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ChuChu Rocket!

The object of the game is to guide one or more mice ("ChuChus") around a board into one or more goals while avoiding cats ("KapuKapus") roaming the board. The mice and cats all move in predictable paths by…

11 November 1999

ChuChu Rocket! is a puzzle developed by Sonic Team, released 11 November 1999 on Wii U, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance and Android. The main story takes about 42 min to finish.

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What ChuChu Rocket! is

ChuChu Rocket! is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and released in 1999. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii U, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Android and iOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The object of the game is to guide one or more mice ("ChuChus") around a board into one or more goals while avoiding cats ("KapuKapus") roaming the board. The mice and cats all move in predictable paths by always turning right when hitting a wall head on, by following corners or by turning around when in a dead end. ChuChu Rocket!'s multiplayer mode revolves around up to four players placing arrows on the level at once, trying to direct mice into their own rockets and cats into other players' rockets (any cat that reaches a rocket removes a percentage of the mice within). Each player can only have three arrows on-screen at a time and cannot place them on other players' arrows or their own…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the ChuChu Rocket! series

ChuChu Rocket! is the first of 3 entries we hold in the ChuChu Rocket! series. The next entry was Sega Superstars Tennis in 2008.

See all 3 ChuChu Rocket! games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 42 min.

What it launched against

ChuChu Rocket! launched on 11 November 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

ChuChu Rocket! — frequently asked questions

When did ChuChu Rocket! come out?
ChuChu Rocket! was released on 11 November 1999 for Wii U, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Android and iOS.
How long does it take to beat ChuChu Rocket!?
The main story of ChuChu Rocket! takes around 42 min.

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