Pooyan is a classic arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982. In it, the player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves.
ShooterPuzzleArcadeActionshoot 'em updigital distributionvirtual consolewii virtual consolewii u virtual consoleArcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, TRS-80 Color Computer
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Character
Plot-driven, classical in form, spare and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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- Platforms
- Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, TRS-80 Color Computer, Apple II, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX
- Developer
- Konami, Konami
- Publisher
- Datasoft, Inc., Stern Electronics, Hudson Soft, Konami, Konami
- Released
- October 1, 1982
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 6.4/10 from 27 ratings.
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