The shrine maiden and monk take to the sky in Psikyo\'s debut game,\r\nin Psikyo\'s debut game, a Japanese-style shooter\r\nwith quirky aesthetics.\r\n\r\nSamurai Aces is\r\na vertical-scrolling shooter game that\r\nfirst appeared in arcades in 1993.\r\n\r\nThe first part of the stage is a randomly chosen layout.\r\nEnemy bosses move in unpredictable ways, adding to the player\'s entertainment!\r\n"Psikyo Bullets," the bullets that pursue you relentlessly, also make their first appearance in this game.\r\nHere is where the Psikyo shooting legacy began!\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out the drama skits between characters during special scenes!\r\n\r\nThe game comes with options you can tweak to your liking.\r\nPick your preferred difficulty, max lives, max continues, key controls,\r\nand screen orientation to make the game just right for you.\r\n\r\nDon\'t forget\r\nabout the new online rankings!\r\nDo you have what it takes to become the best Samurai Ace in the world?\r\n\r\nCharacters:\r\nBlonde haired kunoichi "Jane" is scarier than she looks!\r\nAir battle master monk "Tengai" packs a powerful punch!\r\nStalwart defender and genius dog "Kenn-O" has an IQ of 1,300!\r\nShrine maiden "Koyori" stands ready to punish with seeking missiles in the name of the divine!\r\nSamurai "Ayin" who fights for his beloved sister is every man\'s inspiration!\r\nScientist "Gen" and his robot make up the fastest unit of them all!\r\n\r\nPlanes:\r\n"P" items power up your unit and add sub-weapons to it.\r\n"B" items give you bombs that deal area damage to clear out enemies or help with emergency escapes.\r\nEach character has a unique super shot that is activated by charging up!\r\n\r\nARCADE Mode:\r\nSeven difficulty tiers to cater to all levels of players—including beginners!\r\nThose looking for something more challenging than the arcade version should try out HARD and VERY HARD modes!\r\nThere will be local rankings for each plane in each difficulty mode.\r\n\r\nOptions:\r\nPlay in vertical screen mode for that nostalgic arcade experience!\r\nTwo additional screen filters for your enjoyment.\r\nLives can be set between 1 to 9, whereas continues can be set between 0 to infinity.\r\nFreely configure your preferred keys for shots, auto-shots, or bombs.\r\nVertical screen mode is playable even in landscape orientation. You decide your style!\r\n\r\nSCORE ATTACK:\r\nThis new mode has a fixed difficulty and number of lives. Serious challengers only!\r\nSubmit your high scores to compete with players from around the world!\r\nOnline rankings can be viewed from the options menu.