User Summary The 6th installment in the project Shrine Maiden series. The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is a straightforward shoot'em-up, except that the player controls a flying girl instead of the typical spacecraft. When enemies are shot down, they may drop various "items", such as Power Ups, Point items or other special items with various effects. The game consists of 6 stages, each stage having a mid-boss and an end-of-stage boss. In Scarlet Devil, the player can choose between playing the characters Reimu Hakurei (shrine maiden) and Marisa Kirisame (witch). Both character can choose between 2 shot types, 4 combinations. The backdrop story for Scarlet Devil is that Reimu and Marisa are investigating a strange fog that has appeared. They travel to a nearby lake and find a strange, western mansion, inhabitated by strange individuals.