What You Need to Know:
- This game is surely taking us back in time and makes us realize just how old we are (we're not telling!). Game Tengoku is a vertically scrolling shmup with characters and levels based on Jaleco games and general Japanese arcade culture of the 1990s.
- The Steam and PlayStation 4 release will feature a port of the original with additional gameplay elements and new characters. The characters travel though fictional arcade games of a Japanese game center to save it from the menace of Genius Yamada.
- For a more detailed overview of Game Tengoku, be sure to scroll down and check it out! The release date is schedule for a winter 2017 release according to Kadokawa Games.
Source: Official Press Release
Game Overview
Following the hit arcade title released in 1995, Game Tengoku hit the Sega Saturn in 1997. It was a character based shmup executed with enough finesse as to make other shooting games envious. It featured classic Jaleco characters mixed in with all-new original characters voiced by a number of popular voice actors and art by famous manga artist Tatsuya Souma. Game Tengouku managed to be a character-centric game without succumbing to any of the cut corners that usually come with such a title.
It's such a privilege to be able to say I've lived through that era of gaming, and to see just how much the industry has evolved since the 90's.
Don't go revealing our age like that Honey-chan!
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