Pocky & Rocky
video game series
Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan as Kiki Kaikai (奇々怪界; lit. "Mysterious Ghost World"), is a scrolling shooter video game series originating with the 1986 arcade game Kiki Kaikai by Taito. The game was adapted into a series of home console games mainly developed and published by Natsume which were titled Pocky & Rocky in the West. The games follow the adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden, Pocky, and her tanuki companion, Rocky, as they fight against monsters from Japanese mythology.
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The Pocky & Rocky games are scrolling shooter games. They star Pocky, a young Shinto shrine maiden, and her tanuki companion Rocky as they fight a variety of monsters. The games pull heavily from Japanese mythology, featuring many Japanese legendary creatures. Pocky is typically equipped with ofuda and gohei, which she uses to battle enemies and progress through the environments.
History
The first game in the series, Kiki Kaikai, was developed and published by Taito in Japanese arcades in 1986. Home ports were also released in Japan for the MSX2, Famicom Disk System, and PC Engine.
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