For any PlayStation 4 owners who are looking for a new racing game in the vein of 2019's Crash Team Racing and other high-octane titles, Touhou is bringing its 2019 racer Gensou Skydrift to the Sony console in March 2021. The release will feature two new stages when it comes to PS4, but it will lose cross-platform multiplayer functionality that is present in Switch and PC versions of the game.
For those who might be unfamiliar, Touhou is a series of bullet hell shoot 'em ups developed by Team Shanghai Alice since 1997. While the series has released alongside popular racers like the still-popular Mario Kart 64 for decades, Gensou Skydrift is the first time Touhou has gone into the racing genre itself.
The two new stages being added to the game are called "Redevelopment Area B" and "Heaven," which will also be added into the Switch and PC versions when the PS4 version is released. On top of that, two additional characters named Alice Margatroid and Rin Kaenbyou are coming to the game. Similar to the fan-favorite Mario Kart: Double Dash, Gensou Skydrift has the player in control of two characters at one time, so it makes sense that two new additions are coming instead of just one.
Unlike Mario Kart: Double Dash however, Gensou Skydrift has one character standing on top of the other during the race. It's bizarre, but feels right at home in the Touhou universe. In terms of gameplay, Gensou Skydrift also shares some elements with Diddy Kong Racing, which never received a sequel, but as far as art style, quirks, and level design go, the Touhou racer is on its own level.
Gensou Skydrift is available now for PC and Switch, and releases for PlayStation 4 on March 9.
Source: PRTimes.jp