UmiharaKawase launches on Steam and all other leading PC digital download retailers today, 2 November 2015.
In 1994, a small bit of video game history was created when UmiharaKawase was launched. The game rapidly became a cult classic and a franchise was born. Now, for the first time ever, PC gamers can experience the first UmiharaKawase game in all its original glory.
It was the elasticity of Umihara’s rubber fishing line that set the game apart from every other game that came before it. The game allowed players to experience a revolutionary style of gameplay. Much copied since, the game still stands apart to this day.
Play as ‘Umihara Kawase’ – a backpacking Japanese sushi chef armed with a fishing rod, a rubber fishing line and a fishing hook. Avoid fish-like enemies, conveyer belts, spikes, watery pits and much, much more. The deeper in to this dream-like game players venture, the more challenging the solutions and the greater the time pressure becomes. Along the way, look out for shortcuts and secret exits and unlock bonus levels.
Key Game Features:
· The first game in the franchise, originally being released on console in 1994.
· Created by programmer Kiyoshi Sakai (also programmer on ‘The Mosquito’) and character designer & illustrator, Toshinobu Kondo – creators of the original game.
· Global time ranking
Steam Features:
· Trading Cards
· Steam Leaderboards
· Steam Workshop
· Steam Cloud
· Retail data download
UmiharaKawase is the second of the UmiharaKawase franchise to launch on PC. The first in the franchise to launch was ‘Sayonara UmiharaKawase’ (6 October 2015) which received widespread acclaim. ‘UmiharaKawase Shun’, the third game in the series, will launch at the end of 2015.
Title: UmiharaKawase
Players: Single Player
Platform: PC
Genre: ‘Rubbering Action’ Physics Puzzle Platform
Publisher: Agatsuma Entertainment Co., Ltd
Release Date: 2 November 2015
SRP: $9.99 / GBP£6.99 / 9.99Euro / 980JPY. Look out for launch week discounts!
ESRB Rating: E
Interface Languages: English & Japanese
Store Languages: English & Japanese
Purchase UmiharaKawase: http://store.steampowered.com/app/384690