Overview
- Also Known As
- KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
21st Apr 2022, ¥4,180
Switch eShop
24th Jun 2022
24th Jun 2022
- Also Available On
Reviews
Review Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (Switch) - A Thrilling New Interpretation Of A SNES Classic
Rise and shrine
Note: This review is based on the Japanese release — the game launches in North America and Europe on 24th June 2022. Pocky & Rocky, a Super Nintendo top-down run-and-gun, was developer Natsume’s gold standard, fondly remembered for its taut arcade action, adventurous stage design, and beautiful visuals. Where Tengo...
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Pocky & Rocky Reshrined News
News Natsume's NES Side-Scroller Shadow Of The Ninja Is Getting A Remake On Switch
Update: Here's the official gameplay trailer reveal
Update [Tue 8th Aug, 2023 03:45 BST]: Just a few weeks after it was announced the NES side-scroller Shadow of the Ninja would be returning, we've now got a first look at the remake in motion. You can see both Hayate and Kaede in action for almost two minutes. It's also confirmed KAGE Shadow of...
Nintendo Download 23rd June (North America)
Fire Emblem Warriors! Sonic Origins! AI: The Somnium Files!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Nintendo Switch Online +...
Nintendo Download 23rd June (Europe)
Fire Emblem Warriors! Wreckfest! Blade Runner!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail eShop - New Releases: Fire Emblem Warriors:...
Japanese Charts eBaseball Powerful Pro 2022 Is A Home Run As Kirby Slips To Third
The Switch family closes in on 25 million
We've got the sales figures from the latest Famitsu Japanese charts, and during the week of 18th - 24th April, Kirby and the Forgotten Land was dethroned by a double-assault from eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022. The latest entry in the hugely popular eBaseball series smashed the competition to sell a...
News Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Launches This June, New Gameplay Trailer
Ready to Rocky and roll-y
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, Natsume's and Tengo Project's long-awaited new entry in the Pocky & Rocky series, is coming out in the west this summer! We only have to wait a few short months longer than our friends in Japan, too, as we'll be able to throw hanafuda and transform with our fluffy-tailed friend on 24th June...
News Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Available To Pre-Order Now
With a limited edition to follow later
Natsume has announced that you can now pre-order the newest entry in the beloved multi-directional shooter series, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, in America and the UK! Controlling Shinto shrine maiden Pocky and her tanuki companion Rocky, this is the first new entry in the Kiki Kaikai series in nearly 21 years...
News Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Finally Gets A Release Date On Nintendo Switch
Five playable characters and a host of new modes also confirmed
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, which was delayed from last year, has finally gotten a solid release date for Japan. Published by Natsume Atari and developed by Tengo Project, the game is the latest entry in the popular KiKi KaiKai series. The franchise has seen instalments on a wide...
Video Natsume Releases Trailer For Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, Plus Autumn Release Date
Pocky and Rocky in the Nintendo Switch docky
We first found out about the Pocky & Rocky sequel back in September last year, when it was tentatively titled "KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo". Today, Natsume Inc. revealed a new teaser trailer for the game, which now bears the title of Pocky & Rocky Reshrined. The game follows on from the 1992...
News We're Getting A New Pocky & Rocky Game On Nintendo Switch
Update: First trailer goes live, looks glorious
Taito and Natsume Atari have just announced that a new entry in the KiKi KaiKai series (known as Pocky & Rocky in the west) is coming to Switch. According to Weekly Famitsu, KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo (that's a tentative title) is being developed by Tengo Project, a team within Natsume Atari...
About The Game
Pocky & Rocky follows the adventures of a young shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they attempt to save a group of creatures known as the Nopino Goblins. Gameplay takes place from a top-down perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a sequel to Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan as the action-shooting game series Kiki Kaikai, which first appeared as an arcade game from TAITO Corporation in 1986 and is being developed under license from TAITO Corporation.
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