Classic Games Database
ClassicGames DB

Tomato Adventure

Review
Also known as
トマトアドベンチャー

Rescue your girlfriend in an action RPG where battles use toy-like weapons and timing-based mini-games.

Tomato Adventure was released exclusively for the Game Boy Advance in Japan on January 25, 2002, making it both the original and platform-specific release year.


							Tomato Adventure cover
Play Game Play directly in your browser

About Tomato Adventure

Tomato Adventure is a Game Boy Advance title where combat revolves around correctly completing brief interactive sequences. These sequences, tied to toy-like weapons called Gimmicks, must be successfully executed to land an attack on an enemy. Failure in one of these mini-games requires the player to restart that particular attempt, making the combat challenging.

The narrative follows DeMille, a hare-like resident of the Ketchup Kingdom where an aversion to tomatoes is a criminal offense. His girlfriend, who shares this illegal dislike, is taken by the kingdom's ruler, prompting DeMille's rescue mission. Enemy encounters are initiated not through random means but by physical contact with foes visible on the field.

Gimmicks are categorized by the type of player interaction they demand, such as precise timing, rapid completion under a time limit, or entering specific button sequences. This action-command RPG system integrates these diverse mini-games directly into its battle mechanics.

Tomato Adventure Screenshots

8 images
Title screen
Once upon a time...
Beginning of the game
We are angry at Saremo, as the TV broke he made for us.
Fighting tutorial
First real fight
World map
In the forest