is a 1998 farm

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developed by MuuMuu and

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. It was released in Japan only.

Gameplay

''Astronōka'' is described as a "space vegetable production and pest control game". The game revolves around the player cultivating vegetables on a fictional, futuristic star system. The objective is to win vegetable contests and eventually the All-Universe Vegetable Competition, while setting traps and defense to protect the farm in a

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style gameplay section against a species of pest called .

Release

The game was published by

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for the

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console on August 27, 1998, and by

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on the

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on June 25, 2008. The original Japanese release of Star Ocean: The Second Story was bundled exclusively with a third disc containing a playable demo of ''Astronōka''. The ''Astronōka Original Soundtrack'' was published by Media Ring on September 2, 1998. It bears the catalog number MGCD-1063. An anime series titled was produced by Enix and broadcast on

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from 2001 to 2002 as part of the cooking program ''Wagamanma Kitchen''. Each episode lasts one minute. Merchandise such as stickers, badges, mobile straps and mobile phone content based on Baboo were also produced. '' Cosmogurashi: Online Teki Yasai Seikatsu'', a

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based in the ''Astronōka'' universe, was developed by MuuMuu, MicroVision and Community Engine and published by Enix on March 28, 2003. The online servers were terminated on April 25, 2005.

Reception

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'' magazine gave it a 34 out of 40 score.

References

External links

Official page
on the Enix website (archive)
Official page (PSN version)
on the Square Enix website

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