Pu·Li·Ru·La is a surreal arcade beat 'em up created by Taito, first released in 1991. Pu·Li·Ru·La takes place in Radishland, a land where time is kept correctly flowing with a time key. However, "a bad man appeared and stole the time key to stop the time flow. The towns were attacked one by one, the time flow was stopped and they received damage", as the English translation explains. Zac and Mel, the playable characters, are requested by an old man to defend their town. The old man also gives the children a "magic stick" to fight with Pu·Li·Ru·La takes place in Radishland, a land where time is kept correctly flowing with a time key. However, "a bad man appeared and stole the time key to stop the time flow. The towns were attacked one by one, the time flow was stopped and they received damage", as the English translation explains. Zac and Mel, the playable characters, are requested by an old man to defend their town. The old man also gives the children a "magic stick" to fight with.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Plot-driven, unpretentious, cool and relentless.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is it the best hack and slash/beat 'em up game of its decade?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Has Pu Li Ru La aged badly?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is it style over substance?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, FM Towns, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
- Developer
- Taito
- Publisher
- Taito
- Released
- December 1, 1991
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 6 ratings.
Screenshots
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Ampersat 202179% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
Both plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
Wild Guns 199478% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
Both plot-driven, cool, unpretentious.
Zombie Party 201675% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
Vigilante 8 199874% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
Arcadegeddon 202274% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV 201674% alikeBoth plot-driven, unpretentious, relentless.
Secret Level 202468% alikeSeries · Both plot-driven, cool, unpretentious.
Film · Both plot-driven, unpretentious, cool.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
