is a 1991 video game developed by K2 and published by Takeru for the

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. A version for the

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was announced, but was not released.

Gameplay

''Cocoron'' is a side-scrolling action game. It features full character customization, allowing players to build a character from a toy box filled with spare parts.

Development

''Cocoron'' was directed by Akira Kitamura, who had previously designed the character Mega Man. Kitamura had left Capcom to form the company Takeru. The score was created by Takashi Tateishi, who also did the music to ''Mega Man 2''. According to Tateishi, Kitamura requested "more cutesy" music for the game than previous titles. The artist for the game was Takashi "Utata Kiyoshi" Kogure. Capcom wanted to release ''

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'' to market before ''Cocoron'', and they refused to delay the title despite internal problems of production.

Release

The game was released in Japan on May 3, 1991. A port of the game to the

PC-Engine The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics. It was the first console marketed in the fourth generation, commonly known as the 16-bit era, though ...

, titled ''PC Cocoron'' was announced. It was previewed in various magazines, including ''

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'', and ''Console Plus'' #28. Ultimately however, it was not released, and a copy of ''PC Cocoron'' is the possession of the Game Preservation Society.

Reception

Japanese gaming magazine ''

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'' gave it a score of 26 out of 40. ''Family Computer Magazine'' readers voted to give it a 19.7 out of 30 score. ''

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'' writer Chris Kohler called the game boring, repetitive, and difficult.''''

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