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Arcade Archives: The Astyanax

The Astyanax is an action game released by Jaleco in 1989. After receiving a divine revelation, a warrior sets out to battle the evil demons and restore peace to the world. Harness the power of the Fire Axe…

6 May 2021

Arcade Archives: The Astyanax is an arcade developed by Jaleco, released 6 May 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Arcade Archives: The Astyanax is

Arcade Archives: The Astyanax is an arcade game developed by Jaleco and released in 2021. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Astyanax is an action game released by Jaleco in 1989. After receiving a divine revelation, a warrior sets out to battle the evil demons and restore peace to the world. Harness the power of the Fire Axe and strike your foes with conviction!
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: The Astyanax launched on 6 May 2021, within three weeks of Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and Returnal. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Returnal.

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When did Arcade Archives: The Astyanax come out?
Arcade Archives: The Astyanax was released on 6 May 2021 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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