Arcade Archives: Shanghai III (2015) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Arcade Archives: Shanghai III

Arcade Archives: Shanghai III is a port of the puzzle game Shanghai III. Players pick from an assortment of mahjong tile patterns such as Dragon, Tiger, etc. The object is to clear all of the tiles from the…

3 July 2015

What Arcade Archives: Shanghai III is

Arcade Archives: Shanghai III is an arcade game developed by SUNSOFT and released in 2015. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Arcade Archives: Shanghai III is a port of the puzzle game Shanghai III. Players pick from an assortment of mahjong tile patterns such as Dragon, Tiger, etc. The object is to clear all of the tiles from the screen by matching them in pairs. The game runs on a timer, so players have to move fast to clear the entire screen.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: Shanghai III launched on 3 July 2015, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocket League, God of War III Remastered and Her Story. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocket League, God of War III Remastered, Her Story.

Arcade Archives: Shanghai III — frequently asked questions