Are you a fan of Shovel Knight? How about Mega Man? If you've answered "yes" to either of those questions, then you may be entitled to compens... Wait, no, that's not right.
If you've answered "yes", then we've a feeling you're going to love Bat Boy, an 8-bit action-platformer from X PLUS Games that takes everything great from Shovel Knight and Mega Man and lumps it all into a neat little package that frankly looks awesome.
Launching for Switch on May 25th, 2023, Bat Boy sees you take on the role of the titular hero, a leader of a team of sentai heroes on a mission to rescue your brainwashed allies caught under the deadly spell of the evil dark mage Lord Vicious. You'll trek across a variety of themed levels and gain new skills as you take on a smorgasbord of enemies and bosses.
Here's a list of key features from X PLUS Games:
- A thrilling 2D platforming adventure set against nostalgic 8-bit backdrops.
- Swing, deflect, spin and power-hit your way through exciting baseball-style combat!
- Explore a vast world of unique and exciting environments, ultimately leading to a showdown with one of Bat Boy's brainwashed allies!
- Take on the powers of your allies as you free them from the influence of Lord Vicious!
- Glorious 8-bit visuals, reminiscent of early legendary platformers.
- High octane chiptunes from Evader Music, composer for Smelter and Super Sami Roll.
- Dozens of enemies, exciting bosses and intriguing companions to encounter!
- Make your way to your allies using your baseball bat to go up against Lord Vicious' goons and solve puzzles!
- Hidden secrets, collectibles, unlockable music and more to find!
We were big fans of the studio's previous game Smelter, which previously launched back in 2021, so we've definitely got a close eye on this one.
Are you game for more Shovel Knight-like platforming action? Let us know your thoughts with a comment below.
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LRG physical edition bundled in an NES-style box announced in 3…2…1…
This looks 100% up my alley. All of a sudden really looking forward to playing this in between Zelda sessions.
Well, Ninja Baseball Batman it ain't...but I'll take it
Looks absolutely fantastic! I loved every second of that trailer!
Looks and sounds the part. Let's see how reviews shake out.
I've been entitled to compensation! Yay!
Mark from Monster Party just got a SERIOUS glow-up
Me reading the article
Ah, so it's THAT kind of bat.. ha ha. I thought it was like Batman. Ha..
This looks really promising.
Absolutely love practically everything I've seen in this trailer, hope the game will be good (a review of it here on Nintendo Life would be nice) because if it is I'm definitely getting it!
This looks great! Definitely one to keep an eye on!
That does look rather good….
Oh hell yeah, this looks awesome.
The verse lyrics to Warrant Cherry Pie come to mind.
SWING IT
Now, Smelter got a little too difficult and irritating for me by the end (and I never finished it), but I still really liked the game, and look very forward to this one.
Hopefully there will be an easy mode for us old fogey's who've lost their skills!
Compensate for what?!? What do you mean? I don't need to compensate for anything, my bat is 13 inches long.😳
huh, this actually looks pretty decent. I might give it a go.
Looks so cool!!
Put it on a disc or cartridge and I'll buy it!! (this is like my catchphrase lately)
It looks decent. I'll pass on it though.
@SpeedRunRocks XD
This looks too difficult, not too difficult to play, but to really be very fun. Shovel knight had the perfect balance of difficulty. This remind me more of cuphead, where you're always moving with a lot to dodge. I could be wrong though.
Yes please. Looks great!
@Bobb Ninja Baseball Batman...
@Mach_Rider darn. Just referenced that.
@awaltzforvenus 100%
sigh! There will never be a better time for 8bit platformer alikes than on new 3ds. These looks with a 3d back drop made for such a nice graphical style. But this one looks nice. The swinging the bat at the right time seems like a well implemented and fun mechanic.
Perfectly my kind of game. Not sure it day one but definitely buying it. Look awesome!
With something this promising, it'll probably earn a 6 or 7 on Nintendo Life. Something is bound to be wrong somewhere in the game.
Looks super dope. Love the music. Got some NES Bram Stoker's Dracula vibe to it.
Damnit! I've been trying to take a break from retro inspired games so I can focus on my backlog affairs, but this is too well put together for me to pass over this time. Curse my love for retro!
Ok.. but "Batboy" is still a cringey title 😅
The trailer music sounds all over the place, like a piano app where you can't hit the wrong notes for a scale, so you just bang away at the keys randomly.
I'll keep an eye out for this one though.
Looks fantastic. Seems like lots of variety in the gameplay, and the environments look nice.
Have continuously played the demo on Steam for so long - the controls feel So good! (Like, Shovel Knight good)
Might have to buy this day 1 instead of waiting for a sale 😬
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