‘Jack Jeanne’, ‘NIS Classics Volume 3’, ‘Dusk Diver 2’, and more announced at NGPX 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Over the last two years, the New Game Plus Expo has secretly become E3 for many smaller publishers. NIS America, Aksys Games, Idea Factory International, Playism, Natsume, and more have been announcing localizations, new games, and updates at the NGPX. Yesterday, NGPX 2022 took place with many Nintendo Switch game announcements and updates. New announcements include two otome visual novels from Idea Factory International in the form of Amnesia: Meories and Amnesia: Later x Crowd. The publisher also revealed action game Dusk Diver 2 for Nintendo Switch and other consoles. NIS America’s highlight for Nintendo Switch is the NIS Classics Volume 3 bringing La Pucelle: Ragnarok and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure to Switch this year. NIS America also announced a remaster of the PS2 stealth game Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief for Switch and other platforms. Aksys Games is bringing the side-scrolling shoot ’em up Horgihugh and Friends to Switch this June alongside the big reveal of the visual novel Jack Jeanne from Tokyo Ghoul’s creator.-Mikhail Madnani<\/em><\/p>\n SwitchArcade Highlight!<\/strong><\/p>\n For those who simply cannot wait to get their hands on Sony Interactive Entertainment’s first Nintendo Switch game, the Digital Deluxe Edition<\/em> of MLB The Show 22<\/em> is now available on the eShop a few days ahead of its standard edition. Provided this isn’t a dramatic departure from previous games in the series, this is one mighty fine game of baseball. Certainly better than the previous MLB-licensed games on the Switch. You get a bunch of other fluff with this version of the game, mostly amounting to a good number of free packs and a nice chunk of in-game currency. Yes, there are microtransactions. It feels like that’s just how things are with sports games these days.<\/p>\n This game isn’t exactly sneaky about the classic it is paying homage to. A Contra<\/em> (or perhaps I should say Probotector<\/em>?) inspired run-and-gun, Super Cyborg features seven levels of shooting action for either one or two players. There are various weapons to collect and use, with alternate firing modes to give you the greatest choice in your destructive capabilities. This one looks very promising, but I haven’t had a chance to play it myself yet so I can’t say for sure whether or not it lives up to that.<\/p>\n Build a vehicle from hundreds of different elements and take it out to complete missions in a rather linear campaign. This feels like something that should be a sandbox game, but it’s not. It also feels like something that should be multiplayer, but it’s not. The response to the computer version of this one hasn’t been terribly kind, but perhaps it can find a more receptive audience on the Switch.<\/p>\n Artifex Mundi has another hidden object adventure game on offer, this time following a paranormal investigator who is asked for help from her friend who lives in Serpent Creek. The detective rushes there only to find her friend missing, the townspeople in a virtual trance, and the streets filled with snakes. What the heck happened here? That’s up to you to figure out.<\/p>\n How far can a striking graphical style take a platformer? This won’t even be the only game we have to consider that question for today. This one has a bit of a puzzle bent to it where you need to switch between different shapes to tackle various problems. The original version of this game got mixed reviews on other platforms, but I’m assuming this Paper’s Cut Edition<\/em> makes some improvements. The soundtrack features music by Manami Matsumae of Mega Man<\/em> and UN Squadron<\/em> fame, so you at least know the tunes are a jam.<\/p>\n Here is a game with a really clever premise that it only sort of delivers on. It’s an RPG with tons of bugs, but the bugs are intentional. You’ll need to catalog them and take advantage of them to get a leg up on the enemies and get one over on the developer while you’re at it. An interesting gimmick, but one that gets tiresome after a while. Still, if you’re tired of the same-old same-old in your RPGs, you might find this one to be just quirky enough to hold your attention.