Famicon pocky and rocky 212/28/2023 ![]() You're main weapon is the ofuda tags, described as magic cards in later games in the series which can be upgraded as you progress. ![]() It plays like a shoot 'em up, except the levels don't automatically scroll - much like Commando or Ikari Warriors. You play as Sayo, a priestess sent to battle demons in order to rescue the gods of good fortune. The first, Kiki KaiKai (Mysterious Ghost World) game began in the Japanese arcades in 1986 by Taito. It's a long running series based on well-known legends Kiki KaiKai or Pocky & Rocky as it's better known over here. Pocky & Rocky is an arcade style scrolling shooter with a top-down perspective for the Super Nintendo.We're going Japanese again for today's review. Pocky & Rocky was released in Japan in 1992 as Kiki Kaikai: Nazo no Kuro Manto ("Mysterious Ghost World: The Riddle of the Black Mantle") and globally as Pocky & Rocky one year later in 1993. The game is the sequel to the Japan-only Arcade game KiKi KaiKai, which also saw a NES/Famicom spin-off. The protagonists in Pocky & Rocky are a shinto shrine girl named Pocky (Sayo-chan in the original Japanese) and her good friend Rocky (Manuke), who is a tanooki, or raccoon dog. The names of these two characters obviously inspired the game's title. The game had two sequels, Pocky & Rocky 2 on the SNES and Pocky & Rocky with Becky on the Gameboy Advance. Once upon a time in feudal Japan, Pocky is tending to the shrine at which she works on a dark, seemingly average night. She is visited at the shrine by Rocky the tanooki, and a number of insane nopino goblins, controlled by an unknown force. Pocky and Rocky jump into action, setting off on a journey across Japan, taking on mythical Japanese monsters. ![]() They eventually meet Black Mantle, who has been controlling these creatures, and defeats him, saving Japan and its people. The gameplay is a classic top-down shooter style, where players view their character from a bird's eye view, and control their movement and aim where they shoot. The characters shoot enemies and obstacles, Pocky with cards, and Rocky with leaves. Both characters also have a close up attack (Pocky uses a wand, Rocky his tail) which hurts enemies and rebounds projectile attacks. Most enemies take one or two hits to be taken down, and The first bossīosses are much tougher. Each player has life of their own, and they must avoid being hit, or else they will lose a life. The game begins giving players a set number of lives that, upon depletion, will result in a game over. Players receive points for good performance, and at certain score milestones, can gain additional lives.īoth characters have special attacks which are used when the short range attack button is held. Pocky will spin, hurting all enemies surrounding her, and Rocky will become invulnerable upon turning into stone. Once per life, characters also have a super attack which will hit multiple enemies on the screen. Players can also perform a quick slide maneuver in order to move quickly across the stage, however, if players collide while sliding, they will spin out of control. This damages the player, but can also damage enemies while the characters spin. Power-up collectibles are scattered throughout the game's various levels, each of which provide a boost to the combat proficiency of both Pocky and Rocky. Some of the power ups will make their projectiles larger in size, make the player shoot more projectiles. ![]() There are also items which will recover life points or make the character invincible. Whenever a player collects an items, they will gain points for their feat. Pocky & Rocky has three levels of difficulty: easy, normal, and hard. With each increase in difficulty, enemies become tougher and more numerous, and bosses will gain additional life. There is no reward for completing the game on harder levels.Anyone who owned a Super Nintendo is probably familiar with the series name Pocky & Rocky. Produced by Natsume (and developed by Taito), the two SNES games – which are now huge rarities, especially complete with box and instructions – feature a young girl and a raccoon battling the forces of evil. How? Ninja magic and lots of shooty shooty, of course. While the games have retained a bit of a legacy, it’s been ages since we’ve seen a new one. However, Natsume and ININ Games has never forgot about the duo and now we have a completely new adventure for PS4/PS5 and Nintendo Switch, Pocky & Rocky: Reshrined. Now, just a word of warning – this game is hard. I’ve cursed up a storm on a couple of levels myself. That said, however, it definitely fits the duo, and will be a welcome treat for anyone who’s ever enjoyed their adventures before. In fact, if you live and breathe old-school, you should own this.
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