Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match
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| Developer(s) | Examu |
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| Platform(s) | Arcade PlayStation 3 |
| Release date(s) | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | 2D Versus fighting |
| Distribution | BD-ROM |
| Arcade system | Taito Type X² |
Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match (アクアパッツァ アクアプラスドリームマッチ) is a 2011 2D arcade fighting game developed by Examu.[1] It is a joint collaboration between Aquaplus and Leaf, who developed all the titles and featured characters. The "Dream Match" in the title references the characters of the game coming together from various Aquaplus titles, including Utawarerumono, Tears to Tiara, and To Heart.
The game was released in Japan on June 22, 2011, with a PlayStation 3 version later released on August 30, 2012.[2] Two updated versions called Aquapazza Version 1.5A and Aquapazza Version 2.0 added several new characters.[3] Aquapazza and Version 2.0 were among the featured titles at the 2011 and 2012 Tougeki tournament.[4]
Characters
Frtner
- Kamyu (カミュ) Partner
From Tears to Tiara
- Arawn (アロウン) Player
- Morgan (モルガン) Player
- Riannon (リアンノン) Player
- Rathty (ラスティ) Partner
- Octavia (オクタヴィア) Partner
- Llyr (スィール) Partner, Added in Aquapazza Version 2.0
From To Heart, To Heart 2 and
- Kousaka Tamaki (向坂環) Player
- Yuzuhara Konomi (柚原このみ) Player
- Komaki Manaka (小牧愛佳) Player
- Multi (マルチ) Player
- Kusuga
- Ma-ryan (まーりゃん) Partner, Boss
- Kurusugawa Serika (来栖川芹香) Partner, Added in Aquapazza Version 2.0
From Kizuato
- Kashiwagi Chizuru (柏木千鶴) Player (Added in Aquapazza Version 2.0), Boss (Added in PlayStation 3 version)
From Routes
- Yuasa Satsuki (湯浅皐月) Partner
From Comic Party
- Takase Mizuki (高瀬瑞希) Partner
- Inagawa Yu (猪名川由宇) Partner, Added in Aquapazza Version 1.5A
From White Album
- Morikawa Yuki (森川由綺) Partner
- Ogata Rina (緒方理奈) Partner
Reception
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Bradly Hale of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4/5, saying that "It may lack high-class refinement in certain areas, and the cast of fighters probably won’t be recognizable to those outside of the Japanese gaming scene, but those issues are incredibly minor when put up against the bigger picture — which in this case is a sound, robust fighting game." [9] Mandi Odoerfer of GameZone praised the game's Active Emotion System, saying that it "eliminates some of the fighting genre's biggest annoyances".[8]
References
- ↑ "『アクアパッツァ』アクアプラスから2D格闘ゲームが登場" [A 2D Fighting Game Arrives from Aquaplus: Aquapazza] (in Japanese). Famitsu. January 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Aquapazza’s Latest Release Date Scheduled for August 30th". Shoryuken. July 13, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ "人気2D格闘ゲームのバージョンアップ版『アクアパッツァ Version2.0』配信決定！ 新キャラクターを追加！！【動画あり】" (in Japanese). Famitsu. March 22, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ "闘劇 2012 The 10th Arcadia Cup Tournament" (in Japanese). Tougeki. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ "AquaPazza: AquaPlus Dream Match". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Ruscher, Wesley (November 20, 2013). "Review: AquaPazza: Aquaplus Dream Match". Destructoid. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Kemps, Heidi (November 21, 2013). "AquaPazza: AquaPlus Dream Match Review". GameSpot. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Odoerfer, Mandi (19 November 2013). "Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match Review". GameZone. GameZone. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hale, Bradly (19 November 2013). "Review: AquaPazza". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 21 December 2013.