<\/p>\n This is a run-and-gun platformer with some nice pixel art and a great soundtrack from Jake Kaufman. There are occasional side-scrolling shoot-em-up stages to break up the action, too. The actual gameplay mechanics have some serious MS-DOS action-platformer vibes to them. Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? I can’t decide that for you. This game has been out for years on Steam, so you should be able to find enough opinions out there to help you come to a conclusion.<\/p>\n This is the kind of thing I like to see with these, er, more affordable games. You’re collecting seashells at the beach. Find them all, fill the pages of your journal, and earn all of your research badges. It’s a simple game that doesn’t last terribly long, but it’s certainly unique and appealing in its own right.<\/p>\n An oddball price tag usually means a new SAT-BOX game, and yes, that is indeed what we have here. This one is a drone racing game with a stylish cartoony vibe to its visuals, as one would expect from this particular developer. There are twenty different drones to choose from and plenty of courses to race on. Up to four players can battle each other in local multiplayer, or you can enjoy some solo racing in a couple of different modes.<\/p>\n Oh heck, is that claymation? Love it. More games should use claymation. Moving past the distinct look of the visuals in Floogen<\/em>, we have a rather ordinary platformer. You can upgrade your character as you go, making this one of those games where it’s probably hardest right at the start. You can ultimately unlock and play as three different characters, lending the game some much-needed replay value as this is otherwise a very short affair.<\/p>\n And it’s another vehicle simulator. This one is focused on heavy transport vehicles, but there’s also a business management aspect to it. Drive the various vehicles and take on tasks to earn money that can in turn be used to improve your business. Very much not my kind of thing, but I know some people out there are going to be right on this.<\/p>\n Build a bridge while using as few resources as possible, then get behind the wheel of a car to see if you can use that bridge to travel from one platform to another. You get forty levels to play, with online leaderboards to compete on for high scores. Nothing particularly new, but some folks can’t get enough of these physics toys.<\/p>\n Another first-person horror thing where you’re moving in and about a house trying to avoid and hide from a scary creature of some sort. Well, it exists. Nothing we can do about that now.<\/p>\n (North American eShop, US Prices)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A brief sale on some NIS America games, a rare sale on City Connection’s offerings, the usual discounts across Team 17’s library, and a few other goodies are the highlights of the inbox. The weekend outbox is a rather large one compared to the norm, with some fun games like the Atari Recharged<\/em> series in there. Have a look through the lists as usual to see if there’s anything that tickles your fancy.<\/p>\n Select New Games on Sale<\/strong><\/p>\n Ys IX Monstrum Nox<\/strong> <\/em>($39.99 from $59.99 until 4\/4) Sales Ending This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nis-classics-volume-3-switch-release-date-steam-pc.jpg\")
<\/p>\nNew Releases<\/strong><\/h3>\n
MLB The Show 22 Digital Deluxe Edition ($99.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSuper Cyborg ($6.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nDieselpunk Wars ($14.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek ($14.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nFlat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition ($7.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\ntERRORbane ($15.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nUltionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge ($9.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSeashell ($3.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nHyper Drone X ($8.59)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nFloogen ($3.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/floogen.jpg\")
