Hoshigari Empusa (An Avaricious Empusa!) is a boardgame rather than a typical visual-novel adventure game, where you are trying to win the school election by getting more total fame than your opponent in fifty turns. You will need to have a higher Total Fame than your rival to win the game. The ways to gain fame are by aquiring squares on the board or completing events.
STORY:
Koutenrin School is famous as being an elite institute, and only elite and gifted students are allowed entrance. Therefore, having an effective leader of the student body who demonstrates the school's ideals of "friendship," "wisdom," and "supremacy" is a must.
The election for the position of the student body president is not an easy one; gaining status among the students and their praise is necessary, and a task that is not easy to do alone. A candidate is encouraged to find a "partner" with which to develop a deepening friendship, who is diligent in their studies and will stay by their candidate's side for support.
Every year when election time rolls around, those students that believe themselves to be the elite of the study body try to make their mark, and the competition for student body president is a heated one. Gaining popularity among the students, attending school events, and finding a supporting partner are all vital to gain success...
CHARACTERS:
- Ookouchi Maria - Maria is a sophomore, and it is surprising she was able to enter Koutenrin since she is not from a rich or famous family, and pushed away from her parents to enter the school. She is a very energetic and loud person, and also a bit of a trouble-maker, as her forceful attitude leads to fights. Her weak point is she is sensitive about her physical features, and her special ability is being mischievous. Seiyuu: Kawakami Tomoko.
- Kagawa Reika - Reika is a junior, and is a very gentle and lady-like person. She is an intelligent person and a mothering type who is popular all over the school -- even with the same gender -- and has a large fanbase devoted to her. Although she is the daughter of a large financial group, she is still kind to anyone. Her weak point is never doubting someone, and her special ability is always going at her own pace. Seiyuu: Orikasa Fumiko.
- Kirishima Sana - Sana is a junior and is in charge of discipline at the school. She is fastidious in making sure the rules of the school are strictly followed. She is harsh about maintaining order and will not let injustice be allowed. Because of her position as the rule-enforcer of the school, she does not have many friends. Her weak point is complimenting, and her special ability is inspection. Seiyuu: Umebayashi Kayo.
- Hanma Mizuki - Mizuki is a sophomore, and an extremely shy person. Though she often falls in love blindly, she is too cowardly to do much about it. She is so shy around others that she has trouble looking them in the eyes, and tends to always look down. Her weak point is talking with others, and her special ability is unrequited love. Seiyuu: Koike Kyouko.
- Komine Shouta - Shouta is a sophomore with incredible intelligence but a very shy and weak demeanor. Because of his intelligence, he is nicknamed "sensei" by the other students. He has terrible eyesite, but behind his glasses hides a bishounen. His weak point in athletics, and his special ability is inference. Seiyuu: Fukuyama Jun.
- Kojou Yukito - Yukito is a junior, and a trouble-maker who always gets into fights. He is the captain of the boxing club, and has amazing athletic ability. But he isn't the brightest person, and his one-track mind leads to violence, which leads to trouble. His weak point is artifice and his special ability is quarreling. Seiyuu: Takahashi Tohru.
- Yamazaki Alfred - Alfred is a junior, and a cheerful Christian. He has grown up in a pious Christian family and has been influenced greatly by his parents. He is a very warmhearted and comforting person. He listens well to others, and his kind attitude makes him easy for people to talk to. His weak point is unbelieving and his special ability is confession. Seiyuu: Toriumi Kosuke
- Yomogida Shinji - Shinji is a senior who is very intellectual and technological. He is very handsome and cool, and because of this, is very popular with girls. He always has the top grades and is the top-ranked student in the school. Being a bit obstinate, he often forms rivals with those that don't please him. His weak point is not using his specialities and his special ability is scheming. Seiyuu: Junichi Suwabe.
GAMEPLAY:
Hoshigari Empusa! is a different style than most girls' games or boys' love games you'll see: this game plays out in a boardgame fashion, which lasts fifty turns, with some visual novel added in for scenes between characters.
At the beginning of your turn you can do the following: Move, Trick, Status, and Save/Load. The object is pretty simple: you need more total fame than your opponent. Fame is gained by claiming squares that you land on; you can trade your fame stat to claim a square which will then add to your total fame. If you land on a square you have already claimed, you can use your money to upgrade the value of it to give you more total fame as well. If you get enough squares in each area of the school (the gym, schoolyard, commons, and club area) then all of your squares will gain a bonus and upgrade in value. There are also random events around the school that will award fame if you complete them.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Set in the academy Rin heaven halo elite gather, more people in support of their campaign, to raise school romance simulation scramble for fame. Select a hero from eight character, love is freely coupling. If you have a partner further great story and adventure simulation has become one! Win the seat of the "chief" with partner!
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- School elections & Anime themes.
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