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Kato-chan & Ken-chan

Kato & Ken Detective Agency are assigned the task of locating a missing rich man, and you can choose either Kato or Ken to go on the mission. Your partner doesn't like this one bit, so he decides to make a…

30 November 1987

Kato-chan & Ken-chan is a platform developed by Hudson Soft, released 30 November 1987 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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What Kato-chan & Ken-chan is

Kato-chan & Ken-chan is a platform game developed by Hudson Soft and released in 1987. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kato & Ken Detective Agency are assigned the task of locating a missing rich man, and you can choose either Kato or Ken to go on the mission. Your partner doesn't like this one bit, so he decides to make a nuisance of himself along the way. Similar to Adventure Island, you must make your way through several levels, destroying wildlife along the way, but instead of using a hammer, you have three different ways to kill them: jump on or kick them, or when they are walking on the ground, blow gas out of them. While scrolling through the level, your vitality will decrease, but it can be restored by collecting fruit and junk food. During your travels, you will also encounter your partner doing…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Kato-chan & Ken-chan launched on 30 November 1987, within three weeks of Final Fantasy, Tecmo Bowl and Shinobi.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy, Tecmo Bowl, Shinobi.

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When did Kato-chan & Ken-chan come out?
Kato-chan & Ken-chan was released on 30 November 1987 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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