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((Short description|2005 bullet hell versus video game))
((Infobox video game
| title = Phantasmagoria of Flower View
| image = [[Image:th09cover.jpg|256px|Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]
| alt = A CD-ROM cover titled "Phantasmagoria of Flower View" that depicts a purple silhouette of the character Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu, surrounded by discolored images of nature such as reeds, a pond, and lily pads.
| caption = Original CD-ROM cover, featuring a silhouette of [[List of Touhou Project characters#Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki Shiki]].
| developer = [[Team Shanghai Alice]]
| publisher = Team Shanghai Alice
| composer = Team Shanghai Alice
| released = ((vgrelease|JP|14 August 2005((efn|''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' was sold on the final day of [[Comiket|Comiket 68]].))))
| genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Bullet hell|Bullet hell (danmaku)]], versus
| modes = Single-player <br> Multi-player <br>
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| series = ''[[Touhou Project]]''
))
((nihongo|'''''Touhou Kaeidzuka ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View.'''''|東方花映塚 〜 Phantasmagoria of Flower View.||((lit)) "Oriental Flower Viewing Mound"|lead=yes)) is the ninth official game in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' scrolling [[shoot 'em up]] series. It is often abbreviated as '''PoFV''' in English speaking circles. ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', like the third ''Touhou'' game, ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]]'', differs from other games in the series in that two characters fight each other simultaneously, creating ''danmaku'' to try and defeat the other player. In this regard, the gameplay most resembles [[Twinkle Star Sprites]] by [[Alpha Denshi|ADK]].

== Gameplay ==
[[Image:Pofv01-12b.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A match between Sakuya (left) and Medicine (right). Medicine has just launched a spell card attack which shows up on Sakuya's screen]]

''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' is a [[split screen (computer graphics)|split-screen]] vertically scrolling [[shoot 'em up]] game in which two players use attacks to defend themselves from enemies that will release bullets in their direction, and can, under certain conditions, release spell cards onto the opponent's screen. Unlike most ''Touhou'' games, in ''Phantsamagoria of Flower View'', the player has a [[health bar]], allowing them to survive multiple hits, and each stage ends when one player depletes their opponent's health.

The game features a Story Mode, wherein the player will fight a total of nine increasingly difficult opponents. After a [[Glossary of video game terms|one credit clear]], the Extra Mode is unlocked, containing a single stage, which is considerably more difficult, and only gives the player a single life. In the game's Match Mode, the player can fight an opponent in a single stage, controlled either by the AI, or human opponents, locally or through the Internet.

== Plot ==
Spring has arrived in the oriental enclave of Gensokyo, but this year's spring is just too strong to believe. Every plant is in full bloom, even out-of-season flowers and bamboo trees, and consequently the fairies and creatures are becoming hyperactive. This completely unnatural spring prompted the heroines to set out, either to try to find out the reason behind the hyperactive spring, or just to wander around for lack of better things to do.

The incident, as it turns out, is a natural occurrence that happens once every sixty years, or one [[sexagenary cycle]]. Once every sixty years, something major happens in the outside world and fills Gensokyo with ghosts, who then infest flowers and make them bloom all over. Right from the beginning, it is not a cause of concern at all.

==Characters==
[[Image:PoFV characters.png|thumb|200px|The characters of PoFV.<br><u>Left column:</u><br>Reimu, Sakuya, Reisen, Lyrica, Lunasa, Tei, Medicine, Komachi.<br>
<u>Right column:</u><br>Marisa, Youmu, Cirno, Merlin, Mystia, Aya, Yuka, Sikieiki.]]((Main|List of Touhou Project characters))
A total of 16 characters are available to play, among them: all are playable in the Match Mode, 14 are playable in the Story Mode, and 14 are playable in the Extra Mode.

