100th Black Market

Barettofiriatachi no Yami-Ichiba ~ 100th Black Market
Developer(s)	Team Shanghai Alice
Publisher(s)	Team Shanghai Alice
Series	Touhou Project
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	August 14, 2022 (C100)
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up

Barettofiriatachi no Yami-Ichiba ~ 100th Black Market (バレットフィリア達の闇市場 〜 100th Black Market, lit. "Bulletphiles' Black Market") is the 18.5th Touhou Project game, released at the 100th Comiket and on Steam on August 14, 2022.[1][2][3]

Gameplay

Main article: Touhou Project § Gameplay

The gameplay involves collecting ability cards as the player challenges each stage repeatedly.[4][2][5]

Plot

Set after the events of Unconnected Marketeers,[6] in 100th Black Market Marisa Kirisame sets off alone to investigate an incident where the value of ability cards are increasing, due to the opening of a black market where the gods are unable to intervene.[1][7]

Development

100th Black Market was announced on ZUN's blog in late July 2022, and released on August 14.[8] The game was made to commemorate the 100th Comiket, and the 25th anniversary of the Touhou series.[9]

Reception

IGN Japan gave 100th Black Market a 8/10. Hata Fuminobu from IGN Japan pointed the random generation of stages brings pressure to players, praised the numerous characters appearing in the game, creating a sense of reunion, and criticized the game for lacking plot and new songs.[10]

References

1. Keiichi Yokoyama (July 22, 2022). "A new Touhou Project game featuring Marisa has been announced". Automaton Media.
2. "東方Project 第18.5弾「バレットフィリア達の闇市場」発表。発売は8月14日，コミックマーケット100にて頒布予定". 4gamer (in Japanese). July 22, 2022.
3. "Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market". Steam. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
4. ZUN (July 22, 2022). "東方Project 第18.5弾 バレットフィリア達の闇市場" (in Japanese). 上海アリス幻樂団, 東方よもやま委員会.
5. "東方Project新作『バレットフィリア達の闇市場』がコミケでリリース。主役は霧雨魔理沙！". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). July 22, 2022.
6. Stenbuck, Kite (2022-07-22). "Touhou 18.5: 100th Black Market Will Appear at Comiket 100". Siliconera. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
7. Joshua, Orpheus (2022-07-21). "Touhou Project 18.5 Details Revealed By ZUN; August 2022 Release Date & New Screenshots". Noisy Pixel. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
8. Liu, Stephanie (2022-08-09). "Touhou 100th Black Market Steam Page is Up". Siliconera. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
9. Donohoo, Timothy (2022-08-10). "How Touhou Project Redefined Indie Shoot 'em Ups". CBR. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
10. Hata Fuminobu (2022-10-13). "バレットフィリア達の闇市場 〜 100th Black Market. - レビュー". IGN Japan (in Japanese).

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)