<s>
is	O
the	O
16.5th	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
game	O
,	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
94th	O
Comiket	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Violet	B-Application
Detector	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
boss	O
to	O
deplete	O
them	O
of	O
their	O
health	O
,	O
whilst	O
avoiding	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
photography	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
(	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Spoiler	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
camera	O
is	O
not	O
their	O
only	O
means	O
of	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
more	O
characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Violet	B-Application
Detector	I-Application
,	O
each	O
stage	O
consists	O
of	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
boss	O
,	O
who	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
single	O
Spell	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
to	O
move	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Violet	B-Application
Detector	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
ZUN	O
's	O
blog	O
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
physically	O
distributed	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
at	O
the	O
Summer	O
Comiket	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
deliberately	O
avoided	O
adding	O
new	O
mechanics	O
into	O
Violet	B-Application
Detector	I-Application
that	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
for	O
newer	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
satisfaction	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
skill	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
afterword	O
that	O
games	O
that	O
endorse	O
player	O
skill	O
have	O
become	O
less	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Touhou	B-Application
Violet	B-Application
Detector	I-Application
is	O
quite	O
difficult	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
mechanics	O
deserve	O
praise	O
for	O
their	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
being	O
unforgiving	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
mechanic	O
being	O
awkward	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
and	O
a	O
dedicated	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
keybind	O
would	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
over	O
74%	O
of	O
player	O
reviews	O
were	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
