By Andrew Liszewski
SEGA’s original UFO Catcher game was introduced way back in 1986 and used conventional ‘claw game’ controls, but this new version, which premiered last week in Japan, features a balance board/rocker platform requiring you to move your body in order to guide the claw mechanism to your desired prize. And instead of it being a one-shot deal, there’s actually a time limit letting you make as many attempts as you can, and you can even get a time extension by rocking back and forth on the platform like a madman, filling up a meter which freezes the countdown when it’s full. I’ve included a video of the game in action below, but you might want to turn your speakers down a bit because the background music has already given me a headache.
[ SEGA’s UFO Balance Catcher Arcade Game (Translated) ] VIA [ Japanator ]
Now that is awesome!