Rakugaki Showtime[a] is a 1999 fighting game for the PlayStation developed by Treasure and published by Enix. It is a full 3D battle arena fighting game, featuring characters that resemble crayon drawings. The game was only released in Japan.
Rakugaki Showtime is a fighting game in a full 3D fighting arena.[1] It features up to four players.[1] Throwing projectiles feature prominently in the game, which has led to some reviewers comparing the game to being similar to dodgeball, but lacking a dividing line between the teams.[1]
Development and release
Rakugaki Showtime was Treasure's first original project for PlayStation.[2] It featured music composed by Kenta Watanabe, who had previously worked on Banpresto's Panzer Bandit (1997).[3] The game was released on 29 July 1999, and published by Enix.[4] The game was given a very limited release because of a legal dispute over who owned the characters between Enix and Treasure.[5] The game became a rare item after its release, and would sell for 15,000 yen ($150 U.S.).[6] It was re-released for the PlayStation Network "Game Archives" in Japan on 25 June 2008.[7] It retailed for 600 yen.[8] The game was to be the basis for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 fighting game based on Tiny Toon Adventures, called Tiny Toons: Defenders of the Universe,[5] but the game was never released. It was later leaked onto the internet.[9]
^ abcKalata, Kurt (12 July 2017). "Rakugaki Showtime". Hardcore Gaming 101. from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^Griffin, Mike (September 1999). "Cover Story - Game Profile: Rakugaki Showtime; An Interview with Masato Maegawa - Founder and President, Treausre; Text Continued". Gamers' Republic. No. 16. Millennium Publishing. pp. 17–18, 124.
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^ abDavies, Jonti (2 July 2008). "Japanese PlayStation Store Gems - Jonti reckons Sony is doing a great job managing the Japanese PlayStation Store..." GameSpy. IGN. p. 1. from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^"プレイステーション3のゲームアーカイブスに『ゼノギアス』や『アストロノーカ』など6タイトルが追加". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 25 June 2008. from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^Gibson, Ellie (25 June 2008). "Square Enix releases old games via PSN - But only for the Japanese Store". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^Spencer (4 March 2009). "Lost Treasure Developed Tiny Toons Game Found". Siliconera. Curse LLC. from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^Ngo, George (November 1999). "Imports: Rakugaki Showtime". GameFan. Vol. 7, no. 11. Shinno Media. pp. 82–83.
^Bartholow, Peter (12 October 1999). "Rakugaki Showtime (Import) Review - Those looking for a great party-game fix should give Rakugaki Showtime a look". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^Bevan, Mike (19 June 2008). "Full of Eastern Promise: Rakugaki Showtime". Retro Gamer. No. 52. Imagine Publishing. pp. 36–37.
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^Miller, Patrick (11 February 2016). "17 mold-breaking fighting games that all developers should study". Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
rakugaki, showtime, 1999, fighting, game, playstation, developed, treasure, published, enix, full, battle, arena, fighting, game, featuring, characters, that, resemble, crayon, drawings, game, only, released, japan, developer, treasurepublisher, enixdesigner, . Rakugaki Showtime a is a 1999 fighting game for the PlayStation developed by Treasure and published by Enix It is a full 3D battle arena fighting game featuring characters that resemble crayon drawings The game was only released in Japan Rakugaki ShowtimeDeveloper s TreasurePublisher s EnixDesigner s Naoki KitagawaTetsuhiko KikuchiTsunehisa KanagaeProgrammer s Hiroshi MatsumotoMasaki UkyoArtist s Gō NakazawaKazuo YasudaComposer s Norio HanzawaToshiya YamanakaKanta WatanabePlatform s PlayStationReleaseJP 29 July 1999Genre s FightingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development and release 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay Edit Gameplay screenshot Rakugaki