Poketan (1999)

- Developer
- Sugar & Rockets
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI)
- Platforms
- PlayStation
How it feels
A modest, low-pressure word-learning tool that feels more like a handy study aid than a game.
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About
Poketan (aka Pokehito) is a communication / translation tool that comes with a PocketStation device and allows the player to watch english words and compare then with the japanese ones using the Pocketstation device. The game features more than 1600 different words.
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