Sega has announced Citizens of Space is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this month on 18th June for $14.99.
If the name sounds familiar, it's because this is a follow-up to the 2015 release, Citizens of Earth. The new game is also being developed by Eden Industries. Below is a rundown of the story:
It's your first day as the newly appointed Ambassador of Earth! Ah, smell that? That's the smell of the slow-but-inexorable bureaucracy that keeps this galaxy running smoothly! Well, running, at least.
And now it's your chance to become a part of that bureaucracy, finally! As you step into the hallowed halls of the Galactic Federation Assembly and give your opening speech, something seems off...no it's not the smell of the Slorg ambassador, that's normal. When the video screen lowers so you can show off your homeworld to your gathered Ambassadors...you realize the Earth is missing!
As the Ambassador, you know it's your duty to save your beloved Earth! Plus, none of the other ambassadors seem to care much for a backwater planet they've never heard of. So begins your adventure to find the Earth and unite the galaxy's Citizens under your banner!
The game will give players the chance to recruit more than 40 citizens, with each one serving a unique purpose. There's a new battle system in place and multiple worlds to explore as well:
Citizens Unite!--You have access to over 40 recruitable Citizens, all available at any moment in the story, and each with their own role to fill in and out of combat. Everything has been streamlined so you'll spend a lot less time managing and more time leading your Citizens!
A Brand-New Battle System--Put your skills to the test in a newly-designed combat system where your ability to leverage timing and reflex-based minigames make all the difference between a landslide victory and a concession speech.
New Worlds of Exploration--It's not just Earth in trouble this time! Journey from your home planet to a variety of humorous, wacky worlds, each brought to life with vivid art and organic environments.
WIll you be picking this up on release? Did you play the original title? Tell us down in the comments.
[source games.sega.com]
Comments 24
Only a month or so ago i was thinking about replaying citizens if earth. So day one purchase for me.
Good price aswell, I was expecting £20
I would get this day one but if its anything like citizens of earth I gunna hold off since ik its gunna be bugged with freezing problems.
Here's hoping for a Citizens of earth Switch release with the massive bugs fixed. And for this one not to be bugged either. I stopped playing the 3ds one because it crashed multiple times on Chapter 4 robbing me the will to go back to it.
Dang, a sequel already? I haven't finished Earth yet.
Speaking of, I hope that gets ported to Switch (as well as Puyo Puyo Chronicle).
Sega, bring forth Tembo the BadAss Elephant, that is a fun game.
Oh man, I would have really enjoyed the first game if not for the technical issues. Hopefully this performs better.
Seems like they're really determined to fix the gripes most people had with the first--they even changed the somewhat off-putting art style.
I did like the first a lot, even with the bugs, so I'm definitely interested...but it may take a while to get to it with my backlog--and E3 probably adding to that. If it had been announced further ahead of time, that would've helped. On the list it goes, though!
@Captain_Toad they eventually fixed that
I think that I got the first game in a Wii U humble bundle but I dont remember ever actually playing it. Maybe one day.
Definitely not getting this. I really wanted to like the first one, but that game just froze and/or glitched out on me too many times. Not only that, but it just wasn't as fun as I hoped that it would be. Great ideas, poor execution.
Citizens of Earth is fantastic if you like Earthbound.
Definitely want this.
First game was good but I'm not sure I like the new space setting on the sequel.
Nice. I loved citizens of earth and this surprise outta nowhere coming out soon is amazing
I wonder how this title will help exploit the Switch.
Yeashhhhh day 1 for me loved citizens of earth
We really all just want a Super Monkey Ball from Sega.
Played the original and liked it, but never finished it. Loading-times where artrocious though (the Wii u version anyway).
They Calarts'd the President of Earth.
This news makes my day. Citizens of Earth (Wii U) is amazing despite a plethora of bugs. I hoped for a port, but now there's this sequel coming out of nowhere. And it'll be released soon. Wow.
Nice. I will be watching this as I loved the first one.
Citizens of Earth was the buggiest console game I've ever played. Had to stop playing, it just kept hanging the console. Should never have gotten through Nintendo lotcheck.
The first game sort of rubbed me the wrong way for a variety of reasons, but I'm still interested in seeing what they have been cooking up with the sequel. :9
Well, the art isn't as terrible. Maybe it'll have a demo.
I miss the old artstyle but I shall give this a try.
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