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Press release:
Friday 19th May, 2023.
The Spain-based indie games publisher Ratalaika Games and Japan-based video games publisher Shinyuden, are today very glad and thrilled to announce that their retro arcade action platformer “Cyber Citizen Shockman” (which is an iconic title previously released on PC Engine in Japan but never before released in the West), is now available consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) via digital stores!

This retro arcade action platformer starring two characters (boy and girl), with a number of improvements, captures the excitement and appeal that made it a genre favourite.

‘Cyber Citizen Shockman marks the beginning of the release of the entire Shockman’s titles that will be presented to retro game fans over the year for the first time which will be available for home consoles (except Shockman 2), which is the only one that was ever officially released’.

FEATURES/FACTS:

* A retro classic for Switch/PS4/5 XB gamers.

* Action platformer starring 2 characters (boy and girl), 18 exciting platforming stages with multiple routes to explore.

* A plethora of upgrades to unlock.

* Fun and challenging.

* Added image gallery from hand-made scans.

* Rewind/FF functions.

* Brand new english translation, plus old JP Original.

* Complete EN and JP user interface!

* Save states.

* CRT Filter

* Suu Urabe, famous mangaka, created the character design and the main illustrations of the game.

About Ratalaika Games:

Ratalaika Games S.L. is a video game company focused on publishing & porting great games to the console market.

About Shinyuden:
LLC Shinyuden is a Japanese video game publisher focused on classic Japanese video games and indie titles, as well as a localization ageShincy for major companies.