Touhou Sky Arena -KURENAI-

東方スカイアリーナ -KURENAI- Touhou Sky Arena -KURENAI-
Developer	Area-ZERO (領域ZERO)
Publisher	Area-ZERO (領域ZERO)
Released	-KURENAI-: May 27, 2012 -MATSURI- Climax: May 20, 2016
Genre	3D Arena Fighting Game
Gameplay	Single-player story mode Multiplayer versus mode
Platforms	Windows XP/Vista/7 PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch
Requirements	Core2Duo 2GHz, GeForce 8800, 512MB VRAM
Official Site	Link

Touhou Sky Arena -KURENAI- is a sequel to the popular fangame Touhou Sky Arena by Area-ZERO. Originally intended to be a series of patches, it was adapted into a full release and was released on May 27, 2012 at Reitaisai 9. A demo was released during Comiket 81.

Gameplay

KURENAI's gameplay is largely the same as its predecessor. Additions include eight new characters and the inclusion of a Spirit Orb system, which allows the player to equip three orbs to their character, modifying their abilities and stats. There are also new levels, including Bhava-Agra, Bamboo Forest of the Lost, an underground cave (not to be confused with Utsuho's stage in the original Touhou Sky Arena), and the Palanquin Ship.

Main article: Gameplay

Characters

-KURENAI- exclusive characters:

• Flandre Scarlet
• Suika Ibuki
• Fujiwara no Mokou
• Reisen Udongein Inaba
• Aya Shameimaru
• Sanae Kochiya
• Koishi Komeiji
• Tenshi Hinanawi
• Kogasa Tatara
• Nue Houjuu

Characters exclusive to the prequel, Touhou Sky Arena -HAYATE-, can be included by using the -MATSURI- game-linking patch.

Main article: Touhou Sky Arena

Additional Information

• Spell Cards

-MATSURI- patch

Through the use of the -MATSURI- patch, owners of both the original Touhou Sky Arena and -KURENAI- can combine both games, allowing characters, stages, and music from both games to be used in either game (similar to how one could link Scarlet Weather Rhapsody to Hisoutensoku). Both games must be patched to version 1.51 before the -MATSURI- patch can be applied.

Patches

• -KURENAI- 1.54 patch
• -MATSURI- 1.54 patch (mirrors patch v1.51: part 1, part 2, part 3)

Touhou Sky Arena -MATSURI- Climax

Touhou Sky Arena -MATSURI- Climax is an enhanced port of Touhou Sky Arena -KURENAI- with the -MATSURI-patch for the PlayStation 4, which was released on May 20, 2016 on the PlayStation 4 in Japan. A localized version was revealed with a trailer on March 23, 2018 for Western audiences. The localized version was released digitally on July 30, 2018. The game features enhanced graphics due to the greater hardware of the console. PlayStation 4 and Vita avatars and themes were released alongside the game. A Nintendo Switch port was released in February 14, 2019.

-MATSURI- Climax Exclusive Characters:

• Remilia Scarlet
• Mononobe no Futo

DLC Characters (Season Pass)

• Toyosatomimi no Miko
• Yukari Yakumo
• Yuyuko Saigyouji

-MATSURI- Climax Exclusive Spell Cards

• Spell Cards

External Links

• Official website
• Fanmade Matsuri Spellcard Compilation Video
• Comparison between the PC and PS4 version (Japanese)
• Website for the PlayStation 4 version
• PlayStation Store site (Japanese)