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Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San

Released: 10/30/2018

A Blast From the Portable-Gaming Past! In a world where humans and octopi are at war, Mr Tako is a persistently helpful little octopus who rescues a woman from drowning one stormy night. A fairy sees this act of bravery and grants him the ability to survive on land, where he can turn enemies into platforms by spitting ink at them. As he travels across the surface world, Mr Tako defies his family and his people to try to resolve conflicts between humans and octopi. Mr Tako will solve puzzles, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his mission to end the war between the undersea octopus kingdom and the terrestrial human world. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and teach both species to coexist in peace and unity? Designed as a tribute to the original Game Boy— looks, sounds and plays like a long-lost cartridge for that beloved handheld game system! 6 worlds to explore! 50 different hats that Mr Tako can acquire and wear to gain special abilities! Extensive character dialogue with many unique and memorable NPCs! Side quests, puzzles, mini-games and 16 different dungeons to explore! Multiple player-selectable palettes to change the game’s color scheme!

A Blast From the Portable-Gaming Past! In a world where humans and octopi are at war, Mr Tako is a persistently helpful little octopus who rescues a woman from drowning one stormy night. A fairy sees this act of bravery and grants him the ability to survive on land, where he can turn enemies into platforms by spitting ink at them. As he travels across the surface world, Mr Tako defies his family and his people to try to resolve conflicts between humans and octopi. Mr Tako will solve puzzles, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his mission to end the war between the undersea octopus kingdom and the terrestrial human world. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and teach both species to coexist in peace and unity? Designed as a tribute to the original Game Boy— looks, sounds and plays like a long-lost cartridge for that beloved handheld game system! 6 worlds to explore! 50 different hats that Mr Tako can acquire and wear to gain special abilities! Extensive character dialogue with many unique and memorable NPCs! Side quests, puzzles, mini-games and 16 different dungeons to explore! Multiple player-selectable palettes to change the game’s color scheme!

A Blast From the Portable-Gaming Past! In a world where humans and octopi are at war, Mr Tako is a persistently helpful little octopus who rescues a woman from drowning one stormy night. A fairy sees this act of bravery and grants him the ability to survive on land, where he can turn enemies into platforms by spitting ink at them. As he travels across the surface world, Mr Tako defies his family and his people to try to resolve conflicts between humans and octopi. Mr Tako will solve puzzles, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his mission to end the war between the undersea octopus kingdom and the terrestrial human world. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and teach both species to coexist in peace and unity? Designed as a tribute to the original Game Boy— looks, sounds and plays like a long-lost cartridge for that beloved handheld game system! 6 worlds to explore! 50 different hats that Mr Tako can acquire and wear to gain special abilities! Extensive character dialogue with many unique and memorable NPCs! Side quests, puzzles, mini-games and 16 different dungeons to explore! Multiple player-selectable palettes to change the game’s color scheme!

Critics
68

Score Breakdown

68.4

Critic Average

25 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

23 launch window (92%)2 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated Feb 21, 2019

Based on 25 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 68.4/100. Reviews were published 0 before release, 23 within the 60-day launch window, and 2 later.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 25)+
  1. Elisha DeograciasviaGamingTrend
    Feb 21, 2019·Late review
    60/100View review
  2. Tyler HiggsviaThe Nintendo Nomad
    Feb 15, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
  3. Albert LichiviaCubed3
    Dec 24, 2018·Launch window
    50/100View review
  4. Rachel PoliviaPure Nintendo
    Dec 22, 2018·Launch window
    70/100View review
  5. Pedro MeleiroviaFNintendo
    Dec 1, 2018·Launch window
    50/100View review