Cleopatra Fortune

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Saturn Dreamcast
Cleopatra Fortune
System(s): Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Taito Altron
Developer: Taito Natsume
Licensor: Taito
Original system(s): Taito F3 System
Developer(s) of original games: Taito
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (13 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Action Puzzle, Puzzle
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1997-02-14 ¥5,8005,800 T-1108G JP 2001-06-21 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e T-16603M
Non-Sega versions Arcade PlayStation

Cleopatra Fortune (クレオパトラフォーチュン) is a 1997 puzzle game for arcades ported to the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and Sega Dreamcast systems, created by Taito in association with Natsume. It was only ever released on Sega systems in Japan.

The game utilizes an Egyptian theme. Its name comes from its mascot, Patrako (パトラ子), a young Egyptian princess who resembles the ancient queen Cleopatra and cheers the player on.

Gameplay

Gameplay

The gameplay is a falling block puzzle game similar to Tetris. Pieces containing stone blocks, mummies, sarcophagi, and gems fall into a well, and the player must organize them to create closures. If the mummies, sarcophagi, and gems are completely enclosed by stone blocks and the sides of the well, they are eliminated and the player gains points. If a full line of stone blocks is formed, they disappear in a similar fashion to Tetris and also add to the player's score. Whenever blocks disappear, the remaining pieces fall and reshuffle under the effect of gravity, which can be used to create chain reactions that award more points. The game ends if the well fills and the player can no longer place additional pieces.

There is a single-player endless mode where the player tries to accumulate the highest score possible and a two-player competitive mode where eliminating lines sends additional lines to the bottom of the other player's well. There is also a single-player Mystery (ミステリー) mode where the player must clear prearranged fields in specific ways. This mode has story cutscenes in between puzzles. There are 100 different puzzles (broken into two halves comprising 50 puzzles each). The Dreamcast version additionally has a Time Attack (タイムアタック) mode.

Pieces are moved with or . They can be dropped faster by holding . In the Saturn version, pieces can be rotated clockwise with or and cannot be rotated counterclockwise. In the Dreamcast version, pieces can be rotated clockwise with and counterclockwise with .

Blocks

	Stone Block
	Stone blocks fall from the top of the well. They can enclose other blocks to eliminate them. Forming a line of stone blocks eliminates the entire line.
	Gem
	Gems fall with stone blocks. They are eliminated by enclosing them within stone blocks and the sides of the well.
	Sarcophagus
	Sarcophagi fall with stone blocks. They are larger than gems. They are eliminated by enclosing them within stone blocks and the sides of the well.
	Mummy
	Mummies are only seen in two-player matches. They appear pre-placed in the well at the start and also rise from the bottom of the well, along with stone blocks, as the opposing player eliminates lines. They are eliminated in the same manner as gems and sarcophagi.

History

Release

The game was initially released in late 1995 for the Taito X-55, a home karaoke machine that was able to download music and games over a phone line. An arcade port was released the following year, followed by a PlayStation version and a Sega Saturn version that were released in Japan, along with a Dreamcast version in 2001. The PlayStation and Dreamcast versions were developed by Altron and feature redrawn graphics and a remixed soundtrack. A PlayStation version was released in North America and Europe in 2003.

Legacy

An arcade-only sequel called Cleopatra Fortune Plus was released later in 2001 on the Sega NAOMI system. Both the Dreamcast port and this new sequel were created in association with Altron instead of Natsume.

The original arcade game was included in Taito Memories Joukan for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and Taito Legends 2 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows PCs in 2006.

A port published by City Connection and based on the Saturn version titled Cleopatra Fortune S-Tribute was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam in 2022.

Versions

Comparisons

Main article: Cleopatra Fortune/Comparisons.

Magazine articles

Main article: Cleopatra Fortune/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 50 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 73 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 83

	69
Based on 3 reviews

Cleopatra Fortune

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Based on 0 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 53 Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 81

	67
Based on 2 reviews

Cleopatra Fortune

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

Main article: Cleopatra Fortune/Technical information.

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast