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Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Release Date
Burlingame, CA., May 24,
in
the year of our Lord
2022 – Natsume Inc. and ININ Games, under license
by TAITO, today announced that Pocky & Rocky Reshrined will be
released in North America and Europe on Nintendo Switch and
PlayStation 4 on June 24. Pocky & Rocky Reshrined can be pre-ordered
for the North America at Amazon and GameStop. For European
customers, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined can be preordered at ININ Games.
Natsume shares a look at Pocky and Rocky mid-battle, some of the
enemies players will encounter throughout the stages of the game,
and the new characters they can play as to ultimately defeat Black
Mantle.
For eager collectors and fans of the beloved game series, there will
also be a Limited Edition and a Collector's Edition by ININ games
that is available for pre-order through Strictly Limited Games and
Gamesrocket. The highly limited Collector's Edition will feature
some exclusive special collectibles, like a Rocky plushie, the
original soundtrack, an acrylic diorama, an amulet, a collector's
coin, a poster and more!
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a multi-directional scrolling shooter in
the classic 16-bit style with improved graphics, sound, and fun! The
adventures of Pocky and Rocky begin again! It's the latest
installment in the original shrine maiden shooting series. The new
game is being developed by the original development team, Tengo
Project. Watch the colorful trailer that is reminiscent of the
original SNES game that launched almost thirty years ago.
ABOUT POCKY & ROCKY
Pocky & Rocky follows the adventures of a young shrine maiden named
Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they attempt to take
down the evil Black Mantle. Gameplay takes place from a top-down
perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a sequel to Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan
as the action-shooting game series Kiki Kaikai, which first appeared
as an arcade game from TAITO Corporation in 1986 and is being
developed under license from TAITO Corporation.
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