The NewZealand Story

Tiki, a sneaker-wearing kiwi who must save his lover Phee Phee and several of his other kiwi chick friends who have been kiwi-napped by a large blue leopard seal. The player has to navigate a scrolling…

1 August 1988

Platform Shooter Action Fantasy

The NewZealand Story is a platform developed by Taito, released 1 August 1988 on Arcade, FM Towns and Sharp X68000.

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What The NewZealand Story is

The NewZealand Story is a platform game developed by Taito and released in 1988. It was published by Sharp. It is available on Arcade, FM Towns and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tiki, a sneaker-wearing kiwi who must save his lover Phee Phee and several of his other kiwi chick friends who have been kiwi-napped by a large blue leopard seal. The player has to navigate a scrolling maze-like level, at the end of which they release one of Tiki's kiwi chick friends trapped in a cage.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.