Indie studio Sabotage has announced today that they will be releasing action platformer The Messenger on consoles later this year. The game, which starts off as an 8-bit action platformer before slowly evolving and taking the player into a 16-bit world, seems to be another game in the Metroidvania-style genre. You can check out the announcement trailer for the game below.

According to Sabotage Stuio, players will take on the role of a young ninja on a quest to avenge his clan by any means necessary. Fortunately for you, that means traveling through space and time. The game starts off as an 8-bit platformer before evolving over time into a 16-bit Metroidvania-style game, and is billed by Martin Brouard – Co-Founder of Sabotage Studio – as a love letter to the retro console games of the 80s and 90s. For more on The Messenger, make sure to check out below:

Key Features Include:

The Way of the Ninja: Challenging retro-inspired gameplay with tight platforming controls put players on the path of becoming an ultimate ninja master.
Nostalgic Art Design: Travel seamlessly through time with shifts between authentic 8-bit and 16-bit pixel art environments and gameplay reminiscent of fan-favorite NES and SNES games.
Colorful, Over-the-Top Characters: The Messenger features a memorable cast of (often silly) villains, bosses and low-level goons.
Catchy Soundtrack: Renowned musician and audio wizard Eric ?Rainbowdragoneyes? Brown is responsible for all of The Messenger?s a...