Tokyo Tattoo Girls (2016)

"Why did you come here...?" -Komachi, Tokyo Tattoo Girls

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Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a unique game in which your main objective is to take control of all twenty-three districts of Tokyo, Japan. This is done by invading districts, recruiting clanswomen and punks, and then defeating the clan leader of each district. The clan leaders each are in a position of power, due to the mystical tattoos that cover their bodies.

There are six unique characters to choose from, and each start with one solitary tattoo. As you collect currency called protection money, or PM for short, you are able to both work on invading and gaining traction in the districts of Tokyo, whilst continuing to obtain more and more powerful and intricate tattoos.

At its core, Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a strategy game - albeit a very casual one. Your only input into how the game will play out is by choosing and paying for commands from a separate menu. The allies that you have forged both over time and through overtaking districts, will automatically invade neighbouring districts and it is up to you to control what happens from here. You can't stop the game's progression but you can use PM to pay for commands that recruit clanswomen or punks; the strategy here is that it is more efficient to recruit certain groups of allies from certain districts. You can also decrease the alert of other districts which is important especially later in the game. When a district is on high alert it can start a 'Turf War', which decreases your honor especially if you lose.

The honor system is the most important aspect of the game as you will discover early on. You need to constantly observe your honor bar and take care to make sure it doesn't deplete. If it does happen to deplete then that's game over for you.

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