<\/p>\nLogistics Simulator ($9.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBridge Builder Racer ($9.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nDissection ($1.99)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSales<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nTLoH Trails of Cold Steel III<\/strong><\/em> ($29.99 from $59.99 until 4\/4)
\nTLoH Trails of Cold Steel IV<\/strong><\/em> ($34.99 from $59.99 until 4\/4)
\nPrinny’s NIS Classics Vol.1<\/strong><\/em> ($29.99 from $39.99 until 4\/4)
\nThe Silver Case 2425<\/strong><\/em> ($29.99 from $39.99 until 4\/4)
\nNegative Nancy<\/strong> <\/em>($8.99 from $14.99 until 4\/6)
\nCotton 2<\/strong><\/em> ($14.39 from $17.99 until 4\/10)
\nCotton Boomerang<\/strong> <\/em>($14.39 from $17.99 until 4\/10)
\nGuardian Force<\/strong><\/em> ($14.39 from $17.99 until 4\/10)
\nAbarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation<\/strong> <\/em>($9.59 from $11.99 until 4\/10)
\nGame Tengoku CruisnMix Special<\/strong> <\/em>($23.99 from $29.99 until 4\/10)
\nZero Gunner 2-<\/strong><\/em> ($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nDragon Blaze<\/strong> <\/em>($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nStrikers1945<\/strong> <\/em>($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nStrikers1945 II<\/strong><\/em> ($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gunbird.jpg\")
\nGunbird<\/strong> <\/em>($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nGunbird2<\/strong><\/em> ($5.59 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nGunbarich<\/strong> <\/em>($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nSol Divide<\/strong><\/em> ($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nTengai<\/strong> <\/em>($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nSamurai Aces<\/strong><\/em> ($6.39 from $7.99 until 4\/10)
\nHot Gimmick Cosplay-jong<\/strong><\/em> ($16.00 from $20.00 until 4\/10)
\nFuga: Melodies of Steel<\/strong><\/em> ($31.99 from $39.99 until 4\/11)
\nNoel the Mortal Fate<\/strong><\/em> ($17.49 from $24.99 until 4\/14)
\nSlayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut<\/strong><\/em> ($3.74 from $14.99 until 4\/14)
\nGuild of Darksteel<\/strong> <\/em>($9.74 from $14.99 until 4\/14)
\nLetter Quest Remastered<\/strong> <\/em>($2.99 from $11.99 until 4\/14)
\nBlack Paradox<\/strong><\/em> ($2.99 from $14.99 until 4\/14)
\nThea 2: The Shattering<\/strong><\/em> ($13.99 from $19.99 until 4\/15)
\nLost Artifacts: Time Machine<\/strong> <\/em>($2.99 from $9.99 until 4\/15)
\nStrange Field Football<\/strong> <\/em>($1.99 from $6.99 until 4\/15)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aviciiinvector.jpg\")
\nAVICII Invector<\/strong><\/em> ($10.99 from $19.99 until 4\/15)
\nGrip<\/strong> <\/em>($5.99 from $39.99 until 4\/15)
\nVaporum Lockdown<\/strong> <\/em>($10.99 from $21.99 until 4\/15)
\nHob Definitive Edition<\/strong> <\/em>($3.99 from $19.99 until 4\/15)
\nClose to the Sun<\/strong> <\/em>($7.49 from $24.99 until 4\/15)
\nSine Mora EX<\/strong><\/em> ($5.99 from $29.99 until 4\/15)
\nHeadspun<\/strong> <\/em>($9.09 from $12.99 until 4\/15)
\nSin Slayers<\/strong> <\/em>($1.99 from $19.99 until 4\/15)
\nGiana Sisters Twisted Dreams<\/strong> <\/em>($5.99 from $29.99 until 4\/15)
\nOS Omega<\/strong><\/em> ($2.09 from $6.99 until 4\/15)
\nReflex Unit 2<\/strong><\/em> ($1.99 from $9.99 until 4\/15)
\nBud Spencer & Terence Hill S&B<\/strong><\/em> ($2.99 from $19.99 until 4\/18)
\nEvil Tonight<\/strong><\/em> ($13.49 from $14.99 until 4\/21)
\nGoosebumps the Game<\/strong> <\/em>($1.99 from $9.99 until 4\/21)
\nThe Bluecoats North & South<\/strong><\/em> ($11.99 from $29.99 until 4\/21)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/archeryclub.jpg\")
