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Aquales

In the year 2069, the British ship "Elias Rits" sailed to Kermadec Island on a private investigation mission. Shortly thereafter, satellites reported that beacon transmissions from the ship have stopped…

12 October 1991

Aquales is a platform developed by Exact, released 12 October 1991 on Sharp X68000.

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What Aquales is

Aquales is a platform game developed by Exact and released in 1991. It is available on Sharp X68000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 2069, the British ship "Elias Rits" sailed to Kermadec Island on a private investigation mission. Shortly thereafter, satellites reported that beacon transmissions from the ship have stopped. Seeing that further investigation required exploration of hostile environment and deep sea, the authorities dispatched a special team known as W-ODL to find out what has happened to the ship. Navigating a powerful mecha, the American pilot Fredric von Nyuya has to get to the bottom of the mystery and report his findings to the crew. Aquales is an action platformer. The mecha is equipped with a default fist-like melee weapon and gains access to other methods of destruction later, including…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Aquales launched on 12 October 1991, within three weeks of Super Castlevania IV, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts and Road Rash.

Released around the same time: Super Castlevania IV, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Road Rash.

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When did Aquales come out?
Aquales was released on 12 October 1991 for Sharp X68000.

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