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Gigantic Army paying homage to 16-bit mech shooters in February
Side-scrolling mech shooter Gigantic Army will launch February 5 on PC for $5.99. Developed by three-man Japanese indie studio and Satazius creator Astro Port, the side-scroller is described as an homage to mech shooters of the 16-bit era, such as Cybernator and Mech Warrior. Gigantic Army has players taking control of a manned combat robot known as "GMR-34 SALADIN," customizing a set of explosive, projectile and plasma weapons across six stages. The game includes four difficulty modes and 12 "mid and end level" bosses. The developer is working to bring the game to Linux, and is currently vying for a spot on Steam via Greenlight. The game is published by Nyu Media, which announced its localization plans for Gigantic Army in addition to other Japanese indie games like the crowdfunded Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm in October 2013.
Japanese indies head west with mecha brawls, manic shooters
Indie game localization studio and publisher Nyu Media announced a lineup of translated Japanese games that are slated to premiere throughout this winter and next spring for PC platforms, following up on its recent Kickstarter success. Nyu Media will release a trio of titles from Satazius developer Astro Port, including the Cybernator-inspired mech combat game Gigantic Army and the shoot-'em-ups Armed Seven and Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser. The studio will additionally produce a Steam version of Souvenir Circ's beat-'em-up Croixleur, which will feature expanded content not found in the original release. Nyu Media rounds out its release lineup with Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm, a crowdfunded 2D fighter developed by former King of Fighters series staffers. Release dates for Nyu Media's latest projects have not been announced.
