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Press release:
Barcelona – November 9th, 2017. Prepare your sword one more time, o brave knight: Cursed Castilla is already available for PS Vita! Abylight Studios and Locomalito join forces with Eastasiasoft to bring the acclaimed 2D action-platformer Cursed Castilla to the PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. Cursed Castilla is already available on the PlayStation®Store (only digital) for €11,99 / $11.99. Its physical edition will be available exclusively at online retailer Play-Asia.com as an exclusive Limited Edition, with only 4,000 copies available worldwide, for $34.99. The Limited Edition will contain the following items:

– A physical copy of the game (region-free)
– A full-color instruction booklet (20 pages)
– An official soundtrack CD (56 tracks / 70 minutes)
– A ‘Making of’ photo book by Locomalito and Gryzor87 (32 pages)
– A numbered collector’s certificate
– A collector’s box (with a beautifully embossed logo)

Inspired by medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, Cursed Castilla is a love letter to classic action arcade games from the ‘80s and ‘90s. The game offers a thrilling and challenging experience that will put their skills to a test, with 8 different stages, more than 48 different kinds of enemies, 19 final bosses and up to 4 different endings.

ABOUT CURSED CASTILLA
Cursed Castilla is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe. A young witch’s tears have been turned by a demon into a key that opens up a gateway for the evil in this world. The King Alfonso VI of León has gathered his loyal knights to get to Tolomera del Rey and finish the nightmare using the power of the Witch’s tears. Banish the zombies and demons that entered the Kingdom of Castile with Don Ramiro, the loyal Knight of the King, and his friends. For that, you will use a different range of weapons to defeat your enemies through the cursed lands of Tolomera, in a pure classic arcade action style.

Key features:
– 8 stages
– 19 bosses
– 48+ types of enemies
– 4 different endings
– 16 unlockable trophies, including platinum trophy support
– New music tracks
– Remixed and remastered audio
– Illustrated Bestiary – with unlockable information about the myths behind each creature included in the game
– 8 Screen view modes
– Navigation menu – Specific content adaptation for the end platform to improve the gamer experience

ABOUT EASTASIASOFT
Eastasiasoft Limited is an independent, Hong Kong-based developer and publisher of interactive entertainment specializing in video games and related media. Founded in 2007, Eastasiasoft has worked on and published titles such as Rainbow Skies, Rainbow Moon, Lost Sea, and the Söldner-X franchise.

ABOUT ABYLIGHT STUDIOS
Abylight Studios is a digital entertainment company based in Barcelona. Their most recent project is Super Hydorah, a nonlinear shoot-’em-up that sublimates the wisdom and richness of traditional shmup classics. For more information on Abylight Studios, visit their official website, Facebook, and follow @abylight on Twitter

ABOUT LOCOMALITO
Locomalito shares background with many other kids from the 80s: he grew up playing arcade machines and dreaming about creating his own games. He had ideas and wanted to work passionately on them. Years later, this vocation drove him to work on those ideas and shape them in his own spare time. His goal: creating video games with an old-school flavor – adventures meant to be played on a straight run, built with pixel-art and a chiptune soundtrack. For more information on Locomalito, visit his official website, and follow him on Twitter.

ABOUT PLAY-ASIA.COM
Play-Asia.com was established in 2002 and is the leading independent retailer, providing outstanding customer experience, a large variety of genuine products and global fulfillment. For media queries, contact Eastasiasoft public relations at [email protected] or via Twitter at @eastasiasoft.