Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara Explained

Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara
Developer:Cave
Publisher:AMI
Platforms:Arcade
Released:ArcadeXbox 360
Genre:Vertical scrolling shooter
Modes:Single-player, two-player (co-op)
Arcade System:CAVE CV1000-B

is a 2006 manic shooter by Cave released for Japanese arcades. It was released for the Xbox 360 in 2011.

Pink Sweets is the sequel to the 2005 game Ibara.

Gameplay

Pink Sweets is the sequel to Ibara, and features the stage 1-5 bosses from Ibara as playable characters.

Players get to pilot the gals and use a barrier/shot system to defeat flitting enemies as well as end-level bosses of the pastel-colored type. Enemies besides bosses are named after food. During the game, the gals yelp and intonate various sayings to steel themselves for battle.

Plot

In Pink Sweets, the sixth and final Guardian in Ibara, did not die. Neither did any of the Rose sisters. Instead, they shifted from the dark side to the light.

Development

Programmer Shinobu Yagawa worked on this game, and he had previously worked on the games Recca, Battle Garegga, and Ibara.[1]

Release

Pink Sweets was released in Japanese arcades on April 21, 2006.[2]

Pink Sweets was released on Xbox 360 in a bundle pack with Muchi Muchi Pork! in 2011 entitled .[3]

Reception

Famitsu magazine awarded the compilation a score of 24/40 based on four reviews (6/6/6/6).[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures. Eurogamer.net. 2018-08-02. en.
  2. Web site: ピンクスゥイーツ〜鋳薔薇それから〜 [アーケード] / ファミ通.com]. www.famitsu.com. 2018-08-02.
  3. Web site: むちむちポーク!&ピンクスゥイーツ [Xbox 360] / ファミ通.com]. www.famitsu.com. 2018-08-02.
  4. Web site: Complete Famitsu review scores. February 16, 2011. Nintendo Everything. April 11, 2015.