Kemono Heroes Launches For Switch In Japan On February 27

Want to unleash your inner animal and save the world? This upcoming title might be right up your alley!

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has revealed that Mad Gear Games’ Kemono Heroes will be hitting Nintendo Switch in Japan on 27 February 2020, for 1,500 yen. The co-op action adventure sees 1-4 players fighting back hordes of Japanese folklore monsters across four different worlds!

Here are some screenshots below, along with a quick synopsis:

Story

Tsukigami, the Moon God is mad at the inhabitants of the forest and has transformed all of them into stone. The 4 Animal Ninja Masters are the only ones that can fight against Tsukigami’s hordes of evil spirit minions to reach Mt Fuji and confront him in time to break his magic Spell.

Features

• 1-4 players coop game
• 4 different characters with different abilities
• 4 worlds with lots of sub-stages
• Unlockable weapons & powers
• Lots of fun and action!

For now, we have no confirmation on a western release date for the game. We’ll report back if we hear more soon!

(Thanks, Ryokutya2089!)