G.rev, the Japanese developer behind various shoot 'em ups like Kokuga and Border Down, has announced that it is bringing yet another rare arcade shooter to the Switch as Strania -The Stella Machina- EX lands digitally on the Nintendo hybrid on 23rd January.
Originally released on Xbox 360 and in arcades by exA-Arcadia (on its ROM cart-based system, which allows owners to put up to four games on a single cabinet) Strania -The Stella Machina- is your standard shoot 'em up affair, where you'll take to a giant mech to fight in an intergalactic war. The catch is that you get to choose which side you fight on, so you can take up arms for the goodies or the baddies.

The EX version arriving on Switch packs in some bonus features like additional difficulty modes (a rebalanced 'Normal' for those new to the game through to a mode simply called 'Hell' which we think is pretty self-explanatory), refreshed visuals and a choice between an original and rearranged soundtrack.
Revealing the news on Twitter, Strania producer and G.rev president Hiroyuki Maruyama stated that the team "chose to focus exclusively on the Nintendo Switch to ensure the best possible experience for players", promising that the game will provide "an unforgettable adventure". You can find Maruyama's full statement below:
It seems that this one will be digital-only for the time being, so keep an eye on the eShop later this month for a chance to check it out.
Will you be picking this one up in a couple of weeks? Let us know in the comments.
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Yet another shmup coming to Switch, love to see it for fans of the genre - I'll eventually give at least some a try myself based on the recommendations people made last time (and of course also Nintendo Life's "best" article shown here in the Related Articles)!
YOOO
I love this game, one of my favorite shmups on Steam, day one purchase for me
@JohnnyMind May I recommend this one?
https://www.dekudeals.com/items/danmaku-unlimited-3
It's quite ideal for beginners and costs nothing.
I would LOVE to have Kokuga on Switch.
@JohnnyMind It's also the 2nd game that got a port from exA-Arcadia system, which is a surprising thing.
Banging soundtrack, I recognised it from Happy Console Gamer's Youtube channel, he used to use it as backing music for quite a few of his videos.
I want to get into shmups and I have no idea which ones to pick and this one looks cute. If the story is good, we have a touchdown.
What! That's so exciting! It looks great! I got kind of burned out on shmups after playing a few too many on Switch, but this might get me back into them.
(Also! Can we get Border Down please???)
@SuperCharlie78 Even more so since it's currently discounted here in Europe (€2,24 instead of €8,99 which matches the previous low, thanks Deku Deals as usual), considering that I'm getting it immediately although I'm not sure when I'll be able to play it - regardless, thanks for the recommendation!
@Vyacheslav333 Interesting, fingers crossed that even more ports from exA-Arcadia happen in the future!
Giant mech robots shooting things? I'm in. Hopefully, we can get "physical, physical" with this one.
@trcsf That is a sick profile pic. Golden Axe was everything to me the first time I saw it at the arcades.
Please G.Rev now Border Down!
This game is amazing. Remember the fun days of trawling the XBOX 360 store and all-new Indie storefront? I spent many a late night downloading endless amounts of games, but mostly looking for shooters. I happened to find this new release one Friday night and struck absolute gold. I pray that someone makes a physical version. this game needs preserving.
I've had this since its release on Xbox 360. I play it on Series S and bought the Switch version, and tbh it looks like it does on Series S, on Switch. I'm not seeing any major changes.
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