Arcade Archives: Darius is an arcade developed by Taito, released 26 August 2016 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Arcade Archives: Darius is
Arcade Archives: Darius is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 2016. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Darius, Year 201. Invasion! The vicious Belsar have attacked the peaceful Darius system, which now faces absolute devastation at their abominable hands! Darius' defense fighters proved no match for the overwhelming firepower of the alien forces, which wiped out their entire fleet in one fell swoop! With nothing left to protect them, the people could only sit and wait for the icy embrace of death as the satellite bombardments continued unopposed. The scent of despair hung thickly in the air, all hope of survival having been quashed. But then, from out of the darkness of the mourning clouds came a single bright light in the sky. "Silverhawk........." Like a phoenix brought forth from the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Arcade Archives: Darius launched on 26 August 2016, within three weeks of No Man's Sky, Persona 5, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: No Man's Sky, Persona 5, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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