eShop news (May 2, Round 2): Wonder Boy Returns Remix / Blades of Time

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Today’s Nintendo eShop news: Wonder Boy Returns Remix announced for the Nintendo Switch, but also…

Blades of Time
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Blades of Time

Gaijin Entertainment have announced their first Nintendo Switch game: Blades of Time, a remaster of the Hack ‘n Slash action adventure game originally released on PC several years ago.

The original already offered fast-paced combat with swords, firearms and magic, but this remaster also adds a freshly revamped multiplayer mode, where players can take part in MOBA-style battles with hordes of NPC monsters to lead against other players. It will be released on May 14th in Europe and North America.

Here’s the debut trailer, some more details, and some screenshots:

The story-driven single player campaign sees the daring treasure huntress Ayumi set out on a journey to an ancient island to reach the hidden treasures of a long lost civilization. To fight her way through hordes of monsters and other creatures of magic, the heroine can perform more than 40 unique attacks, utilizing powerful melee combos, firearms, powerful magic and even rewind time.
With Ayumi’s time-rewind ability, players can bring an almost limitless amount of strategies to the battlefield. After a time rewind, Ayumi’s shadow in time will repeat the last actions of the player, like fighting monsters or luring them away. At the same time, the player can then charge into battle with Ayumi again, using the additional firepower – or detraction – to defeat even the biggest hordes of enemies or the most powerful bosses. You can repeat this tactic again and again in the same battle to bring up to five shadows of Ayumi from different timelines simultaneously.

For those ready to cross swords with real competitors, the game also offers a challenging multiplayer mode, uniquely combining the game’s third-person Hack ‘n’ Slash combat with strategic MOBA elements. Players can choose their avatar among several heroines and heroes, all featuring different skills and special abilities. Each player then takes charge of an army of NPC monsters, trying to be the first to destroy the enemy’s stronghold.

Blades of Time (Switch – eShop) comes out on May 14th in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!

Source: Gaijin Entertainment PR

Wonder Boy Returns Remix

Craving for some more Wonder Boy on Nintendo Switch? CFK have announced their latest game for the platform, and it’s none other than Wonder Boy Returns Remix, a remake of the original Wonder Boy.

CFK describes it as a faithful remake of Wonder Boy, featuring HD graphics and reworked animations. There’s also new features, such as a Charge Shot allowing you to defeat several enemies at once. Difficulty-wise, there’s three options, including one for beginners (with no bosses) and a hard one that offers the same level of difficulty as the original. Finally, we learn that the remake was supervised by Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the original Wonder Boy game.

Wonder Boy Returns Remix will be released on May 23rd in Japan, and it’s already available for pre-purchase for 1 680 Yen. It requires 600MB of free space, and does offer an English language option. Based on previous releases from CFK, we can safely expect a simultaneous release worldwide.

Finally, here’s a trailer and some screenshots: