Welcome to the SwitchArcade Roundup for May 29th! This is a busy Tuesday with nine new releases, and no cheap throwaway titles here: these are all intriguing, fully-formed titles. We’ve got compilations, ports, and a few intriguing originals. Plus, a solid 15% Axiom Verge eShop sale ends today, and Owlboy now has a physical release, so if you need plenty of excuses to spend lots of money, well, today is the day to do so. The irony of life is that with all these cool video games, you need a job to afford them all, which cuts into the video game playing time.
New Releases
Ikaruga ($14.99)
The classic color-swapping shmup from Treasure sees release on Switch. This was originally a Dreamcast cult classic, before western audiences fell in love with it on the GameCube. The game saw re-release on the Xbox 360 and PC, and it’s not even the first portable release since it was on Android (but not iOS!). But here, you can pick this one up digitally, though it would be great to get a physical release from Nicalis at some point. This game is still iconic out of the box ? the initial setup, where you get reacquainted with how the white and black mechanics work, before your ship dives and the music picks up on that first level…it takes me back.
What I found interesting is that the Switch version is set up for veterans of the game. Continues are disabled, replays upload automatically, and you can unlock the extra modes and menus right away. This seems smart, since ...