The player takes control of the mosquitoand tries to sneak up on those poor humans to suck their blood and fill the blood meter. Mister Mosquito is a thoroughly original title that brings to a new audience, through parody, a touch of what makes Japanese culture so appealing to so many Westerners. As you can see, I’m playing as a mosquito trying to stock up on blood from the members of a Japanese family. It seems the father in particular is becoming completely unhinged. [35] In 2004, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine named the sequel as one of several Japanese and European games the publication wanted localized in North America. To calm them, the player must hit a number of pressure points, relieving them of tension. The goal of the game is to stock up on blood through the summer so that the mosquito will survive the winter ahead. However, the player can only suck from a designated body area which is only available at specific times. The rooms in each stage are fully explorable. Each level has a human doing his everyday activity ( sleeping, taking a shower..etc). [33] On July 3, 2003, a sequel called Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii (蚊2 レッツゴーハワイ) was released only in Japan. The player controls a mosquito named "Mister Mosquito", the game's title character, who has taken up residency in the house of the Yamada family, life-sized humans that serve as the protagonist's food source in the game. They know you are in the house, and plan to take you out! All rights reserved. [31] The game was released as part of Sony's PlayStation 2 the Best line of budget titles the following year. There’s also no reason for Mister Mosquito to be peeping on a human female in the bath. The flight controls are a bit unpolished. Mister Mosquito, spelled Mr Moskeeto in PAL regions and known in Japan as Ka (蚊, lit. Just as humans need water to survive, mosquitos need blood. Contributor Matt Cundy comically summarized in the latter list, "Given that mosquitoes kill millions of people every year, we'd have thought a game that put players in control of such a notorious serial killer would have met with more controversy". The player must make sure that the victim stays unaware. The between-level family dialog scenes are endearingly bizarre, but as the game progresses they spend less time talking about banal family matters and more time snapping at each other over their frustration with their growing number of mosquito bites and escalating attempts to rid themselves of the pest. The game was first released in Japan by Sony on June 21, 2001 and the following March in other territories as part of the Eidos Interactive "Fresh Games" label. Perhaps you should hit his pressure points more. You seem to be flying erratically. The game was first released in Japan by Sony on June 21, 2001 and the following March in other territories as part of the Eidos Interactive "Fresh Games" label. The victim tries to attack Mister Mosquito through various means. [10] The game was also included by G4 on its own list of weird games. Each room has items hidden in obscure places which can bring various benefits. If the player is noticed by a victim while flying around, Battle Mode begins, played out like a boss battle. This is a 3d game where you play as a little mosquito who has to fly around and try and catch a snack on various family members. At the start of each stage is a briefing detailing the room where the stage takes place, the victim and area(s) on their body from which blood can be sucked, and any prevalent dangers. You will need to drink as much of their blood as possible to survive the winter. With Katsuhisa Hôki, Hiroko Nishi, Tomoko Kawakami, Tomomi Okamura. Certainly the level where you must suck blood from the bathing daughter is the most blatant example, but even preying on the mother while she looks for an old photo album or the father while he relaxes by watching TV is oddly intimate - these scenes of normal family life are not found in most games. [12][13], According to Famitsu, Mister Mosquito was the fifth best-selling video game in Japan during its release week at 41,006 copies sold. Only female mosquitos have the necessary proboscis specializations to consume blood - they need the proteins for egg production. How can Mister Mosquito suck blood in the first place? How can Mister Mosquito suck blood in the first place? Well, that’s just it - to a mosquito, a teenage girl in the bath is no different from a middle-aged man on the couch. With this in mind, you'll slip into the skin of Mr. Mosquito and try to tap into the veins of the Yamada family. Mr. Mosquito is an obscure game, a type of game that only shows up every decade or so.

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