In the case of the horizontal shoot-them-up of Cave, one of those which was the subject of a localization in Europe at the time of the Xbox 360, City Connection confirms to have assembled an elite squadron around the schedule Takehiro Eda and the Zerodiv Fukushima Factory team. Fine connoisseurs who formed the TAKExOFF team, for a remake in good standing of the game of Cave exploited at the beginning of the previous decade. This one doesn’t have any definite platforms or release date as of yet, although the first video of the game in development was already shooting on Switch.
Just as ready to exploit the Taito catalog, City Connection also mentioned the arrival of five new projects in the S-Tribute collection, after a first successful attempt thanks to the Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute compilation, released last fall. Recall that the project aims to reissue classics from the Saturn era using the Zebra engine developed independently for a console known to be difficult to emulate.
The first game on this salvo of five titles is none other than Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute, to bring Rayforce up to date with a whole host of functions to modernize the experience. rewindstage choice, Slow Mode, quick save, quick fire, adjustable credits, scan lines, screen rotation and online rankings: nothing will be missing from this new version of the great classic, already scheduled for April 28 in Japan on Switch and PS4, at a price of 2,980 yen (24 €) . Xbox One and Steam versions will follow when the time comes.
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And as illustrated by the little frieze broadcast on this occasion, four other salvos will be fired soon for fans of retro games, since Puzzle Bobble 2X & 3Elevator Action Returns, Metal Black and Cleopatra Fortune will also join this expanded selection.