Fans of shmups are being well catered for on Switch with a plethora of excellent shooting games hitting the console over the past two years, including classics and brand new titles. The latest contender will arrive this Thursday 27th June on eShop and it looks to be a little more lighthearted than many other games in the genre.
Q-YO Blaster comes from Team Robot Black Hat and appears to blend pixel art, anime and gun-mounted guinea pigs into a horizontal scrolling shmup that nods towards the irreverent charms of shooters like Parodius. The Switch launch trailer above gives you an idea of the surreal and colourful action, plus the odd characters you'll encounter including Mr. Cheeks, the aforementioned rodent.
The game launched on PC back in January 2018 and currently carries a 'Very Positive' user rating on Steam. Some of the features from the eShop page include:
- 10 stages with animated backgrounds and high detail
- Characters by class
- Arcade mode
- Weapons and Perks
- Super Special Powers
- Variety of enemies and confrontations against great bosses
- Difficulty levels
- CRT mode
And here are a few screenshots to whet your appetite:
It sure looks like it's blending several influences, and those Cuphead-esque boss characters look great. The RRP is £8.99 / $9.99, although there's a 10% discount at launch, and if you own any of publisher Forever Entertainment's other games you'll get an 'Owner Discount' reducing the price by 50%. Seems like a decent deal if the game is half as fun as the trailer looks!
Have you crossed paths with Q-YO Blaster on PC? Like the look of what you've seen? Let us know below.
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Looks fun, though it'll take something special to pull me away from Rolling Gunner, which is a modern classic.
Bonus Points to Nintendolife for mentioning Parodius.
Q-YO Blaster looks fun, but it still isn't quite that kind of spiritual successor to Parodius i would love to see.
Has a Cuphead feel to it. Looks good.
You’re tearing me apart! With these retro graphics..
@Nagi_Nagisa Yeah, Parodius is one of the best. Anything linked to it gets dragged up/lifted up. This game sounds fun and I'll probably play it, but I sure wish Konami would release a Parodius collection on Switch that's programmed by M2.
@60frames-please I’d much like to see Star Parodier rereleased myself. I know it’s not as praised in the grand scheme but it deserves a new life too
@60frames-please I would buy a Parodius collection in a heartbeat.
I’m a diehard retro shooter fan, and The Parodius series is one of my all time favourites. This looks really good might have to get it.
The quality of the art, especially the backgrounds, does definitely vary in quality, but I'll keep an eye on this one.
As for Parodius, I'd love a collection like the PSP got and I'll also take the TwinBee collection from PSP too please!
Was because it I paid just 50%? Cool! I did the pre-purchade. The art and animation looks amazing. Counting the days to play.
It's an awesome easy and enjoyable shmup. Especially for the dollar I paid for it on PC. Highly recommend it.
@NinChocolate I Love Star Parodier too and would love to see a rerelease. Since were talking about Super Cd games let’s add the very finest shooter to the mix, Nexzr or Summer Carnival 93 which added the 2 caravan modes, An utterly amazing shooter which is head and shoulders above any of the new gen shooters.
Pre-loaded a few days back. I am SHMUP fans.
@NinChocolate Absolutely! Star Parodier would be an instant buy on Switch. I hope it happens!
@BionicDodo Yeah, a Twinbee collection would be perfect for Switch.
@Axelay71 Parodius is a blast. On everything from Gameboy to Saturn to PS1 to PSP it's a super fun game. I feel like it's more fun than Gradius or Salamander. It's got to come to Switch!
@NintendoFan4Lyf Yeah it does. I'm curious to see how it is once I get to play it. I pre-ordered it.
@60frames-please
Yes mate I have Arcade, SNES, Saturn, versions. I agree prefer it over the Gradius series, would great to see a new version or collection on switch Just to have a mobile version.
@Axelay71 Yeah, a new Parodius would be sweet. A collection seems more likely. I'd be happy with a collection for sure.
@60frames-please
Yes likewise mate, looking forward to Blazing Chrome though.
@Axelay71 Yep, it looks fun for sure.
@60frames-please
Love the Contra series so this looks amazing:)
@mist I did not hit her! Oh Hi Mark
This game f-ing sucks! Every Parodius game runs at 60fps, but this slimy turd runs at 30fps. They should be required to list that as a bullet point on the eShop. It makes me so mad when I buy a piece of crap choppy game that I never would have paid for if I knew it didn't run at 60fps!!!! DO NOT BUY q yo blaster !
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