Rakugaki Showtime

Rakugaki Showtime (ラクガキショータイム, lit. "Graffiti Showtime") 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. It was only released in Japan.

Rakugaki Showtime
Developer(s)Treasure
Publisher(s)Enix
Designer(s)Naoki Kitagawa
Tetsuhiko Kikuchi
Tsunehisa Kanagae
Programmer(s)Hiroshi Matsumoto
Masaki Ukyo
Artist(s)Gō Nakazawa
Kazuo Yasuda
Composer(s)Norio Hanzawa
Toshiya Yamanaka
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

It is a fighting game in a full 3D fighting arena. It features up to four players.[2] 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.[3]

Plot

Development

Release

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 the Tiny Toon Adventures, called Tiny Toons: Defenders of the Universe.[5] However, the game was never released. The game was later leaked onto the internet.[9]

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu26/40[4]
GameSpot7.4/10[10]
GameFan87/100[11]

Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[4]

Gamespot gave it a 7.4 out of 10.[10]

GameFan gave it 87/100.[11]

References
  1. "PlayStation Soft > 1999". GAME Data Room. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. Staff, I. G. N. (29 April 2009). "Hidden Japanese Gems". IGN. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. Miller, Patrick. "17 mold-breaking fighting games that all developers should study". Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "ラクガキショータイム [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Beta Blues, Vol. 2". IGN. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. "GameSpy: Japanese PlayStation Store Gems - Page 1". www.gamespy.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. "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 - ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. "Square Enix releases old games via PSN". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. "Lost Treasure Developed Tiny Toons Game Found - Siliconera". Siliconera. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. Bartholow, Peter (12 October 1999). "Rakugaki Showtime (Import) Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. "Imports: Rakugaki Showtime". Gamefan. Vol. 7 no. 11. November 1999. pp. 82–83.
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