Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Receives New Character Trailer And Gameplay Details

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Receives New Character Trailer And Gameplay Details

Publisher Natsume Atari and developer Tengo Project have uploaded a new trailer for Pocky & Rocky Reshrined.

The new trailer shows off more footage of the game in action, including some new playable characters. The game’s official website has similarly been updated with new details about these characters, which you can find below translated via Gematsu:

■ Playable Characters

  • Pocky (Sayo-chan)
  • Rocky the Tanuki (Manuke)
  • Ame no Uzume (English name to be announced) (New)
  • Ikazuchi (English name to be announced) (New)
  • Gozen Hotaru (English name to be announced) (New)

■ Game Modes

Story Mode

The Black Mantle that should have been defeated in the original Pocky & Rocky lived!? The Black Mantle’s traps stand before Pocky and Rocky the Tanuki! Unravel the mystery of the Black Mantle with help from the allies you meet during your adventure!

—Extra Easy Mode

If you are not good at action games, Extra Easy Mode allows you to enjoy Pocky & Rocky Reshrined until the very end.

You can unlock it by collecting a certain number of coins dropped by enemies during the game.

Free Mode

Choose your favorite of five playable characters and attempt to clear every stage. Two-player cooperative multiplayer is also supported.

For the Switch version, each player can play with a single Joy-Con.

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined launches April 21st 2022 in Japan, and is planned for a worldwide release in Spring 2022.

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