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Poketan

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…

21 October 1999

Poketan is a video game developed by Sugar & Rockets, released 21 October 1999 on PlayStation.

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What Poketan is

Poketan was developed by Sugar & Rockets and released in 1999. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Poketan launched on 21 October 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Thief Gold.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2, Thief Gold.

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When did Poketan come out?
Poketan was released on 21 October 1999 for PlayStation.

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