<s>
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
official	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
PoFV	B-Application
in	O
English	O
speaking	O
circles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
third	O
Touhou	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Phantasmagoria	O
of	O
Dim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
regard	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
most	O
resembles	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
by	O
ADK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
a	O
split-screen	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
use	O
attacks	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
from	O
enemies	O
that	O
will	O
release	O
bullets	O
in	O
their	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
,	O
under	O
certain	O
conditions	O
,	O
release	O
spell	O
cards	O
onto	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Phantsamagoria	O
of	O
Flower	O
View	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
survive	O
multiple	O
hits	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
stage	O
ends	O
when	O
one	O
player	O
depletes	O
their	O
opponent	O
's	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
The	O
miko	O
of	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
A	O
rabbit	O
from	O
the	O
moon	O
who	O
now	O
resides	O
in	O
Eientei	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rabbits	O
of	O
Eientei	B-Application
became	O
restless	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
blooming	O
flowers	O
,	O
so	O
Reisen	O
decides	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
tries	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
Tei	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
symbol	O
⑨	O
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
marukyū	O
"	O
in	O
Japanese	O
or	O
"	O
nineball	O
"	O
in	O
English	O
)	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
as	O
a	O
shorthand	O
for	O
Cirno	O
and	O
"	O
idiot	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
fandom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
The	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
rabbits	O
in	O
Eientei	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
is	O
her	O
first	O
game	O
appearance	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
fanbook	O
Bohemian	O
Archive	O
in	O
Japanese	O
Red	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
shortly	O
before	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
A	O
yōkai	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
manipulate	O
flowers	O
,	O
returning	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
surname	O
since	O
her	O
appearance	O
in	O
Lotus	O
Land	O
Story	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
The	O
Yama	O
responsible	O
for	O
judging	O
the	O
dead	O
of	O
Gensokyo	O
,	O
reflected	O
in	O
her	O
title	O
Yamaxanadu	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Yama	O
of	O
Xanadu	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
,	O
the	O
sole	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
Team	O
Shanghai	O
Alice	O
,	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
Summer	O
2005	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
changed	O
his	O
mind	O
when	O
he	O
realized	O
2005	O
marked	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
fanservice-type	O
game	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
occasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
spirit	O
,	O
ZUN	O
adapted	O
the	O
system	O
used	O
by	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
versus	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
dodging	O
bullets	O
(	O
like	O
other	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
)	O
instead	O
of	O
shooting	O
each	O
other	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
ZUN	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
not	O
continue	O
making	O
patches	O
to	O
enhance	O
PoFV	B-Application
's	O
netplay	O
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
had	O
also	O
written	O
a	O
short	O
spin-off	O
story	O
to	O
PoFV	B-Application
named	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
fanbook	O
Seasonal	O
Dream	O
Vision	O
,	O
featuring	O
Yukari	O
Yakumo	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
supports	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Remote	O
Play	O
Together	O
"	O
feature	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
from	O
Touhou	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Windows	O
Generation	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
