Castle Shikigami 2

Castle Shikigami 2
North American PS2 cover art
Developer(s)Alfa System
Cosmo Machia (Steam, Switch)
Publisher(s)Taito (Arcade)
Kids Station (GC, Xbox)
XS Games (PS2)
Alfa System (DC)
MediaQuest (Win)
Degica Games (Steam, Switch)
Platform(s)Arcade
Dreamcast
GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Windows
Nintendo Switch
ReleaseArcade
GameCube
PlayStation 2
Dreamcast
Xbox
Windows
  • JP: September 13, 2004[7]
  • WW: December 6, 2021[8]
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: April 13, 2023[8]
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega NAOMI GD-ROM

Castle Shikigami 2 (式神の城II, Shikigami no Shiro II) is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Alfa System for the Sega NAOMI arcade system board.[9] It was subsequently ported in Japan to GameCube, and then later to Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. The game was released in North America on the PlayStation 2 by XS Games as Castle Shikigami 2, and in Europe as Castle Shikigami 2: War of the Worlds. XS Games also published the first game in the series in North America and Europe under the name Mobile Light Force 2.

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