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Clockwork Aquario - PlayStation 4 - Gameplay showcase & intro, plus two player mini-game [4K]
13Clockwork Aquario is an unreleased SEGA System 18 arcade game developed by Westone behind the Wonder Boy & Monster World series. The game was set to released in 1994 and be published by SEGA, however it got cancelled to the changing arcade scene, partly the game seems to have been caught in a slow development circle and work started on it in 1991.
Clockwork Aquario went under the working title Ghost Hunter, which you can still seen in the background of the score board. It is an old school 2D arcade platformer and a visual lovely game with huge 2D sprites and some of the best graphics seen on the SEGA System 18 and some catchy music to go with it. Gameplay wise it's a platformer that seems to mix elements of Super Mario Bros 2 (USA) and crossed with a bit of Rainbow Island and Parasol Stars. There a hint of the Wonder Boy series too here with the character design of Huck Londo, Elle Moon and Gush.
Each character also feels and plays differently to one another. Gush being the biggest and having a larger punch attack and a weaker jump, Elle has the best jump, but the smallest attack and Huck sits in between the two. The gameplay is very well balanced with bright and bold characters and some huge boss sprites. Two player mode also changes the game up with players able to throw one another and steal gems for a life up, it also adds in a versus mini-game at the end of every stage, but bewared Gush players have a huge advantage in it compared to Elle and Huck.
It's a huge shame it never released, but the hardware it released on at the time was getting quite outdated for 1994. when you look at games like X-Men Childen of the Atom and Gun Force II released in 1994 on top of titles like Daytona USA. It had some very tough competition despite being a truly superb games. Thanks to United Games Entertainment, Ryuichi Nishizawa, Steve Snake and many more this game is finally available to play on PlayStation and Nintendo switch!
Disclosure PSN key for this title was provided by PR Hound. Randomised Gaming has full control of all the content included in the video. This falls under endorsement rules for the FTC and ASA as the game key was provided to us for free.
Chapter and content times for this video
0:00 - Game Details & Intro
1:00 - Round 1 as Gush
3:28 - Round 2 as Huck Londo
7:22 - Round 3 as Elle Moon
11:46 - Round 1 & 2 in Two Player
19:04 - More Mini-games & Outro
Also known as: 時計じかけのアクワリオ (Japan) Ghost Hunter (Working Title)
Year: 2021 (Arcade 1994)
Developers: Westone (Emulated by Ratalaika Games)
Publisher: United Games Entertainment / ININ Games / Strictly Limited Games
Genre: 2D Arcade Platformer
Players: 1 - 2
Version Shown: PAL Digital
Format: Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) / プレイステーション4
Clockwork Aquario is out now on PlayStation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch in Europe it releases in North America on December14th!
Outros included in this video, template from Panzoid by Magnus DZN, edited by Riven, outro music is Kawaii! by bad snacks.
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Footage is captured directly from a PlayStation 4 using HDMI via an Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro. Upscaled to UHD 4K to improve the video bit rate, watch in HD or UHD for best video playback on YouTube.
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