Arcade Archives: Pooyan (2019)

Developer: Konami
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A classic arcade shoot-and-pop game where you fire arrows and toss meat at descending wolves in a frantic, cheerful chase.

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About

Arcade Archives: Pooyan is a port of the shooting game Pooyan. One day in the woods, Mama Pig takes up a bow and arrow to save her Pooyan (her kidnapped children) from the wolves. Use the bow and arrow to pop the balloons the wolves are riding down on. Throw meat (the wolves favorite) to take down multiple wolves for a bonus score!

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.