Cotton Fantasy

Cotton Fantasy is a side-scrolling shooter that marks the Cotton series’ 30th anniversary. You choose from six playable characters, each with their own mechanics and attacks, and clear stages along a selected route. The game combines the series’ familiar style with mechanics including Psyvariar’s Buzz System and Sanvein’s Time Mode.

Characters

Each character offers a different way to play:

• Cotton: The series’ protagonist. Hold the shot button to use magic.
• Appli: A character introduced in Cotton 2. She uses magic like Cotton and can catch enemies with a special shot.
• Ria: A new character based on Psyvariar. Snatching an enemy bullet triggers a BUZZ and strengthens her.
• Fina: A new character based on Sanvein. Playing as her switches the system to a timed mode.
• Kawase: The heroine of Umihara Kawase, reimagined as a shooter. Her special shot is a lure that catches enemies and puts them in her backpack.
• Luffee: The heroine of Doki Doki Poyacchio, who transforms into a laser character.

Stages and modes

Choose a route through the selective stages and clear all 10 stages. Once you have cleared them, new selectable stages become available; the game has 16 stages in total.

Story Mode offers three difficulty levels and fully voiced event scenes before and after each stage. Training Mode lets you replay stages you have already played, and online and offline rankings are available.

Controls and options

The controls use one lever and two buttons: Shot and Special Shot. Options let you set the keyboard controls, language and visibility of the judges’ decisions.