Cleopatra Fortune
{{Short description|1995 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|image=Cleopatra Fortune arcade flyer.jpg
|developer=Taito
Natsume Co., Ltd.
|publisher=Taito
Altron
|designer=Kenji Kaido (Taito X-55)
Makoto Fujita
Seiichi Nakakuki
Shuya Takaoka (Arcade)
|programmer=Moriyuki Kanaya
|artist=Yasunobu Kosokabe
Isao Inoue
Kana Hirano
Kazuhiko Kawai
|composer=Shuichiro Nakazawa
Hideki Takahagi
|genre=Puzzle
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
|released=Taito X-55
{{vgrelease|JP|December 1995}}Arcade
{{vgrelease|JP|September 1996}}Saturn
{{vgrelease|JP|February 14, 1997}}PlayStation
{{vgrelease|JP|May 17, 2001|NA|2003|EU|February 7, 2003}}Dreamcast{{vgrelease|JP|June 21, 2001}}Mobile
{{vgrelease|NA|September 5, 2003}}PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Windows
{{vgrelease|WW|November 23, 2022}}
|platforms=Taito X-55, Arcade, PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, Mobile, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows
|arcade system = Taito F3 System
}}
{{nihongo|Cleopatra Fortune|クレオパトラフォーチュン}}, released in North America as Cleopatra's Fortune, is a 1995 arcade puzzle video game created by Taito in association with Natsume Co., Ltd.
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to Tetris in which the player has to direct blocks of stone, mummy and/or treasure to create closures which eliminates the treasure and adds to the player's score. Also if a full line of stone blocks, treasure blocks or mummy blocks is formed they will disappear in a similar fashion to Tetris and also add to the player's score.
Release
The game was initially released in late 1995 for the Taito X-55, a home karaoke machine that was able to download music and games over a phone line.{{cite web |title=Taito X-55: Go! Go! Kill your phone bill with Ms. Amuro! - insert credit |url=https://forums.insertcredit.com/d/65-taito-x-55-go-go-kill-your-phone-bill-with-ms-amuro |website=forums.insertcredit.com |accessdate=9 May 2020}} An arcade port was released the following year, followed by a PlayStation version and a Sega Saturn version that were released in Japan, along with a Dreamcast version in 2001. The PlayStation and Dreamcast versions were developed and published by Altron and feature redrawn graphics and a remixed soundtrack. The PlayStation version was released in the U.S. in 2003, while the original arcade game was included in Taito Memories Jōkan for the PlayStation 2 in 2005, and Taito Legends 2 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows in 2006. An arcade-only sequel called Cleopatra Fortune Plus was released in 2002 on the Sega NAOMI system. It was created in association with Altron instead of Natsume Co., Ltd. A port published by City Connection and based on the Saturn version titled Cleopatra Fortune S-Tribute was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows on November 23, 2022.
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/cleopatras-fortune}}
- {{KLOV game|7351}}
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