''Octomania'' (''Noumiso Konekone Puzzle Takoron'' also ''Sharuui * Takoron'' in Japan) is a puzzle game by

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and

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for the

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. It is an enhanced version of an arcade title released in 2006 running on

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hardware.

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helped port the game to the Wii by creating

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so that the programmers could easily just recompile the source code of the arcade game, and then add new features. The game was published in North America by

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. The game was supervised by ''

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'' creator Moo Niitani.

Gameplay

The player uses the Wii Remote to control a 2x2 cursor over a field of colored

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. Pressing the A button causes the octopuses under the cursor to rotate counter-clockwise. Numbered nets are scattered around the playing field. If the player arranges a number of same-colored octopuses under the net, the octopuses under the net, as well as any other octopuses of the same color which are connected orthogonally, are removed. By removing octopuses in this way, the player can send sea urchins to their opponents playing field.

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can not be removed using nets, but are removed if they are orthogonal to other octopuses being removed, similar to ojama puyos in ''

''. If the player's field fills up for 3 seconds, they lose. The game features both a single player story mode, and a multiplayer mode for up to four players. Online play is also included using the

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.">コンパイルハート、Wii「しゃるうぃ〜☆たころん」"たこ焼き"がテーマのパズルゲーム

Story

It's just another day in Lonronpia and Kari, an apprentice magician, decides to summon up some of her favorite treat:

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! But instead of delicious takoyaki appearing, a shower of colored octopuses rain down from the sky. A guardian angel appears and informs Kari that she must rid Lonronpia of the octopuses. Now, she must embark on a journey to find the demon prince Exaltus. Surely he will know what to do!

References

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External links

''Noumiso Konekone Puzzle Takoron'' official site

''Nintendo World Tour 2007 Games Reel'' a video showing brief gameplay footage
2007 video games Arcade video games Compile Heart games Conspiracy Entertainment games HyperDevbox Japan games Idea Factory games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games Puzzle video games Video games developed in Japan Wii Wi-Fi games Wii-only games