• Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Oct 17, 2019
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  • Summary: Releasing in the West for the first time, Ichidant-R, the wacky series of timed puzzle mini-games, is now available in the SEGA AGES series for Nintendo Switch™.

    Push the limits of your brain and your coordination by hunting for hidden vampires, conducting an orchestra, warping your way
    Releasing in the West for the first time, Ichidant-R, the wacky series of timed puzzle mini-games, is now available in the SEGA AGES series for Nintendo Switch™.

    Push the limits of your brain and your coordination by hunting for hidden vampires, conducting an orchestra, warping your way through mazes, shooting down UFOS, and much more across 20 wildly varied mini games!
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    80
    I had a pretty fun time playing Ichidant-R – though it was admittedly all by myself. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 20]
  2. Nov 12, 2019
    80
    Ichidant-R is a challenging taste of retro gameplay. If you have good reflexes and a sharp brain, it’s the game for you. Otherwise, grab a buddy and conquer it together.
  3. Oct 17, 2019
    80
    With Ichidant-R, M2 has rescued another Sega classic from international obscurity. As either a proto-WarioWare microgame collection or an academic dive into Japan's transitional arcade scene, Ichidant-R's ecstatic presence succeeds in delighting and illuminating its audience. It's another affirmation that M2's work on the Switch's SEGA AGES' line continues to be one of the most valuable projects in gaming.
  4. Jan 24, 2020
    80
    When it comes to chaotic mini-game fun, Ichidant-R provides such great times that I hope to see the other Puzzle & Action arcade games (Tant-R and Sand-R) get Sega Ages releases sometime soon.
  5. Oct 21, 2019
    70
    Ichidant-R was, in many ways, a precursor to the party and mini-game collection titles of today, but tailored for the arcades. To finally be able to play it in English is a treat for any SEGA fan, especially in multiplayer. The amount of mini-games on offer however is pretty low, even if this was a step up from the even lower number of mini-games in its predecessor, Tant-R, which means it does feel a bit repetitive when played in solo. Then, really, M2 has gotten gamers used to better scaling options for titles using the resolution of the Mega Drive, namely in the Castlevania and Contra collections that Konami has up on the eShop right now, so there's really no excuse for not offering the same options here.
  6. Oct 29, 2019
    70
    SEGA AGES Ichidant-R is a strange game, but one that I’m glad has finally found its way outside Japan. At the end of the day, this is just a small collection of mini-games – albeit a fun one – but its fascinating presentation and surprisingly competitive multiplayer options make this an unknown worth exploring.
  7. 50
    Ichidant-R comes as a gigantic bummer despite being a super neat and novel game that I never knew about before this release. The mini-games are enjoyable and the aesthetics are neat, but the fact that the Mega Drive options, including an RPG-lite mode and a multiplayer board game, are completely in Japanese renders those enticing options as non-starters. Unless you’re looking for a reason to try to learn some Japanese, this is hard to recommend, even if the basic arcade mode (that’s actually in English) is enjoyable.
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  1. Nov 13, 2019
    8
    Read a story on Kotaku so picked up Ichidant-R on the Switch. Had a blast beating it.

    Game(s) like: Old school arcade mini games Pros:
    Read a story on Kotaku so picked up Ichidant-R on the Switch. Had a blast beating it.

    Game(s) like: Old school arcade mini games

    Pros:
    - Most the puzzles were very entertaining
    - Enjoyed the train game (both the tracks and counting), and the crane game the most
    - I didn't have to spend 100 dollars in quarters to beat the game

    Cons:
    - Not much replayability - there were 15 or so mini games
    - Older game so if you are not used to those graphics/interfaces/controls watch out
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