The Switch already has an extensive library of shoot ’em up games, and it looks like another one could be on its way to the west in the near future.
As pointed out Gematsuswitch rating for Raiden NOVA has been spotted on the ESRB. This game has been previously verified for October 2024 edition in Japan. According to this latest update, the local version will be published by UFO Interactive Games.
As for the game’s rating, it’s ‘E’ for everything and contains fantasy violence. Here’s the full summary:
“This is a space shooter where players control a small spaceship that constantly shoots through levels of enemies and bosses. From a top-down vertical scrolling perspective, players fire blasters, missiles and bombs to defeat enemies. The action is fast-paced, with frequent lighting effects and bombs that result in large screen-shaking explosions, involve longer combat with larger enemies and dozens of projectiles flying across the screen.”
There are already multiple Raiden games on Switch. Here’s a little something about this special edition that lets you customize your ship, level up, and use all kinds of power-ups to improve your runs.
“Raidenthe famous 2D shoot ’em up game, reborn as a 2D shoot ’em up game with two sticks! Avoid attacks coming from all directions in 360 degrees and destroy hordes of enemies!”
