Kiki Kaikai
| Kiki KaiKai | |
|---|---|
Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Director | Mikio Hatano |
| Artists | Toshiyuki Nishimura Kazuya Mikata |
| Composers | Hisayoshi Ogura Famicom Disk System Yoshiaki Tsuruoka |
| Series | Pocky & Rocky |
| Platforms | Arcade, MSX2, Famicom Disk System, PC Engine, mobile phone, Windows |
| Release | |
| Genres | Shoot 'em up, action |
| Mode | Single-player |
Kiki Kaikai is a 1986 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. Set in Feudal Japan, the player assumes the role of a Shinto shrine maiden who must use her o-fuda scrolls and gohei wand to defeat renegade spirits and monsters from Japanese mythology. The game is noteworthy for using a traditional fantasy setting in a genre otherwise filled with science fiction motifs.
The game received a number of home ports, both as a stand-alone title and as part of compilations. Taito would license the rights of the game to Natsume, who developed a sequel for the Super NES in 1992, known as Pocky & Rocky outside Japan. The series, known as Kiki Kaikai in Japan and Pocky & Rocky outside Japan, has continued since then under Natsume Atari.