Ziggurat are on a roll with resurrecting games from decades ago — yesterday, we had the news that cult vampire classic Bloodrayne was getting "ReVamped" for the Switch, and today, Ziggurat have announced a September 30th release date for ExZeus: The Complete Collection on consoles and PC.
ExZeus (AKA Counter Force) was an arcade game from the early 2000s, which was later ported to the PS2, PC, and Wii. It's a rail shooter in the vein of Star Fox, only with a lot more mechs and a lot less Slippy.
ExZeus: The Complete Collection combines ExZeus 1 and 2 in one package, with the second instalment taking place 100 years after the first.
Ziggurat have said that they currently have "over 40 retro classic games in development" with new releases "every month", so stay tuned to see which of your childhood games could be coming to Switch next.
Do you have fond memories of ExZeus? Let us know in the comments.
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This is great news. I played the original on iOS yonks ago and it was a lot of fun.
If there is anything I wanted to see make a return it's arcade games of the 90's and 00's.
Has this charming Dreamcast like visuals. Doesn't look too bad
Looks a tad sparse, wonder if it’s super fun?
I'm surprised more companies have not jumped on this gravy train with biscuit wheels idea. 90s nostalgia is in full bloom.
... is metal wolf chaos on switch? And if not... WHY?!
Looks really good. Hopefully it's coming in a cartridge.
Nice, this looks like some proper early 2000's arcade action.
Wait, wasn't one of these a budget Wii title released in 2007 called "Counter Force"? I vaguely remember it being blasted at the time as shovelware for the system but now people are cool with it? lol. I remember enjoying it at the time but found it odd how many people crapped on it.
I'm getting a big Planet Harriers vibe from this and that's a good thing. Will totally be giving this one a try when it comes out
@RadioHedgeFund I knew I was remembering right, I could swear I played it on my phone. Had no idea it was ported elsewhere, this is neat!
A little drab (like some PS2 games could be) but certainly looks like it could be fun to play. Will keep an eye on it.
@TreonsRealm Yes, the first one, and with virtually unplayable controls. The arcade games with actual controls are fun though. I will definitely be picking this up.
A rail shooter!!!!! Definitely getting this one:)
This looks interesting, maybe just a dash of Sin & Punishment in there. I'll keep an eye out.
@TreonsRealm
The main reason for the negative reaction was that it had forced motion controls (no option to turn motion controls off) in a game that was originally never meant to have motion controls.
Another reason was that it was a standalone rerelease of a game that was originally developed for Dreamcast/PS2 hardware, so it looked very outdated. With this new release, ExZeus being an old game with outdated graphics is more acceptable because it's a double pack at a budget price.
Finally, the western rebranding with the Counter Force name and very cheap boxart made it look kind of trashy, now that it has it's original name back it's more recognizeable as an japanese arcade classic.
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