RETRO SHMUP ‘IRO HERO’ OUT NOW ON NINTENDO SWITCH

Independent developer and publisher, Eastasiasoft Limited, alongside development partner, Artax Games, today released its retro-inspired vertical-scrolling shmup Iro Hero on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America for $12.99, with a 30% discount available for its first two weeks on sale.

Iro Hero combines the old school, pixelated charm of 80s arcade shooters with the complex, high-octane action of a modern bullet hell shmup. Combining complex enemy AI, polarity mechanics, and light puzzle elements, Iro Hero unleashes mind-melting mayhem on the Nintendo Switch! Players will have to shift polarities to avoid color-coded hazards, balance an array of unlockable skills, and make use of reflective surfaces and color areas if they’re to make it through Iro Hero’s 9 action-packed stages intact.

Set in the year 2306, Iro Hero opens a century after humans learned how to harness their energy to produce electricity. Over the years nefarious enterprises have turned this gift into a curse, with humans being treated as little more than batteries. Following the death of his mother, a teenager named Iro learns that he may be the key to mankind’s freedom.

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Iro Hero presents one of the most challenging shmups available on the Switch, though there are four game modes offering varying degrees of difficulty.

  • Arcade: The original vision for the game. No continues, but you can exchange some of your points for lives at the end of each level.
  • Normal: A more accessible challenge. In addition to the possibility of exchanging points for lives, you also have 3 credits to continue the match from the same level you died.
  • Story: The easiest mode. Once you finish a level, the next level gets unlocked and you can henceforth start the game from there.
  • 1CC: The hardest challenge for the most hardcore players. No possibility of buying ships and no continues.

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Features:

  • A four-color polarity system, emphasizing risk vs reward gameplay where you charge up your powers in matching colors.

  • Discover an exciting story that takes place across 9 action-packed levels.

  • Encounter 10 different types of enemies with more than one hundred different behaviors.

  • Defeat 10 final bosses in the vein of classic arcades.

  • Unlock special skills, offering many creative and strategic options.

  • Acquire upgrades to increase the firepower and capabilities of your spaceship.

  • Rise to the top of the online leaderboards.

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