"Snow Battle Princess Sayuki" is now physically available for pre-order

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Press release:
Stuttgart, Germany – September 28th 2022.
Strictly Limited Games, in partnership with Mebius & Starfish-SD are today very proud and happy to announce that “Snow Battle Princess Sayuki” is now physically available for pre-order to consoles (PS4 and the Nintendo Switch) via Strictly Limited Games!

This Run and Gun shares the gameplay legacy with its spiritual predecessor Pocky & Rocky and will be available for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Preorders for the Limited Edition and Special Limited Edition are now live via https://www.strictlylimitedgames.com/.

About the game:

The snow goddess Sayuki is in love with a mortal boy who has fallen under a grave illness. Therefore, you go on a journey to find a remedy for his condition and gain the trust of the villagers, who are wary of the goddesses. If only the forces of evil wouldn’t get in the way.

With your trusty bunny Toto at your side, use different types of snow magic, upgrade them and blast your way through the hordes of yokai and other monsters standing in your way!

Battle Princess Sayuki rewards an aggressive playstyle!

Snow Battle Princess Sayuki can also be played with a friend who takes the role of Sayuki’s sister Koyuki. Playing in 2-player couch co-op mode will turn the game into a competition. Who will have the highest score at the end?

Snow Battle Princess Sayuki originally was planned to be a part of the Pocky and Rocky/Kiki Kaikai series. The game changed its appearance due to TAITO being acquired by Square Enix in the fall of 2005.

Instead of scrapping the whole game, developer Starfish took their hard work and transformed the Pocky & Rocky exterior and narrative into Snow Battle Princess Sayuki. Combining the cuteness of Cute ’em Ups and the intense action of isometric fast-paced scrolling shooters, the game turned out to be a true fan-favorite within a small but passionate following and was released for the PS2 and Wii back in 2008.

Features:

The spiritual successor of Pocky and Rocky with the familiar gameplay and a combo meter twist!

Single and two-player modes

Fresh setting using elements from Japanese and Western myths

Hand-drawn meets pixel art for a unique style

Strictly Limited Editions:

Strictly Limited Games is happy to bring you this unique piece of history as part of our catalog: Giving Snow Battle Princess Sayuki the boxed legacy it deserves, with two unique limited editions, available for pre-order exclusively via the Strictly Limited Games online shop.

The Limited Edition is limited to 2,500 copies for Nintendo Switch and 1,000 for PlayStation 4, at a price of 29.99€/29.99 USD, including a colorful game manual.

The Special Limited Edition is limited to 1,500 copies for Nintendo Switch and 500 for PlayStation 4, for 49.99€/49.99 USD, including lots of additional collectibles:

Special Limited Edition Box

Game Card/Disc (NSW/PS4)

Colorful Game Manual

Enemy Sticker Sheet

Original CD Soundtrack

Toto Bunny Plushie

Reversible Poster

6 Mini Art Cards

Mochi Bunny Recipe

About Strictly Limited Games
Strictly Limited Games is a German publisher based near Stuttgart, specialized in releasing a curated selection of digital download-only games in exclusive collectible physical editions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The company was founded in 2017 by Dennis Mendel, a former scholar for game studies and advisor at Fraunhofer Institute, and Benedict Braitsch. Both passionate collectors with a combined collection of over 7.000 digital and physical games for all console generations, their intention is to form an opposite pole to the current trend of digital-only releases. All collectors’ editions are available exclusively at Strictly Limited Games online store www.strictlylimitedgames.com.

About Mebius
Mebius is a game developer and publisher based in Tokyo, Japan engaged in the development of shooting games including “Steel Empire” for Nintendo 3DS. Mebius is known for creating or presenting quality indie games and published “Unholy Heights” and “Gnosia” for home consoles. They endeavour to develop games from the perspective of the actual players and the port of Rolling Gunner made it possible to play the PC version with high specs on the home console without compromise.

About Starfish-SD
A Japanese company with a variety of unique games in their portfolio. Representative works are the Super Black Bass and Elminage series. Due to the unique systems and the distinctive atmosphere of their games, Starfish-SD has a strong base of admiring fans.