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| Puzzle Uo Poko | |
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| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) | Jaleco |
| Designer(s) | Toshiaki Tomizawa |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Mobile phone |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Vertical-scrolling shooter |
| Arcade system | CAVE 68000 |
Puzzle Uo Poko [lower-alpha 1] is an arcade puzzle game developed by Cave and distributed by Jaleco.
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]
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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]
In 2005, Cave released Puzzle! Mushihime-tama, a spiritual sequel to Uo Poko presented as a spin-off of the Mushihimesama series of manic shooters. [11]
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. [12] Game Hihyō also reviewed the game. [13]
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