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    Otocky

    Game » consists of 1 releases. Released Mar 27, 1987

    A side-scrolling cute 'em up with a unique musical twist. The game was never released in North America.

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    Overview

    Otocky is a musically-enhanced side-scrolling shoot 'em up from Scitron & Art. It was exclusive to the Japanese Famicom Disk System. Though obscure, it's considered an important game in the music/rhythm genre for introducing the concept of "generative music" to the medium.

    Generative music is the process of allowing the user to create music through their actions in the game, which would later see greater exposure in games like Rez, Sentris, Electroplankton and SimTunes (the latter two of which the creator of Otocky, Toshio Iwai, also created).

    Gameplay

    In Otocky, the player controls a small, flying character who shoots orbs at enemies and bubbles.

    The viola is such an under-represented weapon in video games.
    The viola is such an under-represented weapon in video games.

    With each shot, a musical note plays in time with the music already heard. Players can change the instrument that is playing when they fire by collecting 'A' bubbles and they can fire percussive bombs with 'B' bubbles. Other bubbles include stop (freezes time), record (which memorizes the player's shooting pattern and then plays it back), fast (speeds up song), and slow (slows down song).

    The player advances through each of the eleven levels by collecting musical notes and then defeating a boss by shooting the notes collected at it.

    The game also features "B.G.M." and "Music Maker" modes. B.G.M. mode allows the player to play through a level without being damaged, simply to allow for musical improvisation. "Music Maker" mode allows players to create their own soundtracks.

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