Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle

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User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 8 out of 19
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  1. Rtheom
    Jul 14, 2018
    5
    Strangely enough, if you're a fan of any of the many "mecha arena combat" games that came out in the late 90s, this is a simpler version of those. It's extremely light on content, so it's kinda tough to actually recommend picking it up, but it's mildly entertaining if you don't want to think much. it's equal parts weird, silly and simple. Worth maybe $5 to waste an empty afternoon on.
  2. G_Fire
    Oct 15, 2017
    6
    Once you get used to the controls and how different attacks and techniques work, it's actually kind of fun. This is not a "real" Touhou game however, but actually a fan game for PC that has merely gotten an official release on consoles, so it's not really a must have for Touhou fans but fans of the Touhou characters and of games like Virtual On might find some enjoyment in it for theOnce you get used to the controls and how different attacks and techniques work, it's actually kind of fun. This is not a "real" Touhou game however, but actually a fan game for PC that has merely gotten an official release on consoles, so it's not really a must have for Touhou fans but fans of the Touhou characters and of games like Virtual On might find some enjoyment in it for the budget price. The Switch version seems to suffer from an audio issue though where a crackling sound comes out of one speaker at some points and requires one to close and reset the software to get everything working back to normal. Overall, I'm not ashamed to say I actually am enjoying this title and I don't think it deserves some of the flack some reviewers have given it. It's a thirty dollar japanese indie game, and not a bad one i think. But I would recommend that players familiarize themselves a little more with the mainline touhou series a bit more before giving this game a whirl. And I can understand if one felt that it wasn't worth the full retail price asked for it.… Expand

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Metascore
38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 6 out of 7
  1. Eurogamer Italy
    Jan 10, 2018
    40
    Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle fails in so many basic aspects of the fighting genre that it will be hard to enjoy the game, even if you a are die hard Touhou fans. Gameplay is repetitive and boring, the game falls short on contents and graphics feels so dated that this could be easily mistaken for a N64 or at least for an early PS2 game.
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  2. DarkStation
    Jan 2, 2018
    30
    Do not spend your money on this game. Thirty dollars could buy you so much more than what Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle has to offer. It's almost appalling how badly designed this game is. Even if it were five dollars, I still don't think that the price could excuse the pitiful piece of software that I was given to review. The game looks and feels like a PS2 launch title that went wrong. Thankfully, as all Touhou fans have come to expect, the music is the only redeeming quality that this game has to offer, but that's no reason to buy the game. Do yourself a favor and forget this even existed. As a Touhou fan, I can objectively say that this is one of the worst games to have come out in the series, period.
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  3. FNintendo
    Nov 12, 2017
    40
    Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle has decent Arcade and Score Attack modes and the idea of playing the same plot with different characters is worthy of praise but the fights quickly become repetitive and dull, its audiovisual component is a throwback to fifteen years ago and overall, the game just feels uninspired.
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