Software:Puzzle Uo Poko

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Puzzle Uo Poko
Uo Poko Arcade Flyer.jpg
Developer(s)Cave
Publisher(s)Jaleco
Designer(s)Toshiaki Tomizawa
Platform(s)Arcade, Mobile phone
Release
  • JP: February 1998
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Vertical-scrolling shooter
Arcade systemCAVE 68000

Puzzle Uo Poko[lower-alpha 1] is an arcade puzzle game developed by Cave and distributed by Jaleco.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot.

Puzzle Uo Poko is a visual matching game in which one player or two co-operative players (represented by cats) try to clear the screen of coloured bubbles in order to progress to the next level.[1][2] All the action takes place underwater across 30 stages and with each completed level the cats travel deeper in their submarine.[3][4]

Development and release

Puzzle Uo Poko arcade PCB.

Puzzle Uo Poko was solely designed by Toshiaki Tomizawa, a co-founder of Cave whose previous works include the DonPachi series.[5][6][7]

Puzzle Uo Poko was released in Japanese arcades by Jaleco in February 1998.[8] Unlike several other releases by Cave, Uo Poko remained exclusive to arcades and did not see a contemporary port for a home console.[9] The title has since been re-released on the AntStream service.[10]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Puzzle Uo Poko on their April 15, 1998 issue as being the twenty-first most-popular arcade game at the time.[11] Game Hihyō also reviewed the game.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: パズル　魚ポコ (パズル　うおぽこ) Hepburn: Pazuru Uo Poko

References

  1. ↑ Ishii, Zenji (15 April 1998). "紹介 - 魚ポコ". Gamest (Shinseisha) (219): 185. 
  2. ↑ Ishii, Zenji (30 April 1998). "紹介 - 魚ポコ". Gamest (Shinseisha) (221): 198. 
  3. ↑ Ishii, Zenji (15 May 1998). "攻略 - 魚ポコ (10 ～ 19 話)". Gamest (Shinseisha) (222): 176–183. 
  4. ↑ Ishii, Zenji (May–June 1998). "攻略 - 魚ポコ (20 ～ 30 話)". Gamest (Shinseisha) (224): 206–207. 
  5. ↑ "魚ポコ - 富沢敏明氏". Game Hihyō (Micro Magazine) 22: 92. September 1998. https://archive.org/details/game-hihyou-vol.-22-game-magazine-scan-jp/page/92/mode/1up.  (Translation by Shmuplations. ).
  6. ↑ "CAVE 15th Anniversary ~Shoot'em All!!~". Monthly Arcadia (Enterbrain) (118): 46–55. March 2010. https://archive.org/stream/arcadia-118-march-2010#page/n47/mode/2up.  (Translation by Shmuplations. ).
  7. ↑ "Dossier Shoot 'em up". IG Magazine (Ankama Presse) (8). May–June 2010.  (Translation by Gaming.moe. ).
  8. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006) (in ja). ケイブ Cave; ジャレコ（ジャパンレジャー） Jaleco (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 26, 33. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n27/mode/1up. 
  9. ↑ "The Unconverted: Puzzle Uo Poko". Retro Gamer (Future Publishing) (203). January 23, 2020. 
  10. ↑ Mason, Graeme (December 10, 2019). The Best Games From Cave - Now on Antstream Arcade. Antstream Arcade. https://www.antstream.com/post/retro-games-from-cave-on-antstream-arcade. Retrieved 2021-02-12. 
  11. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press) (562): 21. 15 April 1998. 
  12. ↑ "Arcade Game Pickup - 魚ポコ". Game Hihyō (Micro Magazine) 21: 56. July 1998. https://archive.org/stream/gamecriticismvol21july1998600DPIScans/Game%20Criticism%20Vol.%2021%20July%201998%20%28Searchable%29#page/n55/mode/1up. 

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