Senran Kagura 2 – Deep Crimson

Senran Kagura 2 – Deep Crimson is the 2014 sequel to the 2012 game Senran Kagura Burst. It is much larger and looks a lot better than the original, and also now features co-op in which several new attacks focus on it. The story of Senran Kagura 2 focuses mainly on our heroines, the girls of Hanzō National Academy. Dogen is using the power of Yoma to wreak havoc on Japan and the girls must put aside their differences in order to stop him. It also includes the girls of the newly formed Homura Crimson Squad. The story reveals the identity of two new characters: a mysterious young girl named Kagura and her bodyguard, Naraku.

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is a direct sequel to Senran Kagura Burst, and the story starts immediately after the events of its predecessor. The battle system is more akin to Burst (a 2.5D beat-em-up game), as opposed to Shinovi Versus. However, the biggest change that Deep Crimson brings to the table is the introduction of the pair-battle system, in which the player can swap between two characters any time during a battle and use special pair ninja arts and the addition of the Shinobi Chain, allowing to quickly move around the field by dashing to targeted enemies by tagging them.

A Lock-on mechanic has been added, which works in conjunction with the new Shinobi Chain to help you zip to your target. You can manually lock-on by pressing Up on the DPad and cycle targets with Left and Right. There is a special ability called Meiken added where the girl strips her clothes giving her more attack and speed at the risk of dying a lot easier. The girl also gain unlimited use of Secret Ninja Arts and all attacks have a drain property to restore health. It can only be activated with a full scroll meter and it will gradually drain hitpoints.