Rakugaki Showtime

July 29, 1999 Treasure Enix, Square Enix
Fighting
PS3 PS1 PSP
About

Rakugaki Showtime is a game along the same vein as Poitter's Point (also known as Poy Poy) where in you try to defeat the opponents by throwing things at them.
Storyline

Welcome to the world of Rakugaki. An imaginary game world, created entirely by the pencil drawings of the "God Hand". The characters who inhabit this world were created by the God Hand in the same way... Yukiwo, Sasami, Pitanand Tsubohachi; the four members of the "Heroes Team", and Daddy; who commands the mysterious enemy character army.

Called the "Heroes and Enemies", they are all controlled by their master, and follow their predetermined (created?) fate. Today a battle to the end unfolds...
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Release Date July 29, 1999
Developer Treasure
Publisher Enix, Square Enix
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action