After multiple delays since 2021, Signal Studios and Accelerate Games have finally released Toy Soldiers HD on the Nintendo Switch today.
This game originally started out on Xbox Live Arcade in 2010, with the help of Microsoft. It's described as a "multi-genre action-strategy game" in which players command antique WWI toy soldiers who are fighting to gain control of trench-filled diorama battlefields across Europe.
It's available now from the Switch eShop and is priced at $29.99 / £26.99 or your regional equivalent.
Here's some PR about the HD remaster along with some screenshots from Nintendo's website:
Survey the battlefield and carefully place your units before the first wave of attackers arrives, then jump directly into the action and control machine guns, artillery, mortars, flamethrowers and more.
Take to the skies and rain down fire from above, take out enemy bombers or earn your victory in exciting dogfights as you pilot the first airborne war machines.
Control fearsome armored vehicles and tanks with explosive firepower as you win the war and earn your upgrades for the next thrilling battle on the road to victory!
A much-loved classic, overhauled and upgraded for a new generation. Toy Soldiers HD contains the original game, all DLC including some out-of-this-world new enemies to take on and some wacky new experimental levels.
Any interest in this one? Comment below.
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I saw this in the eShop yesterday and I thought perhaps this was the Toy Soldiers port mentioned many months ago. The write-up sounds fun enough - I’d be interested in trying it out, but my cup runneth over at the moment. 😅
Maybe there’ll be a demo someday.
Still it’d be much cheaper than playing with actual antique military figurines! I was in a shop that carried them recently, and a single calvary soldier + his mount cost around USD $90.00! They were intricately detailed, though - probably hand-painted imports from Germany.
I want this, but will wait for a review. I have been burned too many times.
Good grief. The Nintendo-styled bright and colourful static image, Vs the Xbox-styled dinghy, dark, grubby ingame footage.
Has the marketing ever been so blatantly focussed??!
This looks like a fun time. Reminds me a bit of Dillions Rolling Western where you actually get to help defend.
I miss the PC Army Men games. "Mines! This'll ruin someone's day..."
I know it's been years since the original but a £10 game I enjoyed back then going to £27 for its remaster today still seems mad. I'd want a physical edition for that, like a game you'd find in the bargain bin back in the day.
I remember wanting to try this back on the Xbox. Price seems a bit high though.
I might try it, though I'd like a review first.
Had great fun with this back when it released on the 360. Might try it again on Switch, but not for £27, and not before I get another war game in Advance Wars (if it ever gets released!!)
Seems fun, and I do like me some real-life war-themed action, albeit in toy form, but I'm wondering if this would be better than X-Morph Defense Complete Edition, which is currently on sale now for dirt-cheap and was fairly fun when I played the demo.
£27 for a remaster of an Xbox Arcade game seems very steep. I am sure the developers have spent a lot of time making sure this runs flawlessly on the Switch but you can get some real modern greats for less than this.
I may pick it up if there is a deep sale but otherwise there is far too much else I need to play before the big hitters of 2023 start being released.
Had a lot of fun with this back in the day and through backwards compatibility still runs on the current gen Xbox. Would probably have picked up otherwise but £27 is just too much at the moment... I hope anyone who hasn't played the original, enjoys it.
It's on my watch list. Buying it at minimum 25 % off
Had this on my 360. It's a very fun game but I don't think it's worth $29 at this point.
I played this on Xbox back in the day and I can't remember too much. If anything, I definitely can't remember anything bad... Anyway, either it wasn't memorable or I just enjoyed it and was done with it.
Still, waiting for a review for this one because I'm interested to see how it ported over and any issues with performance/clunkiness.
Hoping I get to buy it!
If this was a Switch re-release of Toy Soldiers; War Chest with the He-Man, Assassin's Creed, and GI Joe DLC, then I would consider it. But I am definitely not paying that much for an HD version of the original Toy Soldiers.
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