Sol Cresta is an adventure developed by PlatinumGames, released 21 February 2022 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Sol Cresta is
Sol Cresta is an adventure game developed by PlatinumGames and released in 2022. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
DOCK, SPLIT, and FORM UP! Pilot three ships and free the solar system from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game! PlatinumGames’ NEO-CLASSIC ARCADE series carries on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technology, and the first project in this endeavor is Sol Cresta. Sol Cresta takes the docking and formation strategies of classic shooting games Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta and elevates them with the “free-form docking” system. The flagship Yamato, composed of the ships Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano can utilize various attacks depending on how the three ships are aligned. Docking, splitting, and reforming the ships as needed is the key to defeating the…
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.
What it launched against
Sol Cresta launched on 21 February 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human and Vampire Survivors. It arrived 9 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors.
Official trailer
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