| Umihara Kawase Shun | |
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 PlayStation cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Jackpot Rocket Studios (PSP) Suzak Studio Saizensen (DS) |
| Publisher(s) | XING Marvelous Entertainment (PSP) Genterprise (DS) |
| Director(s) | Kiyoshi Sakai |
| Designer(s) | Kiyoshi Sakai |
| Programmer(s) | Kiyoshi Sakai |
| Artist(s) | Toshinobu Kondo Hideyuki Yamashita Junko Kawahara |
| Composer(s) | Atsuhiro Motoyama Shinji Tachikawa |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
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Umihara Kawase Shun (海腹川背・旬, "Umihara Kawase In Season") is a puzzle-platformer video game and the second in the Umihara Kawase series. It was first released on February 28, 1997 for the PlayStation in Japan. A second edition, Umihara Kawase Shun ~second edition~ Maruan Series 1, was released almost three years at a lower price as part of the Maruan series, while a PlayStation Portable version, Umihara Kawase Portable, was released on March 27, 2008. A Nintendo DS compilation, Umihara Kawase Shun ~second edition~ Kanzenban, was released on October 29, 2009 featuring the first two games in the series, along with some extra levels, and wireless exchange of data is also supported.[1] The game received a Steam release on November 24, 2015. This Windows version, also the first time it was released worldwide, added leaderboards, achievements, and Steam Trading Cards, among other features.[2]
Umihara Kawase Portable disappointed critics[3][4] on release, due to a bug-ridden physics engine, which differed in crucial aspects to its predecessors. Further criticism was leveled at the new visual perspective, which sometimes interfered with play. The DS port has been far better received by fans of the series than the PSP port, as it is a much more faithful conversion.[5][unreliable source?]
- ^ Umihara Kawase DS (Japanese)
- ^ Lada, Jenni (2015-11-17). "Umihara Kawase Shun Makes Its Worldwide Debut On Black Friday". Siliconera. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Parish, Jeremy (April 9, 2008). "Umihara Kawase Portable". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Japanese reviews
- ^ "Japanese fan site". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-11-08.