KiKi KaiKai/Gameplay

Controls

 * [[File:Arcade-Button-Joystick.png]] or : Use the joystick or control pad to direct Sayo-chan. She can run in eight different directions; any of the four cardinal directions as well as the four diagonals in between.
 * : Press the first button to swing Sayo-chan's purification wand, the Gohei (also known as an onbe or heisoku). If she connects the wand with an enemy, the enemy will get batted away.
 * : Press the second button to throw an ofuda talisman in the direction that Sayo-chan is facing. She can throw multiple talismans onto the screen at one time.
 * : If you possess any crystal balls, you can press both buttons together to utilize the next crystal ball in your inventory. You may not choose which crystal ball you use, they are used up in the same order in which they are collected.

Player
Sayo-chan is a Miko, or shrine maiden, whose fate it is to be visited by the Shichifukujin, or seven gods of fortune, shortly before they are whisked away by demons. At that moment, she sets out on a journey across feudal Japan in an effort to rescue each of them from seven different bosses who are various demons from ancient Japanese mythology. As a Miko, she has two weapons at her disposal; her Gohei, a purification wand that bats away most of the smaller demons that confront her, and her Ofuda talismans, which she throws at the enemy. The power of her Ofuda can be increased by collecting various items. She can also collect two types of crystal balls which may be used when she's in a pinch. Sayo will lose one life whenever she is touched by an enemy, or the projectiles that they shoot. When she runs out of lives, the game is over. Sayo will earn extra lives by reaching certain scores, typically 70,000 and 150,000 by default.