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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. The note plays when the player presses the fire button, and is also ] in time so that it matches the beat playing in the background. 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== | |||
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==References== | |||
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