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Sumioni: Demon Arts

In Sumioni – which is literally translated from Japanese as "ink demon" – players take control of their own Sumioni ink demon who has been summoned to rid the land of evil, and are tasked with safely guiding…

60 9 February 2012

Sumioni: Demon Arts is a platform developed by ACQUIRE Corp., released 9 February 2012 on PlayStation Vita.

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What Sumioni: Demon Arts is

Sumioni: Demon Arts is a platform game developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2012. It is available on PlayStation Vita only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Sumioni – which is literally translated from Japanese as "ink demon" – players take control of their own Sumioni ink demon who has been summoned to rid the land of evil, and are tasked with safely guiding him through 2D side-scrolling levels.
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

How it was received

Sumioni: Demon Arts holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Sumioni: Demon Arts launched on 9 February 2012, within three weeks of Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition and The Darkness II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, The Darkness II.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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When did Sumioni: Demon Arts come out?
Sumioni: Demon Arts was released on 9 February 2012 for PlayStation Vita.

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