*((nihongo|[[Reimu Hakurei]]|博麗 霊夢)): The [[miko]] of the Hakurei Shrine. She goes out to investigate the massive blooming of flowers, thinking that if she doesn't do something about it, others will think she's slacking, since it's her duty to solve these problems.
*((nihongo|[[Marisa Kirisame]]|霧雨 魔理沙)): An ordinary magician. She sets out to find out about the flowers simply because she is bored.
*((nihongo|[[Sakuya Izayoi]]|十六夜 咲夜)): The [[maid]] of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She didn't sense any danger with the flowers, so she collects tea along with her investigation.
*((nihongo|[[Youmu Konpaku]]|魂魄 妖夢)): A half-[[ghost]] from the Netherworld. The ghost princess of the Netherworld, Yuyuko, wasn't interested in investigating the flower outbreak, so Youmu goes off on her own.
*((nihongo|[[Reisen Udongein Inaba]]|鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ)): A [[moon rabbit|rabbit from the moon]] who now resides in Eientei. The rabbits of Eientei became restless because of the blooming flowers, so Reisen decides to investigate, and on the way tries to look for Tei, who went missing.
*((nihongo|[[Cirno]]|チルノ)): An ice fairy of the lake by the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Since the flowers are making the fairies excited, she sets out to enjoy herself amid the excitement. In the manual of the game, [[ZUN (video game developer)|ZUN]] labelled her as "⑨ Idiot" (⑨バカ, ''[[baka (word)|baka]]'') in a screenshot. Since then, the symbol ⑨ (pronounced "marukyū" in Japanese or "nineball" in English) gained notoriety as a shorthand for Cirno and "idiot" in the ''Touhou'' [[fandom]].
*((nihongo|[[List of Touhou Project characters#Lyrica Prismriver|Lyrica Prismriver]]|リリカ・プリズムリバー)): The keyboardist of the Prismriver Sisters. She splits off from her sisters to go solo, and sets off to gather musical inspiration during the flower outbreak.
*((nihongo|[[List of Touhou Project characters#Merlin Prismriver|Merlin Prismriver]]|メルラン・プリズムリバー)): The trumpeter of the Prismriver Sisters, who has no interest in the flower outbreak. Playable only in the Match Play Mode.
*((nihongo|[[List of Touhou Project characters#Lunasa Prismriver|Lunasa Prismriver]]|ルナサ・プリズムリバー)): The violinist of the Prismriver Sisters, who has no interest in the flower outbreak. Playable only in the Match Play Mode.
*((nihongo|[[Mystia Lorelei]]|ミスティア・ローレライ)): A [[yosuzume|night sparrow]] who loves to sing. This time she just wants to find a place to make music.
*((nihongo|[[Tewi Inaba|Tei Inaba]]|因幡 てゐ)): The leader of the rabbits in Eientei. The rabbits grew excited with the flowers, Tei included, and she went out to play without telling anyone. In later games, her name is spelled Tewi.
*((nihongo|[[Aya Shameimaru|Aya Syameimaru]]|射命丸 文)): A reporter in the [[tengu]] society, she writes for her own newspaper, the ''Bunbunmaru Shinbun (文々。新聞)'' (sentence sentence period newspaper). Thinking that the flowering incident would bring a scoop, she goes to stalk potential news makers. Although this is her first game appearance, she was first introduced as the main character of the official ''Touhou'' fanbook ''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red,'' which was published shortly before this game was released. In later games, her name is spelled Shameimaru''.''
*((nihongo|[[List of Touhou Project characters#Medicine Melancholy|Medicine Melancholy]]|メディスン・メランコリー)): An abandoned doll who gained free will over the years due to exposure from the [[lily-of-the-valley]]s. The massive blooming strengthened the poison in the lily-of-the-valleys, prompting Medicine to test the poisonous power she wields on whomever she comes across.
*((nihongo|[[List of Touhou Project characters#Yuuka Kazami|Yuuka Kazami]]|風見 幽香)): A [[yōkai]] with the power to manipulate flowers, returning with a new design and a new surname since her appearance in ''[[Lotus Land Story]],'' released for the [[PC-9800 series|PC-98]]. Although the flowering incident isn't her doing, she became the prime suspect.
*((nihongo|[[Komachi Onozuka]]|小野塚 小町)): A [[shinigami]] who was supposed to ferry dead spirits across the [[Sanzu River]], but her slacking off made the already abundant spirits reside in the flowers of Gensokyo, causing the massive blooming incident. Playable in the Extra Mode and the Match Play Mode.
*((nihongo|[[Sikieiki Yamaxanadu|Shikieiki Yamaxanadu]]|四季映姫・ヤマザナドゥ)): The [[Yama (East Asia)|Yama]] responsible for judging the dead of Gensokyo, reflected in her title Yamaxanadu, or "Yama of [[Paradise|Xanadu]]". Dead spirits aren't coming across the Sanzu River, so she goes to check on her subordinate Komachi. She also takes this opportunity to lecture whoever that heads her way on their various faults. Playable in the Extra Mode and the Match Play Mode.

