Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Launches June 24

Pocky and Rocky Reshrined is coming to Western consoles later this summer.

Natume games announced earlier this week that the third entry in this retro sidescroller series. This continues the Pocky and Rocky series which first began in the 1980’s.

Check out the announcement below for more details.

NIN Games together with Natsume Inc., under license from TAITO Corporation, are excited to announce the pre-order start of special limited editions of Pocky & Rocky Reshrined for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 (PS4) on March 31st! Limited and Collector’s Edition as well as exclusive bundles will be available at Strictly Limited Games and Gamesrocket.

The roots of Pocky and Rocky reach back to the ’80s when TAITO’s arcade game Kiki Kaikai was first released and delighted gamers of all ages. And now, the heroic shrine maiden is finally back for new adventures together with her raccoon companion Rocky and three other playable characters in Pocky & Rocky Reshrined.

The third and latest addition to the legendary series takes the shape of a multi-directional scrolling shooter with fantastic retro-style graphics, awesome sound design and lots of additional features and content!

Features:

Classic 16-bit style graphic & sound for a nostalgic retro feeling

Five adventurous characters to choose from! Besides the beloved duo Pocky and Rocky, you can also play as: Ame no Uzume, Ikazuchi and Hotaru Gozen

Master the stages in the single-player Story Mode or battle your enemies together with a friend in 2-player co-op Free Mode

Collect coins to unlock the Easy Mode to reduce the difficulty and play more smoothly to the end

Challenge yourself and master various unique stages with lots of different enemies

Compare your scores with others and climb to the top of the Online Leaderboard