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Stages are also filled with balloons, which are harmless but are a joy to bounce around on, and also grant scoring combos bonuses if you pop them in a row. A second hit will kill them, but they can also be picked up and lobbed at other enemies.
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Enemies are stunned by jumping on their heads, hitting them from below, or simply by slapping them with a melee attack. Taking place over five levels, it’s a run-and-jump platformer with two-player co-op play. Hangyo (half-fish) has ambitions to take over the world, and only a brave trio – steampunk gunslinger Huck Londo, magical girl Elle Moon, and lumbering robot Gush – can stop him. Thankfully, publisher ININ Games stepped in to fund a restoration project, allowing for the world of Aquario to shin after a long slumber.
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Originally developed in 19 for the Sega System 18 arcade board, the game failed location tests and was canceled before release, resulting in the game lying in the company’s archives for a few decades. Clockwork Aquario was the final arcade game developed by Westone, the folks behind the Wonder Boy / Monster World games.