Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara
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| Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) | AMI |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Vertical scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player (co-op) |
| Arcade system | CAVE CV1000-B |
Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara (ピンクスウィーツ ～鋳薔薇それから～, Pinku Suītsu: Ibara Sorekara) is a 2006 manic shooter by Cave released for Japanese arcades. It was released for the Xbox 360 in 2011.
Pink Sweets is the sequel to the 2005 game Ibara.
Gameplay[edit]
The game has heavy Raizing influences.[citation needed]
Pink Sweets is the sequel to Ibara, and features the stage 1-5 bosses from Ibara as playable characters.
Players get to pilot the gals and use a barrier/shot system to defeat flitting enemies as well as end-level bosses of the pastel-colored type. Enemies besides bosses are named after food. During the game, the gals yelp and intonate various sayings to steel themselves for battle.
Plot[edit]
In Pink Sweets, the sixth and final Guardian in Ibara, did not die. Neither did any of the Rose sisters. Instead, they shifted from the dark side to the light.
Development[edit]
Programmer Shinobu Yagawa worked on this game, and he had previously worked on the games Recca, Battle Garegga, and Ibara.[1]
Release[edit]
It was released in Japanese arcades on April 21, 2006.[2]
Pink Sweets was released on Xbox 360 in a bundle pack with Muchi Muchi Pork! in 2011 entitled Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets (むちむちポーク！＆ピンクスウィーツ, Muchi Muchi Pōku! ando Pinku Suītsu).[3]
Reception[edit]
Famitsu magazine awarded the compilation a score of 24/40 based on four reviews (6/6/6/6).[4][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "ピンクスゥイーツ〜鋳薔薇それから〜 [アーケード] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ a b "むちむちポーク！＆ピンクスゥイーツ [Xbox 360] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Complete Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. February 16, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website
(in Japanese)
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