The Switch eShop already has a healthy selection of shoot 'em up games and soon there will be another one added to the digital library. Psikyo's arcade title Strikers 1999 (also known as Strikers 1945 III) appears to be on the way.
The news was teased a while ago, and following this year's Tokyo Game Show has now been confirmed by the Zerodiv president. The game is a sequel to Strikers 1945 II and was first released in 1999. Just like every other shmup on the market, you'll have to save the world from an outer space invasion.
This announcement follows the recent reveal Hamster was bringing Strikers 1945 Plus (a remake of the second game) to the Switch eShop. Currently, no release date or price has been announced for the Strikers 1999.
Have you played this classic shmup before? Are you enjoying the onslaught of shmup releases on the Switch? Tell us below.
[source japanesenintendo.com, via zerodiv.jugem.jp]
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Cool. Don't know the game but, it looks fun.
It's about time.
Unfortunately, while these games look and control amazing...but come from the late arcade "bullet hell" era of shmups.
You will get a fast, frantic, arcade experience, but it's one predicated on shoveling quarters into the machine while insanely fast patterns of bullets guarantee all but masterful players will simply be re-spawn spamming frequently until the end of the game.
As much of a day one as day one's go!
Space Bomber next please.
@Action51 Why 'unfortunately'?
I lost a bid to buy a conversion cabinet with this game in it one time. So dang, I’m happy to have it on the next best hardware!!
I liked the first game when I picked it up early in the Switch's lifetime. Don't know if I really need more shmups on Switch right now though. lol
I mean I don't know if I need them. Glad they are in the eshop.
Yes!
First time ever on a console!
@Action51 the Psikyo shooters aren’t really late era bullet hell, at least not like later Cave stuff or games like Psyvariar. To me they are middle ground between frantic or classic shooters and bullet hell as it’s known now. Which is good because I don’t like Cave-style shooters
@FX102A I know! It’s crazy it took so long!
I want a Parodius compilation on switch. Pleaaaase.
This is so great! Some years ago it looked like this one wold never get a proper console release, and certainly not on a Nintendo system.
Used to spend ages playing this on mame with a saturn joypad hooked up. Great game! Not a bullet hell just typical Psikyo bullet patterns.
Another one to add to the Long Switch games list I NEED
Not my glass of beer, but good for people who like it. The More the Merrier.
@Action51 Translation of your comment: "I don't like bullet hells, so I'm going to say this news is unfortunate." It also appears that you don't even know what a bullet hell is because judging from the video, this game is not one of them...
30 minutes of game?
No thanks.
@smashboy2000 My one favorite!!! But we have to knock Konami on the head to create one for us.
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