You are Roku, the Demon Girl. A mysterious oni named Sam releases you from your icy bondage in the lowest level of Hell and helps you to escape by telling you were to go next and how to break through barriers to the upper levels. There are 9 Circles in Hell and therefore 9 distinct areas which Roku must race through to rise from the Underworld and once again walk the Earth. Each area will contain 4 stages, amounting to 36 levels of high speed action. Race against the clock, running down demons and monsters in your path, grabbing powerful, speed-increasing tokens, and avoiding all of the traps the Dark Lord and his minions put in your way. It is within your power to feel the warmth of the living world once again, but you must go NOW.
I've been spending a lot of time working on the 8th Circle of Hell today. I wanted it to be slimy and filthy so there's your classic sewer pipes and river of slime, for ya! I've got the beginnings of what look like a really gorgeous set of parallaxing backdrops, but I need to keep working on them, here's what I got done tonight, at least! :)