Pocky & Rocky

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan as KiKi KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Manto, is a scrolling shooter video game with action elements licensed by Taito to Natsume, who developed and published the game for release in Japan in 1992 and the rest of the world in 1993. It is the sequel to the 1986 arcade game KiKi KaiKai (unofficially released in North America as Knight Boy) and follows the continued adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden named Pocky and her new companion, Rocky the Tanuki, or raccoon. Unlike its predecessor, Pocky & Rocky was not developed by Taito, but was instead licensed to Natsume, for the series' console debut. The project was overseen by Yoshihino Hattori, who wrote the game's story which he based heavily on Japanese mythology and folklore. The game contains elements of standard arcade shooters, with a top-down scrolling display. It was also given action game features, such as the ability to move or attack in eight directions. Rocky, who was designed by Tomoyuki Ishiyama, was given the role of Pocky's sidekick, and served as the default second-player character who could also be freely chosen in a one-player game.

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