Cocoron

is a 1991 action-platform video game developed by K2 and published by Sur Dé Wave for the Family Computer. It was the final game to be developed by Akira Kitamura, creator of the [Mega Man|Mega Man] series at Capcom, before his retirement until 2024. A version for the PC Engine 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 Mega Man 3 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, titled PC Cocoron was announced, and was previewed in various magazines, including Weekly Famitsu, and Console Plus #28. Ultimately however, it was not released, and a copy of PC Cocoron is in the possession of the Game Preservation Society.

Reception

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu had its four reviewers gave it a score of 2give it a 7, 6, 7, and 7 out of ten each.
Family Computer Magazine readers voted to give it a 19.7 out of 30 score.