WayForward, the publisher and developer behind releases such as Shantae and Contra 4, has locked in a Switch release date for its Apple Arcade game Spidersaurs.
It'll arrive on Nintendo's hybrid system (via the Switch eShop) next month on 14th July. Your task in this run-and-gun '90s cartoon-inspired game is to exterminate "mutant dinosaur-spider menace" and save humanity.
"Armed with awesome weapons and special Spidersaur powers, it's up to punk-rocker Victoria and officer-in-training Adrian to run, jump, and shoot their way through multiple levels of over-the-top, high-octane, 2D action. Only you can navigate the INGESTCorp facility and save humanity in Spidersaurs - brought to you by the team that developed Contra 4!"
On the Switch and other console platforms, WayForward will be adding in a new stage, an Arcade mode, a Speedrun mode, a new final boss and a new ending. There'll also be more difficulty options, alongside various other tweets and fixes.
Is this a game you think you would be interested in? Leave a comment down below.
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Count me in! This looks amazing, a rocker using her guitar to beat mutant dinosaurs. I do hope it has some awesome rock music.
I hope the tune that played in the video plays during level 1.
Yes!
Contra 4 is one of the best 2D games ever made, so I have utmost faith in the abilities of these devs to deliver the goods.
Looks pretty rad
This 80s style rock absolutely slaps! And it goes without saying the 2D animation looks superb as per usual for WayForward. Looks dope.
Nice, I've played this on apple arcade back then, I really want to play this on console with buttons rather than touch screen 😃
A better title would be Mighty Dino Force since it's a spiritual successor to Mighty Switch Force.
Considering the devs are generally dang good, especially with this genre of game, this is worth a good look and wishlist application. I like the animation.
This game is so The 90's.
Looks neat and that female protagonist design is definitely WayForward.
LRG announced recently that this would be getting a physical release, I would guess pre-orders for them will open in the near future.
Looks great, I'm in. Here is hoping that it runs properly on Switch and isn't a silly price.
After the positive reception for Contra 4, I don’t get why they just couldn’t make another one. Ah well. This “Contra-inspired” game looks like fun. Hopefully Shantae and Risky Boots are playable characters. 😎
I wonder if they will also bring that witch game.
Full lyrics with help from WayForward's Twitter:
Lab-created spiders
Filled with dino might
Now they're on a rampage
Gotta join the fight
Ooh we wanna eat 'em
Ooh we wanna eat 'em
First they were our meat but
Now we gotta beat 'em
Ooh we gotta beat 'em
Ooh we wanna eat 'em
Gotta join this fight!
We must band together
Giving it our all
Gotta save our planet
Or else humanity falls
Spidersaurs!
Oh, look, a WayForward original game where one of the main characters is actually male!
Now I'm all for more female characters in games, but it is a little odd that WayForward uses almost nothing but women for their major original characters, so it's interesting to point out where they actually break the pattern for once (while also including a woman as his partner, naturally).
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