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| {{Infobox CVG| title = Otocky | |||
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| |developer = ] | |||
| |publisher = ] | |||
| |modes = ] | |||
| |designer = ] | |||
| |released = ], ](Japan) | |||
| |genre = ] | |||
| |platforms = ] | |||
| |media = ] | |||
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| '''''Otocky''''' is a ] released in ] for the ], an add-on for the ] available only in Japan.<ref name= siliconeraotocky> Retrieved July 30, 2006</ref> Developed by ] and published by ], the game was conceived and designed by ]. | |||
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| ==Gameplay== | |||
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| ''Otocky'' can be described as a musical ] ]. The player's spaceship has a ball for a weapon, which can be fired in eight directions; each direction corresponds to a different musical note which plays when the player presses the fire button, but which is also ] in time. By using the weapon selectively the player can improvise music while playing. | |||
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| The ball is used to destroy enemies by touching them, and also to catch various types of objects: | |||
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| * Musical Notes which must be collected to finish the level | |||
| * Letter 'A's which change the musical instrument sound produced by the ball | |||
| * Letter 'B's which provide a secondary weapon | |||
| The ball gets smaller when the player touches an enemy, until the player loses a life. | |||
| Finishing the game unlocks a music editor which makes it possible for the player to freely compose their own melodies. | |||
| ==Notability== | |||
| ''Otocky'' is notable for being the first game to include ''creative/procedural'' ]. | |||
| ''Otocky'' is a precursor of ], ]'s 2002 ] and ] game exploring similar themes of player action and musical evolution.<ref name=handcircusotocky> Retrieved July 30, 2006</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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