A Japanese Pocky and Rocky sequel with frantic shooting and charming folklore. Joyful coop, reflex demanding, a genre peak.
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Action Adventure1 player7+
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Sequel to Kiki Kaikai featuring Sayo traversing seasonal worlds to recover a sacred relic. Published by Taito, released in Japan in 1994. Four seasonal worlds with distinct yokai and spirits, upgraded healing wand and creative folklore-inspired bosses. Second Kiki Kaikai on Super Famicom with improved visuals.
Kiki Kaikai - Tsukiyo Soushi review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Natsume organises this third instalment around the four seasons: cherry blossom, summer rice fields, russet maples, then snow and frozen lanterns. Each world changes its entire palette and fills its screens with yokai suited to the season, so progress reads like an illustrated calendar rather than a run of levels.
The score follows the same seasonal division: clear flutes in spring, festival percussion in summer, lower strings in autumn, crystalline timbres in winter. The instrumentation stays Japanese throughout, taiko, synthesised shamisen, small bells, and the yokai fights speed up the tempo without leaving that traditional colour.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
A 1995 Taito/Natsume Super Famicom top-down action shooter, Japan-exclusive, direct sequel in the Pocky & Rocky line with a markedly stronger Japanese folklore art direction. The cart was released late in the SFC cycle with a modest print. Intact boxed CIB with cardboard sleeve and illustrated Taito manual has become a target for completionist Pocky & Rocky collectors, and the cote climbs hard, sustained by physical scarcity and by the franchise's cult aura.
An underrated gem
This sequel refines the formula by adding allies you carry on your back to combine their powers, across even more varied seasonal settings. Released without fanfare, it stayed in the shadow of the big franchises. More generous and accessible than the first, it will delight duos after festive, beautifully colorful action.
Is Kiki Kaikai - Tsukiyo Soushi still worth playing in 2026?
Never released outside Japan, Kiki Kaikai - Tsukiyo Soushi is a Natsume sequel to the top down folklore shooter known in the West as Pocky and Rocky. The multi directional staff shot, the visuals inspired by Japanese folktales and the local co op mode make the experience addictive and demanding. The difficulty stays harsh but readable. A fan translation exists. Recommended to fans of precise top down shooting, Japanese folklore and tense local co op.
