Awa Tama
Awatama follows an apprentice shaman guiding lost souls inside bubbles, using stylus-driven gusts and three masks that cut, join, or shrink bubbles to cross obstacle-filled stages. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.6 / 10
About this game
Awatama follows an apprentice shaman guiding lost souls inside bubbles, using stylus-driven gusts and three masks that cut, join, or shrink bubbles to cross obstacle-filled stages. Gentle physics and bubble transformation create distinctive action puzzles, supported by calm backgrounds and characters. Stylus airflow and fragile bubbles demand precision, retries and some mechanisms can frustrate, and later rule growth is limited. The central idea and atmosphere remain memorable. This description covers the original nds release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Awatama follows an apprentice shaman guiding lost souls inside bubbles, using stylus-driven gusts and three masks that cut, join, or shrink bubbles to cross obstacle-filled stages.
Gentle physics and bubble transformation create distinctive action puzzles, supported by calm backgrounds and characters. Stylus airflow and fragile bubbles demand precision, retries and some mechanisms can frustrate, and later rule growth is limited. The central idea and atmosphere remain memorable. Overall, its main strengths are Distinctive airflow and bubble transformation; Calm art, characters, and soft physics. Its material limitations are Demanding touch precision and fragile bubbles; Retries and limited late variety. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Distinctive airflow and bubble transformation
- Calm art, characters, and soft physics
Weaknesses
- Demanding touch precision and fragile bubbles
- Retries and limited late variety
Who it is for: Players who value distinctive airflow and bubble transformation and can accept the original release's limits.
Play notes: Before playing, expect demanding touch precision and fragile bubbles and retries and limited late variety; this assessment covers the original DS release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Calm art, characters, and soft physics; Retries and limited late variety. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Distinctive airflow and bubble transformation; Demanding touch precision and fragile bubbles. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Calm art, characters, and soft physics; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original nds release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Demanding touch precision and fragile bubbles. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Mekensleep Touch
- Publisher
- InterchannelEidos Interactive
- Release date
- 2006
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- Linear LevelsFantasyExplorationPuzzle Solving2D GraphicsSide-scrollingShort SessionsRelaxingSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo DSWorldwide2006
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