Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
- 28th Oct 2022, £11.69
- 28th Oct 2022, $12.99
Nintendo Switch
- 16th Dec 2022
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Mini Review Sophstar (Switch) - A Solid Shmup Bursting With Originality
Soft touch
Following the excellent Star Hunter DX, Raging Blasters, and Crimzon Clover - World EXplosion from Steam to the Switch eShop is Banana Bytes’ Sophstar, a vertically oriented bullet hell shoot-em-up with clearly delineated sprites set against simplistic rolling backgrounds. There are a whopping nine ships to choose from, all with...
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Sophstar News
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 5th)
Bonfire Night gaming
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Nintendo Download 27th October (North America)
Bayonetta 3! Factorio! Signalis!
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 - Highlights: Bayonetta 3 (Nintendo, 28th Oct, $59.99) -...
News Arcade-Style Shmup 'Sophstar' Locks In Physical Release On Switch
Digital pre-order discount also available
Adding to what has already been a stellar year for retro-inspired shoot 'em ups, Red Art Games has today announced that it will be overseeing a physical release for Sophstar which will launch December 16th, 2022. There will be two different editions of the release for you to get your hands on: Standard and...
About The Game
Sub-Lieutenant Soph has lived in Galanian for her whole life, having no memory of when her existence started, and no idea of how she developed her teleporting powers. But after being sent for a recon mission, all of what she knows about herself is about to change.
Sophstar is a vertical arcade shoot'em up with heavy inspiration from the best games of the genre from the 90s, while adding new-exciting features and regular game modes for both casual home players and hardcore arcade fans.
Features:
-Proper arcade 240x320 resolution
-6 Different game modes
-8 Stages on Arcade/Story mode
-60 Stages on Cadet School mode
-9 ships to choose from, each one with different main weapon, subweapon and teleport. Pick the one that suits you style better or just go the extra mile and master all of them!
-Tons of unlockable features.
-6 Difficulty levels
-Different endings depending upon player skills.
-More than 20 bosses/mid-bosses to fight.
-Smooth controls with "Focus Movement" which allows for pixel-perfect movement.
-Approachable score systems for both new and veteran shmup players.
-Vertical (Tate) screen mode for authentic arcade feeling.
-Innovative teleport system .
-Score Attack, Timed Challenge, Endless Mode and Ultimate Challenge are some of the modes that give you extra content and hours of gameplay.
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