Showtime is a fighting game in a full 3D fighting arena 1 It features up to four players 1 Throwing projectiles feature prominently in the game which has led to some reviewers comparing the game to being similar to dodgeball but lacking a dividing line between the teams 1 Development and release EditRakugaki Showtime was Treasure s first original project for PlayStation 2 It featured music composed by Kenta Watanabe who had previously worked on Banpresto s Panzer Bandit 1997 3 The game was released on 29 July 1999 and published by Enix 4 The game was given a very limited release because of a legal dispute over who owned the characters between Enix and Treasure 5 The game became a rare item after its release and would sell for 15 000 yen 150 U S 6 It was re released for the PlayStation Network Game Archives in Japan on 25 June 2008 7 It retailed for 600 yen 8 The game was to be the basis for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 fighting game based on Tiny Toon Adventures called Tiny Toons Defenders of the Universe 5 but the game was never released It was later leaked onto the internet 9 Reception EditReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreFamitsu26 40 4 GameFan87 100 10 GameSpot7 4 10 11 Rakugaki Showtime was met with positive reception from critics 6 12 13 14 Notes Edit Japanese ラクガキショータイム lit Graffiti Showtime References Edit a b c Kalata Kurt 12 July 2017 Rakugaki Showtime Hardcore Gaming 101 Archived from the original on 19 November 2020 Retrieved 16 January 2021 Griffin Mike September 1999 Cover Story Game Profile Rakugaki Showtime An Interview with Masato Maegawa Founder and President Treausre Text Continued Gamers Republic No 16 Millennium Publishing pp 17 18 124 Manent Mathieu 1 February 2018 PlayStation Anthology Geeks Line pp 30 32 ISBN 979 1093752334 a b NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW ラクガキショータイム Famitsu in Japanese No 555 ASCII Corporation 6 August 1999 p 29 Archived from the original on 18 November 2015 Retrieved 27 August 2018 a b Fahs Travis 7 May 2008 Beta Blues Vol 2 Games snatched away from us at the last minute Conspiracy Theory IGN Ziff Davis p 2 Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 Retrieved 27 August 2018 a b Davies Jonti 2 July 2008 Japanese PlayStation Store Gems Jonti reckons Sony is doing a great job managing the Japanese PlayStation Store GameSpy IGN p 1 Archived from the original on 27 December 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2021 プレイステーション3のゲームアーカイブスに ゼノギアス や アストロノーカ など6タイトルが追加 Famitsu in Japanese Kadokawa Corporation 25 June 2008 Archived from the original on 4 September 2016 Retrieved 27 August 2018 Gibson Ellie 25 June 2008 Square Enix releases old games via PSN But only for the Japanese Store Eurogamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on 16 November 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2018 Spencer 4 March 2009 Lost Treasure Developed Tiny Toons Game Found Siliconera Curse LLC Archived from the original on 5 February 2010 Retrieved 27 August 2018 Ngo George November 1999 Imports Rakugaki Showtime GameFan Vol 7 no 11 Shinno Media pp 82 83 Bartholow Peter 12 October 1999 Rakugaki Showtime Import Review Those looking for a great party game fix should give Rakugaki Showtime a look GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 29 July 2018 Retrieved 27 August 2018 Bevan Mike 19 June 2008 Full of Eastern Promise Rakugaki Showtime Retro Gamer No 52 Imagine Publishing pp 36 37 Hidden Japanese Gems How to infiltrate the Japanese PlayStation Store and pick up an array of 32 bit classics and rarities IGN Ziff Davis 29 April 2009 p 1 Archived from the original on 20 January 2019 Retrieved 16 January 2021 Miller Patrick 11 February 2016 17 mold breaking fighting games that all developers should study Gamasutra UBM Technology Group Archived from the original on 31 July 2018 Retrieved 16 January 2021 External links EditRakugaki Showtime at GameFAQs Rakugaki Showtime at Giant Bomb Rakugaki Showtime at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rakugaki Showtime amp oldid 1104931972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
