Are you looking for a unique platforming experience that's unlike anything most people know about? Then you should give this game a gander. If you've played Bionic Commando, then you might know what to expect. I haven't had a chance to play any Bionic Commando games before but I've been told they're similar to a degree.

The third entry in the Umihara Kawase series, Sayonara Umihara Kawase originally came out for the 3DS in Japan back in 2013 and it was later released outside of Japan over in Europe and North America a year later in 2014. The version we got was localized as Yumi's Odd Odyssey but references to the first two games in the series were kept the same.

In April of this year, the game was ported to the PS Vita under the name of Sayonara Umihara Kawase Plus, including extra stuff and the original Umihara Kawase that came out on the Super Famicom back in 1994 (both with their own trophy lists).

On October 6th, 2015, the Plus version was ported to PC, and later in the year both Umihara Kawase and Umihara Kawase Shun will get PC ports as well so now everyone will finally be able to enjoy and experience this series in its entirety.

As for how the gameplay actually functions, you traverse levels using a fishing rod to swing and propel yourself across, over and under enemies (fish with legs and some bosses like a giant crab or giant tadpole) and platforms, all while trying to get to a door as fast as possible (if you're into speedrunning or leaderboards) while some levels have 2 doors with a harder to reach door acting as a shortcut to get to levels further along the level select screen (sometimes it's necessary to access the second optional door to reach branching paths to get to one of the different bosses).

I probably could've left out most of the info before the part where I talked about how the game plays, but I just wanted to throw in a little extra context. Hopefully more people will get into this wonderful series and enjoy it as much as other people do B^)

Are you looking for a unique platforming experience that's unlike anything most people know about? Then you should give this game a gander. If you've played Bionic Commando, then you might know what to expect. I haven't had a chance to play any Bionic Commando games before but I've been told they're similar to a degree. The third entry in the Umihara Kawase series, Sayonara Umihara Kawase originally came out for the 3DS in Japan back in 2013 and it was later released outside of Japan over in Europe and North America a year later in 2014. The version we got was localized as Yumi's Odd Odyssey but references to the first two games in the series were kept the same. In April of this year, the game was ported to the PS Vita under the name of Sayonara Umihara Kawase Plus, including extra stuff and the original Umihara Kawase that came out on the Super Famicom back in 1994 (both with their own trophy lists). On October 6th, 2015, the Plus version was ported to PC, and later in the year both Umihara Kawase and Umihara Kawase Shun will get PC ports as well so now everyone will finally be able to enjoy and experience this series in its entirety. As for how the gameplay actually functions, you traverse levels using a fishing rod to swing and propel yourself across, over and under enemies (fish with legs and some bosses like a giant crab or giant tadpole) and platforms, all while trying to get to a door as fast as possible (if you're into speedrunning or leaderboards) while some levels have 2 doors with a harder to reach door acting as a shortcut to get to levels further along the level select screen (sometimes it's necessary to access the second optional door to reach branching paths to get to one of the different bosses). I probably could've left out most of the info before the part where I talked about how the game plays, but I just wanted to throw in a little extra context. Hopefully more people will get into this wonderful series and enjoy it as much as other people do B^)