\nArchery Club<\/strong><\/em> ($2.39 from $11.99 until 4\/21)
\nToki<\/strong> <\/em>($2.23 from $14.99 until 4\/21)
\nRise Race the Future<\/strong><\/em> ($9.89 from $16.49 until 4\/21)
\nCartoon Network Battle Crashers<\/strong><\/em> ($2.49 from $9.99 until 4\/21)
\nHollow 2<\/strong><\/em> ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nPawn of the Dead<\/strong><\/em> ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4\/21)
\nMoving Out<\/strong> <\/em>($6.24 from $24.99 until 4\/21)
\nKing of Seas<\/strong> <\/em>($9.99 from $24.99 until 4\/21)
\nYooka-Laylee<\/strong><\/em> ($7.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)
\nYooka-Laylee 6 the Impossible Lair<\/strong><\/em> ($7.49 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nBlasphemous<\/strong> <\/em>($6.24 from $24.99 until 4\/21)
\nMoto Racer 4<\/strong> <\/em>($2.23 from $14.99 until 4\/21)
\nNerf Legends<\/strong><\/em> ($16.49 from $49.99 until 4\/21)
\nGear.Club Unlimited 2<\/strong><\/em> ($5.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)
\nYesterday Origins<\/strong> <\/em>($2.23 from $14.99 until 4\/21)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asterixandobelixxxlromastered.jpg\")
\nAsterix & Obelix XXL<\/strong><\/em> ($11.99 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nAsterix & Obelix XXL 2<\/strong><\/em> ($4.49 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nCrown Trick<\/strong> <\/em>($5.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nMonster Sanctuary<\/strong><\/em> ($6.79 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nGI Joe Operation Blackout<\/strong><\/em> ($9.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)
\nCooking Festival<\/strong><\/em> ($2.19 from $10.99 until 4\/21)
\nGolf With Your Friends<\/strong> <\/em>($4.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nYoku’s Island Express<\/strong><\/em> ($4.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nOvercooked Special Edition<\/strong><\/em> ($4.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nOvercooked 2<\/strong> <\/em>($6.24 from $24.99 until 4\/21)
\nWorms Rumble<\/strong><\/em> ($3.74 from $14.99 until 4\/21)
\nWorms W.M.D<\/strong> <\/em>($5.99 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nMy Time at Portia<\/strong> <\/em>($7.49 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nNeon Abyss<\/strong><\/em> ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nCobra Kai: Karate Kid Saga<\/strong><\/em> ($14.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/agathachristietheabcmurders.jpg\")
\nAgatha Christie ABC Murders<\/strong><\/em> ($11.99 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nAgatha Christie Hercule Poirot<\/strong><\/em> ($23.99 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nThe Escapists<\/strong> <\/em>($2.99 from $14.99 until 4\/21)
\nThe Escapists 2<\/strong><\/em> ($4.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nThe Survivalists<\/strong> <\/em>($6.24 from $24.99 until 4\/21)
\nZombieland Double Tap Road Trip<\/strong><\/em> ($7.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)
\nKuukiyomi 2: Consider It More<\/strong><\/em> ($2.49 from $4.99 until 4\/21)
\nDino Galaxy Tennis<\/strong><\/em> ($6.69 from $9.99 until 4\/21)
\nStreet Outlaws The List<\/strong><\/em> ($7.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)
\nStreet Outlaws 2<\/strong> <\/em>($16.49 from $49.99 until 4\/21)
\nBig Buck Hunter Arcade<\/strong><\/em> ($1.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nRapala Fishing Pro Series<\/strong> <\/em>($1.99 from $19.99 until 4\/21)
\nNickelodeon All-Star Brawl<\/strong> <\/em>($19.99 from $49.99 until 4\/21)
\nNickelodeon Kart Racers<\/strong><\/em> ($7.49 from $29.99 until 4\/21)
\nNick Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix<\/strong> <\/em>($14.99 from $39.99 until 4\/21)
\nThe Sinking City: Deluxe<\/strong> <\/em>($12.99 from $64.99 until 4\/21)
\nLevels+ Puzzle Game<\/strong><\/em> ($2.79 from $6.99 until 4\/21)
\ninbento<\/strong> <\/em>($2.49 from $4.99 until 4\/21)<\/p>\n