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30th April, 2024: Indie publisher Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess from Another World, which continues the iconic IP, previously released on PC Engine in Japan but never before seen in the West. It was the first game in the series to be released in CD format, which allowed the development team to include animated cutscenes with voice acting. Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess from Another World, launching on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch, is a superb retro arcade action feast that captures the excitement and appeal that made it a true genre favourite. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess from Another World was produced by Toshiro Tsuchida, who also worked as a producer in Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace, as well as other classics such as Gley Lancer, Langrisser, and Assault Suits Valken. Later he founded G-Craft, a company known for creating the popular Front Mission and Arc the Lad RPG franchises. After Square Enix purchased G-Craft, he would work also on the Final Fantasy series. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background Story After Sonya wins a big prize in the lottery, she and Arnold travel to a tropical southern island to enjoy some well-deserved holidays. However, paradise soon turns into hell when a strange spaceship appears all of a sudden and starts attacking the city. Unable to just sit around and do nothing while chaos unfolds, Arnold and Sonya transform into Shockman and head to battle this new mysterious enemy!
Features Include * Play through a big variety of stages that include platform stages as well as scrolling shooting stages * Fight powerful bosses alone or with a friend with the 2-player mode * Brand new English translation plus original Japanese text * Image gallery from hand-made scans * Handy emulation features such as rewind/forward, save states and CRT filters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| About Ratalaika Games Ratalaika Games S.L. is a video game company focused on publishing & porting great games to the console market.
About Shinyuden LLC Shinyuden is a Japanese video game publisher focused on classic Japanese video games and indie titles, as well as a localization agency for major companies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
