Line #10 VideoGame/RiverKing


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3	''River King'' (''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri'', lit. ''Fishing the River Master''), also known as ''Legend of the River King'' and ''Harvest Fishing'', is a series of role-playing video games based around fishing. The games have been developed by Pack-In-Video, Victor Interactive Software, and Marvelous Interactive.
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5	The plots of ''River King'' differ from game to game but the general end goal is the same: to capture the River King.
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7	The series has a spinoff called ''Umi no Nushi Tsuri'' which is based around saltwater fishing.
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9	!!Games In The ''River King'' Series:
10	* ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri'' (Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem; 1990)
11	* ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Shizenha'' ([[Platform/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]]; 1992)
12	* ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2'' (Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; 1995)
13	* ''VideoGame/LegendOfTheRiverKing'' (Platform/GameBoy; 1997)
14	** ''Legend of the River King GBC'' (Platform/GameBoyColor; 1999)
15	* ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri'' (Platform/{{Playstation}}; 1998)
16	* ''Legend of the River King 2'' (Platform/GameBoyColor; 1999)
17	* ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 5'' (Platform/GameBoyAdvance; 2002)
18	* ''River King: A Wonderful Journey'' (Platform/Playstation2; 2005)
19	* ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 & 4'' (Platform/GameBoyAdvance; 2006)
20	* ''River King: Mystic Valley'' (Platform/NintendoDS; 2007)
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22	!!Games In The ''Umi no Nushi Tsuri'' Series:
23	* ''Umi no Nushi Tsuri'' (Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; 1996)
24	* ''Umi no Nushi Tsuri 2'' (Platform/GameBoy; 1998)
25	* ''Nushi Tsuri 64'' (Platform/Nintendo64; 1998)
26	* ''Umi no Nushi Tsuri: Takarajima he Mukatte'' (Platform/{{Playstation}}; 1999)
27	* ''Nushi Tsuri 64: Shiokaze Ninotte'' (Platform/Nintendo64; 2000)
28	* ''Nushi Tsuri Adventure: Kite no Bouken'' (Platform/GameBoyColor; 2000)
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31	!!This series provides examples of:
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33	* BlindIdiotTranslation: ''River King 2'' has the typical {{Creator/Natsume}} translation job for the era.
34	* DeepSleep: In ''Mystic Valley'', your little sister Yunna is stuck in a magical sleep and you have to save her.
35	* FishingMinigame: The series itself is all about fishing.
36	* ForcedTransformation: In ''Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 5'' you must rescue people who have been turned into fish.
37	* KidHero: The protagonist is usually a young boy, though a few games allow you to play as a young girl or an adult. ''River King 2'' lets you choose between a child or a teenager, and has minor differences between the two.
38	* LongSongShortScene: ''Everything'' in ''River King 2'', due to the bizarre decision to cut the music when your rod is out. Unless you stand around doing nothing or get lucky enough to avoid encounters while walking around, you likely won't hear too much of any track.
39	* PhysicalGods: In ''Legend of The River King 2'', the Mountain and Sea Gods have taken the form of fish, and you must fish them up.
40	* RaisingSim: Some games allow you to raise pets.
41	* TheRival: Manato in ''Mystic Valley'' is a self-proclaimed rival who challenges you to fishing tournaments.
42	* SharedUniverse: With ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' and ''VideoGame/HometownStory''.
43	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Sasara, a research scientist, wears glasses in ''Mystic Valley''.
44	* VideoGameRemake: ''3 & 4'' is a remake of the first and second titles.

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