Amazing Penguin
{{Short description|1990 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Amazing Penguin
| image = AmazingPenguinBoxShotGameBoy.jpg
| caption = North American box art
| developer = Natsume Co., Ltd.
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Natsume Co., Ltd.|NA/EU|Natsume Inc.}}
| composer = Iku Mizutani[http://www.snesmusic.org/pmh/view.php?id=83 Composer information for Amazing Penguin] at Portable Music History
Koichi Yamanishi
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|August 8, 1990[http://www.gamefaqs.com/gameboy/585609-amazing-penguin/data Amazing Penguin] at GameFAQs|NA|December 1990|EU|1991}}
| genre = Action
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Game Boy
}}
Amazing Penguin, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Osawagase! Penguin Boy|おさわがせ! ペンギンBOY}}, is a 1990 action game developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. for the Game Boy. The game sees the player controlling a penguin as they attempt to clear a set number of lines using switches and dots scattered through stages to do so.
Gameplay
The player controls a penguin who must clear 40 levels worth of action. There are a certain number of lines with switches and dots that need activating. Once all the lines are cleared, so are any enemies that are remaining in that level. A strict time limit make players lose their lives in addition to bumping into an enemy.[http://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy/amazing-penguin Overview of Amazing Penguin] at MobyGames
There is no regularity to the movement of the character, giving an element of luck to the game. Some aspects of background graphics appear in certain levels (especially on levels 12, 20, 28, and 36). Level 40 is essentially a giant maze which leads up to a castle that ends the game.[http://www14.atwiki.jp/gball/?cmd=word&word=%E7%B5%82%E4%BA%86&type=normal&page=%E3%81%8A%E3%81%95%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9B!%20%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE%E3%83%B3BOY%EF%BC%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%84%E3%83%A1%EF%BC%89 Advanced summary of Amazing Penguin] {{in lang|ja}} at GB no Game Seiha Shimasho
Reception
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{{Video game reviews
| GamePro = 21/25{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f5/GamePro_US_016.pdf |title=Game Boy ProView: Amazing Penguin |last=Arctic |first=Ann |magazine=GamePro |date=November 1990 |page=120}}
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References
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External links
- {{mobygames|/54536}}
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about penguins
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games scored by Iku Mizutani
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