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Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

Chronicles of 2 Heroes is an intense 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and a singular mechanic: you can switch in real-time between the two main characters! The Samurai and the Kunoichi have…

65 26 May 2023

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath is an adventure, released 26 May 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath is

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath was released in 2023. It was published by Catness Game Studios. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Between 400 and 600 A.D., Amaterasu’s wrath dragged Ancient Japan into a time of wars, famine, and epidemics. Her disciple, Empress Imiko, rule over Japan with an iron fist and imposes terror with her mighty army. All hopes rest on two siblings, Kensei the samurai and Ayame the kunoichi, who will fight their way to bring back peace to the land. Thanks to their abilities and the people that they will meet on their journey, they will get into the imperial capital of Osaka to steal the three sacred treasures, the empress’ source of power.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 11 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath launched on 26 May 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, System Shock and Street Fighter 6. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, System Shock, Street Fighter 6.

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When did Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath come out?
Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath was released on 26 May 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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