Pocky answers Rocky's plea when normally familiar creatures begin behaving violently, sending the pair toward the force responsible. The overhead stages let you move and shoot in multiple directions, but survival asks for more than continuously firing forward.
A close swishing attack can deflect appropriate projectiles, while a slide provides a quick change of position. Bombs offer help when the screen becomes difficult to read. Cooperative play adds another character without removing the need for care around each other. Bright shrine grounds and strange spirits give the journey a playful appearance, while dense enemy patterns make a calm approach unexpectedly important.
