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Arcade Archives: Legion

"LEGION" is a shooter released by Nichibutsu in 1987. Operate the "LEGION" an aircraft equipped with a new weapon, the "TIME BOMB", to defeat the Dark Empire. The "TIME BOMB" can be used to stop time and…

23 May 2024

Arcade Archives: Legion is an arcade developed by Nichibutsu, released 23 May 2024 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Arcade Archives: Legion is

Arcade Archives: Legion is an arcade game developed by Nichibutsu and released in 2024. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"LEGION" is a shooter released by Nichibutsu in 1987. Operate the "LEGION" an aircraft equipped with a new weapon, the "TIME BOMB", to defeat the Dark Empire. The "TIME BOMB" can be used to stop time and rewind the enemy's movements. Also, you can get bonus points if you can put a rescued soldier on the rescue aircraft during the area.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: Legion launched on 23 May 2024, within three weeks of Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols and Animal Well. It arrived 11 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols, Animal Well.

Official trailer

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When did Arcade Archives: Legion come out?
Arcade Archives: Legion was released on 23 May 2024 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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