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Puyo Puyo series

Kikimora's Clean-Up

Released in Vol 7, Kikimora's Clean-Up puts players in the role of Kikimora, who must completely sweep floors while facing a time limit. This game is similar to Pac-Man in nature.

30 June 1995

Kikimora's Clean-Up is a simulator developed by Compile, released 30 June 1995 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Kikimora's Clean-Up is

Kikimora's Clean-Up is a simulator game developed by Compile and released in 1995. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players in the role of Kikimora, who must completely sweep floors while facing a time limit. This game introduces Black Kikimora, an evil twin that would play villainous roles in later spinoffs.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Puyo Puyo series

Kikimora's Clean-Up is the 23rd of 102 entries we hold in the Puyo Puyo series. The next entry was Daimadou Senryaku Monogatari '95 in 1995.

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What it launched against

Kikimora's Clean-Up launched on 30 June 1995, within three weeks of Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat and Air Combat.

Released around the same time: Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Air Combat.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Kikimora's Clean-Up come out?
Kikimora's Clean-Up was released on 30 June 1995 for PC-9800 Series.

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