boss}}es in the extra stage of ''Shuusou Gyoku''. [[Franchise/TouhouProject Yuuka Kazami]] appears as an unlockable player character in ''Kioh Gyoku''. VIVIT herself (along with Gates) appears as the boss of ''Samidare'''s Extra Stage (which also features [[Franchise/TouhouProject Mai and Yuki]] as mini-bosses.)

* TheCameo: [[Franchise/TouhouProject Marisa and Reimu]] appear as {{Bonus Boss}}es in the extra stage of ''Shuusou Gyoku''. [[Franchise/TouhouProject Yuuka Kazami]] appears as an unlockable player character in ''Kioh Gyoku''. VIVIT herself (along with Gates) appears as the BonusBoss of ''Samidare'''s Extra Stage (which also features [[Franchise/TouhouProject Mai and Yuki]] as mini-bosses.)

* DavidVersusGoliath: [[RobotMaid VIVIT]]/Hirano goes up against stealth jets, HumongousMecha, or dreadnought space battleships. The only time when there isn't a huge size difference is when you're fighting either Muse, Yuitia, Icarus, or the ''Touhou'' cameo characters, and they're all [[FinalBoss far]] [[BonusBoss stronger]] than any other opponents.

* OffModel: While [[GuestFighter Yuuka's]] character select art is nothing horrible, her infamous [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1230045-touhou-project-東方project Spell Card Art]] is one of the worst portraits ZUN has ever drawn.
* OneWingedAngel: The FinalBoss of ''Shuusou Gyoku'' has three forms.
* PowerUpMagnet

* WhipItGood: Marie has a whip in Banshiryuu.

* DifficultySpike: The first three enemies you face in ''Kioh Gyoku'' will probably kill themselves before you attack. Morgan puts up a bit of a fight. Muse, though...
** In ''Banshiryuu'', Yuuta Kirishima, the stage 2 boss, is a massive spike from Erich, and is even harder than the stage 3 bosses!

* DarkerandEdgier: If you compare it to [[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou.]]

* ArtificialStupidity: The A.I. of ''Kioh Gyoku'' is not intelligent in the slighest. It takes a while for the opponents to even move away from the bullets, and some attacks (such as Morgan and Erich's EX attacks) can kill them easily and quickly. [[FinalBoss Muse]] is only a difficult boss because her defense was ''hugely'' increased for the fight.

* Darker andEdgier: If you compare it to [[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou.]]

* DarkerandEdgier: If you compare it to [[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou.]]

''Seihou Project'' (西方, where "Seihou" means West or Western) is a series of Doujinshi BulletHell Shoot 'Em Up games, developed by Amusement Makers. Known primarily as the sister series to the massively popular ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Project'', the Seihou Project puts an emphasis on memorization and reflexes by focusing on less numerous but faster bullets compared to its sibling series. Notably, ZUN, the creator of VideoGame/{{Touhou}}, was involved in the creation of the first two Seihou games as a member of Amusement Makers, as its BGM composer.

* TheCameo: [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Marisa and Reimu]] appear as {{Bonus Boss}}es in the extra stage of ''Shuusou Gyoku''. [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Yuuka Kazami]] appears as an unlockable player character in ''Kioh Gyoku''. VIVIT herself (along with Gates) appears as the BonusBoss of ''Samidare'''s Extra Stage (which also features [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Mai and Yuki]] as mini-bosses.)

* CompositeCharacter: Muse is essentially [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Sakuya, Alice, Remilia, and Patchouli]] rolled up into one character, except she [[OlderThanTheyThink predates all of them (except Alice.)]]

* DavidVersusGoliath: [[RobotMaid VIVIT]]/Hirano goes up against stealth jets, HumongousMecha, or dreadnought space battleships. The only time when there isn't a huge size difference is when you're fighting either Muse, Yuitia, Icarus, or the Touhou cameo characters, and they're all [[FinalBoss far]] [[BonusBoss stronger]] than any other opponents.

* {{Expy}}: Hirano, with VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s Reimu Hakurei.

* GenreShift: ''Kioh Gyoku'' is a two-player versus shooter, much like the VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Phantasmagoria games.

* ShoutOut: Stage 4 of ''Banshiryuu'' is an extended ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' ShoutOut based primarily on stage 4 of ''Lotus Land Story''. It changes depending on who you're playing as like stage 4 of ''Lotus Land Story'' (and later ''Imperishable Night''). If you're playing as VIVIT, you'll face the doofy ghosts that were common in the PC-98 games before facing off against a miko that throws aroung yin-yang orbs, like Reimu. Hirano goes through a stage quite similar to the original stage 4 of ''Lotus Land Story'', before fighting VIVIT, who's already existing association with stars and lasers is ramped up, and she starts riding a broom just in case you missed that she's being Marisa.

There are currently four games in the Seihou series:

* AprilFoolsDay: The date in which ''VIVIT-99'' was released.