Sonic Wings Reunion Is Coming To Switch, PS5 And Steam Next Year

Very nice, I hope it stays near its classic gameplay. There were a couple sequels to old shmup series I’d read about but haven’t seen news since. I know I read Strikers was in the works someplace..

@NinChocolate This is being developed by success, who’s cotton sequels have all been great from what I’ve seen, so I think we’re in good hands👍

Hopefully it will be better than Sengoku Cannon on PSP

So not only is a good underrated shmup series returning, we will (well we already are, as seen in the Twitter post image) see the lovely Mao Mao again? Score!

@Coolmusic I suppose the stranger characters were the dolphin or Rabio and Lepus (two rabbits from an earlier arcade horizontal shooter titled after them, I can only imagine my local rollerskating rink as a child was one of the few places to get the US version of that, Rabbit Punch).

As a casual shmup fan who enjoys older, more forgiving titles and just can't get into bullet hell entries, the whole Aerofighters series is a treat. Short, bite sized levels combined with having a ton of different ships really scratches that fast paced arcade itch. IMO a great series for a more relaxed shooter experience.

Sonic wings is super super underrated as a Shmup series

@Azathoth I hear you, just not sure about "older games are more forgiving" - it really depends on the series. But this particular one in question, I enjoyed the classic games quite a bit so this is great news!

Hopefully with Success at the Helm it should be damn good 👍

You’re bringing back an old arcade shmup (one of the most niche genres) and that’s the presentation? So weird..

The fact that they refuse to show gameplay isn't giving me hope...

The lack of gameplay, even screenshots, is weird. To announce something like this with some some sketches and character art seems like it's way early. Still, they're fun games, a mainstay on my mame cabinet. I won't say I'm looking forward to it, but when it comes out and I remember this exists I'll probably buy it.

A Switch but no PS4 release? I didn't really expect it on any Xbox platform but going straight to PS5 is a bit odd.