Hopping Mappy

Hopping Mappy is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. It runs on Namco System 86 hardware and, as the name suggests, it is the sequel to Mappy, which was released three years earlier. It is also one of very few games from Namco to allow scores not ending in "0" - others include Bakutotsu Kijuutei, Metal Hawk, Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle and Emeraldia. Phelios also gives the illusion of allowing these scores, but the smallest point value it can award is 10.

This game brings back the characters from Mappy but it just isn't as effective. The reason for this is most likely because the player doesn't get any new weapons after each bonus round. The levels don't get any more confusing because the cats move in preset patterns, and the main strategy that is used to get past them is comprised of a tricky way to more or less stand still. But it's a happy and cute little game for a bit, with thirty-one distinct levels that the player can continue through even if he loses all his lives, and it's worth playing through once without the later levels getting too frustrating.