Rose and Camellia



From Nigoro, the same people who made La Mulana, comes a flash game called Rose & Camellia.

With Shunsuke, the eldest son of the Tsubakikoji family dead, his wife Reiko holds claim to being the head of the family and house. However, Shunsuke's sisters and mother object to this as Reiko was born a commoner. So with the family turning against her, what's a forlorn widow to do? Slap these bitches, of course! Join Reiko as she slaps all the women in the family until they accept her as the head of the household.

The basic mechanics are that you move the mouse pointer quickly over the face to the left to slap your opponent, and you move the mouse pointer quickly across the bottom of the window to the right to dodge. Think a cat fighting Punch Out set in the Regency period with some Japanese anachronisms thrown in.

This game can be found translated into English here.

There's also a sequel released where Saori, the youngest daughter tries to claim the house from Reiko using the same methods as Reiko in the first game. It's available here in Japanese although you do have to beat the first game to get to it. A translation for the second game can be found on youtube here.

This is the elegant art of feminine conflict:
""Final Fantasy IX called, they want their unexpected final boss back."
 * Attack Her Weak Point
 * Big Fancy House
 * Cat Fight: Ooooh yeah.
 * Did You Just Bitch Slap Cthulhu?
 * Difficulty By Region, as the English version has a difficulty slider that can make the game easier.
 * Extremity Extremist: Everyone fights by slapping with only one arm except for the final boss of the first game who punches with only one arm.
 * Flower Motifs: Camellias for the Tsubakikojis and roses for Reiko.
 * Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: Other than the ugly Ninja Maid, and Hanae's glowing eyes, it sorta makes sense. Then the final boss appears...
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: The mother Hanae and the cousin Haruhi
 * Important Haircut: Saori gets one at the beginning of the second game.
 * Let's Play: One by Deceased Crab.

"Looks to me a Jane Austen version of Punch Out.""


 * Ninja Maid: Etsuko Mita
 * Nintendo Hard
 * One Winged Angel: The final boss of the first game.
 * Retraux: As the cutscenes are done with sepia
 * Sword Lines: Except with slapping and dodging.
 * A Twinkle in The Sky
 * Widget Series: Oh, where to begin...
 * How about the maid that can crawl and stand on the ceiling?
 * How about the

Beat her cheek!