Arcade Archives: King & Balloon is an arcade developed by Taito, released 20 July 2023 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Arcade Archives: King & Balloon is
Arcade Archives: King & Balloon is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 2023. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"KING & BALLOON" is a shooter released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1980. Shoot down the swarms of balloons that are coming to steal the king! The game will continue so long as the king isn't fully taken away into the sky, no matter how many times your cannon is destroyed. You can also rescue the king as the balloons take him by shooting them down and rescuing him before he goes away.
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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Arcade Archives: King & Balloon launched on 20 July 2023, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch and Viewfinder. It arrived 10 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch, Viewfinder.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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