Shmup Game ‘Sturmwind EX’ Is Getting A Standard Physical And Collector’s Editions

The acclaimed remaster of Duranik and B-Alive’s SEGA Dreamcast shoot’em up won’t remain as digital-only title!

Publisher Pix’n Love has announced that Sturmwind EX is getting a standard retail version as well as a numbered and limited Collector’s Edition full of hefty goodies!

The Collector’s Edition will be limited to only 2000 copies, and will include, among others, a SteelBook and an artbook. Meanwhile, the standard retail edition, limited to 3000 copies, comes with a printed manual.

Here’s what’s included in the Collector’s Edition:

COLLECTOR’S EDITION STURMWIND EX – NINTENDO SWITCH

• The game Sturmwind EX (physical edition) for Nintendo Switch
• A certificate of authenticity numbered at 2000 copies
• An exclusive steelbook
• A 32-page « making-of » artbook featuring a brand-new interview of Duranik, the studio which developed the game (book in English)
• Four lithographs
• An exclusive cardboard sleeve

For pre-orders, you may visit the Standard retail and Collector’s Edition links via Pix’n Love’s website.

Check out the trailer and details below:

Acclaimed when it was released on Dreamcast in 2013, the shoot’em up Sturmwind comes back on Nintendo Switch™ in an enhanced version!

Using essential mechanics of the genre, Sturmwind EX follows on from the sheer tradition of shoot’em up games which defined the arcades of yesterday. With its impressive graphics, its upgradable weapons, its imposing gallery of enemies, its gigantic bosses and its addictive scoring system, Duranik’s title rises to the most striking shoot’em ups on Nintendo Switch™.

A must-play for all lovers of challenge and frantic action!

About the game Sturmwind EX for Nintendo Switch™:

• Go through 16 gradually difficult levels.
• Fight more than a hundred enemies with their own characteristics.
• Stand up to giant-sized bosses.
• Make smart use of your upgradable weapons and watch out for enemies coming from behind.
• Beat your own records in the « Mission » and « Arcade » modes.
• Let yourself be charmed by the remarkable direction and captivating science-fiction universe.