KATO CHAN & KEN CHAN
( J.J. And Jeff )
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(c)1987 HUDSON SOFT
vol.6
Release : 1987-11-30 (¥4900)
HuCard (2 Mbits) HC62006
Action / Platform game
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Released in America as
J.J. & JEFF
( TGX020014 )
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Kato Chan & Ken Chan is a wacky side-scrolling platform game
based on a popular Japanese variety show and featuring
Kato Chan (Cha Kato) and Ken Chan (Ken Shimura).
The story starts when Kato and Ken, both members of their
own Detective Agency, receive an important phone call.
A rich man has been kidnaped (or at least, this is what the
American version says) and their mission is to find him and
bring him back. The player can either control Kato or Ken,
but both of them have the same kind of (wacky) abilities.
They walk through stages, kick anything they see, get chased by
craxy dogs, collect money to be used in strange
slot machines... Humor here is weird and lowbrow, either
Kato or Ken can fart at enemies, birds can drop turds at you,
and toilets need to be used to refill their life bars.
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Kato Chan & Ken Chan was heavily censured and modified when released
for the American Turbografx-16. First of all, the two characters were
renamed and called instead J.J and Jeff, one is blond and the other one
has red hair and always wear sunglasses. All the wacky jokes where also
removed. When Kato and Ken pee on a lamp post, J.J and
Jeff just relax. When Kato and Ken fart to scare a crazy dog, J.J and
Jeff use instead a spray-can.
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Teaser text from the American version:
You can be J.J. Or you can be Jeff. Either way, you are a wacko detective on a kidnap case
who stumbles into some hilarious action. Clues and surprises pop up everywhere. Use your head,
your foot (kicking things brings great results) and your secret weapon - the spray-can -
on 30 different enemies. So grab some french fries for energy and get ready for action!
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Weird ... wacky ... what other words can be used to described this one ?...
Kato Chan & Ken Chan is not a bad game. Everything is just
extremely wacky and filled up with a sort of lowbrow humor.
If you really want to purchase it, I would advice to go for the Japanese HuCard though.
The American version was sadly censured... and there's not much left of the
game if you remove all the funny and wacky moments.
All in all, a more than average platform game with a
fun and wacky twist. If you are into that kind of thing.
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