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Barrage Fantasia

A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.

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March 24, 2021
5 years and 132 days ago
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About the Game

Story
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A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country.
One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control.
Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.

Character
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・ Herb
The hero and self-proclaimed great witch.
She lives near Poison Swamp and her business is to manage shrines and make suspicious potions from herbs.
She respects her grandmother, a court mage, and is a hard worker who does not miss her magical training every day.

・ Rose
The bandit leader of a bandit and commander of the Pigmen.
She thinks all in the world is for her as a justification to rob it.
She hates to lose and will continue to fight alone even after the departure of her comrades Balun and Philet.

・ Baran
Part of Rose's entourage, the tall one.
He is good at developing mechas, and most of the bandits' mechas were designed by Baran.
He has a gentlemanly personality and respects Fillet's ideas to the fullest.

・ Fillet
Part of Rose's entourage, the short one.
A strategic and cunning tactician.
His motto is to run away before he gets into a rough pinch.

Features
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・ An adorable retro SHMUP with 5 stages + 3 challenges.
・ Arcade mode that lets you play through 5 stages in a row and a short mode that allows you to play any stage you choose.
・ Training mode lets you choose to skip to and play through part of any stage to practice to even further perfection!
・ 16 different regular and 4 challenge bosses
・ Challenge different bosses, each with their own breakable parts for maximum score attack.
・ Vary your play style with multiple different combinations of Familiar Attack types, Bomb settings, and Life settings for multiple replayability.
・ Simple and unique graphics and fun music to match