Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
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Graphic Research
- Chihiro Fujioka
- Takahiro Murakami
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Kenji Miki
- Tetsuo Mizuno
| Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue | |
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 European version cover art | |
| Developers | AlphaDream Graphic Research |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Directors |
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| Producers |
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| Writers | Jun Iwasaki Hiroshi Kikuchi Masumi Miyano Takeshi Hiraga |
| Composers | Kiyomi Tanaka Rie Kaneko |
| Platform | Game Boy Advance |
| Release | |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Mode | Single player |
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue[a] is an adventure video game developed by AlphaDream for Game Boy Advance. It was released by Nintendo in Japan and PAL regions, and was set to be released in North America, but was cancelled. It is based on the Hamtaro series by Ritsuko Kawai.
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue stars Hamtaro, Bijou, and other hamsters. Bijou witnesses a rainbow, which disappears as a Prince named Bo falls to the ground. The Prince states that he can make rainbows by using his umbrella, but discovers that his umbrella has lost its power due to losing its colors. Hamtaro goes to collect things of the proper color for Bo to use to power his umbrella and make the rainbow reappear.[1] Certain minigames are needed to reach the colors, and players must have certain Ham-Hams in their party in order to play them. There are more than 100 minigames in Rainbow Rescue.[2]
Development
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue was revealed at E3 2003.[3] It was later shown at the 2003 Leipzig Games Convention.[4] It was released on May 23, 2003 in Japan and October 29, 2004 in Europe. The European release was delayed to allow Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games to coincide with the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5] The European release received limited distribution due to a lack of interest.[5] It had a release date for North American audiences of July 4, 2004.[6] It was delayed to a release date of early 2005.[5] Its American release was eventually cancelled.[7]