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Retro Shmup Iro Hero Blasts Off On Nintendo Switch June 7th

Retro Shmup Iro Hero Blasts Off On Nintendo Switch June 7th

We are excited to announce that we will launch the retro-inspired vertical-scrolling shmup Iro Hero from developer Artax Games worldwide June 7th on Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders will go live on the Nintendo eShop May 31st for $12.99 / €12.99 / £11.69 / ¥1480.

Iro Hero merges the old school pixelated aesthetic of arcade classics with modern gameplay sensibilities such as complex enemy AI, polarity mechanics, and mind-bending puzzle elements. Players will have to shift polarities to avoid color-coded hazards, balance an array of unlockable skills, and make use of reflective surfaces and color areas if they’re to make it through Iro Hero’s 9 action-packed stages intact.

Iro Hero’s story is set in the year 2306, a century after humans learned how to harness their energy to produce electricity. In the intervening years, nefarious enterprises have turned this gift into a curse, with humans reduced to little more than batteries. Following the death of his mother, a teenager named Iro learns that he may be the key to mankind’s freedom.

Features:

  • Experience a color polarity system, with a twist to puzzles and smart decision making.
  • Discover an exciting story that takes place across 9 action-packed levels.
  • Encounter 10 different types of enemies with more than one hundred different behaviors.
  • Defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcades.
  • Unlock special skills, offering many creative and strategic options.
  • Acquire upgrades to increase the firepower and capabilities of your spaceship.

Iro Hero
Fact Sheet
Platforms:
PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Release:
Switch: June 2018, PS4/Xbox One: December 2019
Genre:
Shoot'em Up
Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese
Players:
1-2
Developer:
Artax Games, eastasiasoft
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