I’m reluctant to the use the North American name for this game – otherwise known as Kiki Kaikai in its native Japan – because it’s so damn rubbish. Marketing men making up the game names again…

It’s a pity that this game has such a bad title, then, because it’s a rather rich and fun run-and-gun shooter. Either single player, or two player cooperative.

Pocky & Rocky is a sequel to, and is based on, an arcade shooter developed by Taito in 1986, and this version was developed by Natsume and released for the Super Nintendo in 1992.

See also: Pocky & Rocky 2 and Pocky & Rocky with Becky.

More: Pocky & Rocky on Wikipedia