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Press release:
Stuttgart, November 30th, 2021.
The Germany-based indie games publisher/developer ININ Games and the Japan-based video games developer Westone Bit Entertainment, today announced with great thrill and delight that the retro-like arcade action/adventure game “Clockwork Aquario” is now digitally available in EU for the PS4 (via PSN) and Nintendo Switch (via the Nintendo Eshop).

Record-breaking development time? After almost three decades, a lost gem from the arcade era, the last arcade game from legendary developers Westone, finally sees the light of day for the first time and is heading straight to modern home consoles.

Traveling from the year 1992, Clockwork Aquario now finally arrives on the screen and got the whole team involved more than excited for this release.

To make this special release possible, ININ Games, Strictly Limited Games and former members of the original team from legendary developer studio Westone joined forces to do some serious video game archaeology by unearthing this video game treasure while preserving the original vision and roots of the game. So retro game fans can now look forward to an authentic arcade gameplay that features:

Features:
– Colorful pixel graphics
– Beautiful animations
– Dynamic movement
– Fun gameplay
– 3 unique characters to choose from (Huck Londo, Elle Moon & Gush)
– Single player and 2 player co-op
– A superior soundtrack by Shinichi Sakamoto
– Plus, an ingame gallery giving some visual insights in the game’s history

The digital version of Clockwork Aquario is now available in the Nintendo eShops and PlayStation Stores in Europe.

For more information about the game, visit https://www.iningames.com/games/clockwork-aquario/

About ININ Games
ININ Games focuses on the digital and physical publishing of high-quality, feel-good retro and arcade games. ININ Games brings retro games to life and creates the classics of the future.They are best known for “Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World”, “CrossCode”, “Cotton Reboot”, “Slaps and Beans” and as the publishing partner for the TAITO titles “Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back” and “The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors” inNorth America and Europe. Numerous other milestones of classic gaming culture are in the planning and will be announced in the coming months.

ININ Games is part of United Games Entertainment GmbH. For more information, visit

www.iningames.com

About Westone Bit Entertainment
With Wonder Boy, Westone created one of the most popular video game series of all time. It became synonymous with SEGA, until SEGA created their own mascot character with the famous Sonic the Hedgehog in the early 1990s.

Some of their best-known titles include Wonder Boy (1986), Wonder Boy in Monsterland (1987) or Wonder Boy III – The Dragon’s Trap (1989).