==Development==
[[ZUN (video game developer)|ZUN]], the sole member of the developer [[Team Shanghai Alice]], originally did not plan to make a game for Summer 2005; however, he changed his mind when he realized 2005 marked the tenth anniversary of the ''Touhou Project'', and decided to make a [[fanservice]]-type game to mark the occasion. He believed that, in a game, the best kind of fanservice is to pit players against each other so they can have a chance to meet, and so tournaments can happen and so on. In this spirit, ZUN adapted the system used by ''[[Twinkle Star Sprites]]'' to create a versus shooter, with the focus on dodging bullets (like other Touhou games) instead of shooting each other down.<ref>[http://www.4gamer.net/specials/shanghai_alice/zone_k.shtml 「東方」制作者インタビュー「シューティングの方法論」第1回]. [[4Gamer.net]]. Retrieved on 2008-5-31.</ref> Though ZUN usually develops his games alone, alphes from the circle [[Twilight Frontier]] is listed as a "Graphics Helper" in this game.

After releasing the game in the 68th [[Comiket]], ZUN worked on a netplay patch to support online multiplayer, and released the patch in October 2005.<ref>[http://kourindou.exblog.jp/1327589/ "花映塚ver1.50aプレリリース"]. [[Team Shanghai Alice|Invisible Games and Japanese]]. 2005-10-08.</ref> The patch was not without its problems, as online games were often unsynchronized and unstable. However, a year later ZUN announced that he will not continue making patches to enhance PoFV's netplay because he wanted to move forward.<ref>[http://kourindou.exblog.jp/4354569/ "オクトーバーリザレクション"]. [[Team Shanghai Alice|Invisible Games and Japanese]]. 2006-10-16.</ref>

ZUN had also written a short spin-off story to ''PoFV'' named ((nihongo|"Sexagennially Empurpled Fragrant Flower"|六十年ぶりに紫に香る花)), included in the fanbook ''[[Touhou Project#Other media|Seasonal Dream Vision]]'', featuring [[Yukari Yakumo]] as its main character.

''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on April 25, 2022.<ref>((Cite web |title=Touhou Kaeizuka: Phantasmagoria of Flower View Game Gets Steam Release |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-11/touhou-kaeizuka-phantasmagoria-of-flower-view-game-gets-steam-release/.184522 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Anime News Network |language=en))</ref> The release supports Steam's "Remote Play Together" feature for online multiplayer.<ref>((cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/1420810/announcements/detail/3207134029078840668|title=About Internet Competition Using Steam Remote Play Together|date=14 April 2022|access-date=25 April 2022))</ref> This makes it the only game from Touhou's "Windows Generation No. 1" currently available for purchase, as the [[source code]] of other games, previously ''Phantasmagoria'' itself, are believed to be lost.<ref>((Cite web|last=Yokoyama|first=Keiichi|title=東方ProjectのWindows向け1作目『東方紅魔郷』Steam版はリリースが難しい。ソースコードがないため|url=https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20200529-125704/|website=Automaton Media|date=29 May 2020|language=Japanese))</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/th09top.html Phantasmagoria of Flower View: Official Site]
*[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Phantasmagoria_of_Flower_View Phantasmagoria of Flower View on Touhou Wiki]

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