Gleylancer Flying from Mega Drive to Switch Next Week

Back in 1992, Masaya and NCS Corporation released Gleylancer on the SEGA Mega Drive. It stayed exclusive to Japan until the Wii Virtual Console version in 2008 when it finally released digitally elsewhere. Now, Shinyuden and Ratalakia Games are resurrecting the title once again and releasing it on the Nintendo Switch on October 15th, 2021.

Check out the trailer:

About Gleylancer

The story follows Lucia, a 16-year-old star fighter pilot in the Earth Federation. A war breaks out between humans and an unknown alien race in the year 2025. Lucia’s father, Ken, a high-ranking admiral in the Federation Navy, is captured after his ship is warped out of the combat zone with 4 alien modules which have the ability of teleportation. Lucia, heart-broken after hearing her father’s disappearance, decides to hijack the prototype fighter CSH-01-XA “GleyLancer” with the help of her friend Teim and go after her father.

Features

• Improved modes available with accessibility features and modern controls
• Classic and deep space shoot ‘em up gameplay
• Epic space opera with anime cutscenes
• Option to customise the ship’s attacking power
• Iconic retro console graphics and sound
• Legacy 16-bit title from the 1990s!

Gleylancer will release on the Switch October 15 and will cost $6.99 USD.

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