One eShop gem already released this year is Vengeful Guardian: Moon Rider – an homage to classic 16-bit action platformers like Shinobi III and Hagane: The Final Conflict. If you’ve been waiting for a physical copy of this, the good news is that pre-orders are now live.
There is the option of a standard edition ($34.90), a collector’s edition ($69.90) and a deluxe edition ($149.90) – note: European prices:
Standard Edition:
- The game is region free.
- First Edition: Includes instruction booklet and flip cover.
- Limited to 3000 copies.
Collector’s Edition:
This numbered edition of 800 copies includes:
- Physical video game Avenging Guardian: Moonrider for Nintendo Switch with reversible cover and its instruction manual.
- Game Series style cardboard box with silver Pantone.
- 32-page booklet with creator interview (JoyMasher).
- Original soundtrack on 2 CDs.
- Double-sided A3 poster.
Deluxe Edition:
This numbered edition of 300 copies includes:
- Physical video game Avenging Guardian: Moonrider for Nintendo Switch with reversible cover and its instruction manual.
- Luxury cardboard box with silver Pantone (numbered in 300 copies).
- Retro 16-bit plastic game box with instruction manual.
- Game Series style cardboard box with silver Pantone.
- 32-page booklet with creator interview (JoyMasher).
- Audio tape with a selection of music tracks.
- Original soundtrack on 2 CDs.
- Double-sided A3 poster.
- Keyart printed on brushed aluminum plate.
In our review of Vengeful Guardian: Moon Rider, we called it an absolute triumph of ‘neo-retro’ game design – boasting fluid combat, plenty of variety in environment and enemy design, and an art style that looked straight out of the early ’90s.
