eShop news (Feb. 19, Round 2): Manticore – Galaxy on Fire / Steredenn: Binary Stars

Today’s Nintendo eShop news (Round 2!), with Manticore – Galaxy on Fire announced for the Nintendo Switch, but also…

• Steredenn: Binary Stars
• Nippon Marathon
• Sling Ming
• Deemo

Manticore – Galaxy on Fire

Last week, Deep Silver announced they were bringing Manticore – Galaxy on Fire to the Nintendo Switch on March 22nd. Here’s all you need to know about it:

The game is set in the Neox Sector of the galaxy, where the player is recruited as a pilot by the mercenary carrier Manticore. The crew of the Manticore is investigating an intergalactic conspiracy behind a cataclysmic event known as “The Shattering” which has caused much suffering in the sector. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, the player faces off against vicious space pirates, rival mercenary outfits and cut-throat mining companies to bring the culprits to justice. Throughout the story-based campaign, the player flies unique space ships, fights deadly enemies and faces more than 30 bosses in a handcrafted game world with more than 35 unique locations.

As an immersive space action game for the Nintendo Switch, Manticore – Galaxy on Fire combines intense dog-fighting gameplay with a gripping narrative in three acts and best-in-class 3D graphics.

• 8+ hours of storyline with intense sci-fi action gameplay
• 2+ hours of fully-voiced narration in English and Japanese
• 60FPS across all play modes: Handheld, Tabletop and TV
• A handcrafted universe with more than 35 exciting locations
• Full support of the unique Joy-Con & Switch Pro controllers – with HD rumble

Manticore – Galaxy on Fire (Switch – eShop) comes out on March 22nd in Europe and North America, and March 23rd in Japan. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!

Source: Deep Silver PR

Steredenn: Binary Stars

Last week, Pixelnest Studio announced that Steredenn: Binary Stars (a “hugely expanded” version of Steredenn, a scmup/rogue-like) was headed to the Nintendo Switch on March 8th. Here’s all you need to know about it:

Steredenn: Binary Stars is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Fly solo or co-op with a friend, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival. Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gameplay through intense boss fights, (almost) randomly generated environments, twisted space events and a massive arsenal of weapons. Enhance your ship during your flight with upgrades aplenty, and forge your own path across the universe!

• QUICK, INTENSE SESSIONS: with rock-hard boss battles that’ll keep you coming back for “just one more run”
• INFINITE REPLAYABILITY: Endless arcade action, where levels are (practically) randomly-generated.
• LOCAL COOP MODE: 2 ships, 4 weapons, 1 lifebar – test your friendships!
• 5 PLAYABLE SHIPS: each with its own special ability and playstyle
• MIGHTY ARSENAL: 42 weapons and 30 upgrades with tons of customisation options
• BOSS RUSH: fight a weekly selection of epic bosses and work your way up the leaderboard
• DAILY RUN: Try to get to number one in a special daily leaderboard where all players share the same run, guns and bosses. Be ready – you only get one chance per day!
• ARENA: Unlock a boss by defeating it in the main game. Then, train against it in a 1-on-1 duel. Your guns, your laws, your fight.
• THE ULTIMATE EDITION: Loads of new content, reworked balancing, scoring, optimisation & always more polish

Steredenn: Binary Stars (Switch – eShop) comes out on March 8th in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!

Source: Pixelsnet Studio PR

Nippon Marathon

Last week, PQube and Onion Soup Interactive announced they would publish Nippon Marathon on Nintendo Switch, this Fall. Here’s all you need to know about it:

San! Ni! Ichi! Hajime!!! Stretch your muscles and embark upon the ultimate marathon of Japan in a raucous ragdoll party multiplayer racer where anything can happen. Hurdle barrels, outrun Shiba Inu and dive out of the paths of bicycles – all while chucking fruit at your opponents and dashing across planks precariously balanced over waterfalls – in an unreal experience that must be played to be believed.

Four-player madness!
You can’t spell Nippon Marathon without ‘P’, ‘A’, ‘R’, ‘T’ and *checks letters* ‘I’, we suppose… Solo play is supported, but grab up to four pads and enjoy the supreme silliness of gaming’s greatest marathon.

See all of Japan!
Cross the entirety of the land of Nippon in a series of creative courses spanning busy city streets, village lanes, bustling markets, mountaintop shrines, supermarkets and even unsafe sake distilleries! Four courses will be available at the launch of Early Access, with more being added on the road to completion.

Wacky characters!
Go toe-to-toe with some of the coolest contestants who ever did, er… contest! Lobster-man J DARWIN, onesie-obsessive Elizabeth Nishibori, school uniform fan Zenbei “Xen Bae” and the completely normal Snuguru Maestro are among the challengers vying for the podium!

Epic pratfalls!
Swinging poles! Giant face-slapping fish! Cyclists! Shiba Inu! Panes of glass! Traffic! False doors! Barrels! Rolling beams! Wobbly planks! Flying fruit! More Shiba Inu! EARTHQUAKES!!!!! Dodge and dive over the lot or suffer the painful and embarrassing consequences of physics-based collisions…

Tons of surprises!
You never know what will happen next in Nippon Marathon. Perhaps you’ll find time for an impromptu spot of slot machine fun? Maybe a news anchor will jetpack in to interview you on the racetrack? Heck, anything is possible…

Drop-in/drop-out play!
Need a bathroom break to squeeze pineapple juice out of your foam lobster claws? Random pedestrian passing by your couch and wants to play? Whatever the cause, hop in and out for the ultimate, flexible party get-together!

Nippon Marathon (Switch – eShop) will be released this Fall in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!

Source: PQube PR

Sling Ming

Last month, Good Night Brave Warriors announced that Sling Ming (an on-rails puzzle adventure) was headed to the Nintendo Switch this Spring. Here’s all you need to know about it:

Grab your helmet, princess, you’re in for the ride of your life! Hook up to the Oxylane, a transit system that lets you fly through the air, swing around corners and defy gravity. Use it to recover the keys to the mysterious vault beneath the castle. You must stop the great evil that is consuming your kingdom!

With the Oxylane, Sling Ming introduces a totally unique way of exploring and solving puzzles in its side-scrolling 2D worlds:

• Plan your path by arranging the Oxylane nodes, then sling Ming between them
• Rearrange and revisit nodes to solve puzzles
• Survive a mix of action and puzzles that rely on physics, timing or logic
• Enjoy the captivating story, beautiful worlds, catchy music and grand adventure
• Sling Ming controls flawlessly with either touch or Joy-Con™, making it perfect for Nintendo Switch™.

Sling Ming (Switch – eShop) will be released this Spring in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!

Source: Good Night Brave Warriors PR

Deemo

Last week, Flyhigh Works released an update for Deemo (Ver. 1.1), that adds controller support, and 20 additional songs. Here’s a trailer and some screenshots for the new songs:

Source: 4Gamer