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Giga Wrecker Alt.

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: Rising Star Games
Developer: Game Freak
Release Date: April 30, 2019

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'Giga Wrecker Alt.' Comes To Switch, PS4 and Xbox One Later This Year - Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 17, 2019 @ 8:28 a.m. PST

Giga Wrecker Alt. is a 2D action/adventure and metroidvania inspired game where you play as Reika, a girl who has the ability to manipulate debris and explore a world invaded by an army of evil robots.

Giga Wrecker Alt. establishes a 2D world for navigating platforms and solving increasingly challenging puzzles as players progress to unearth the mysteries of a sudden invasion that left the world in ruins. As players explore, they’ll use the abilities of Reika – that game’s main protagonist – to destroy and reconstruct their surroundings for solving each puzzle and fighting back against the invaders.

Giga Wrecker Alt. is a mixture of exploration and physics where players can bring down towering walls and then use the rubble as a platform for navigating each level. Reika has a power known as ARCHE (Arms Creating and Handling Effect) that allows her to construct various weapons from rubble and scrap. This ability helps her create and navigate platforms, beat traps, and destroy enemies. Of course, there’s also the ability to crush enemies with falling objects as well.

Giga Wrecker was brought to life through Game Freak’s internal “Gear Project” where its developers are encouraged to come up with intriguing ideas for games outside the company’s normal. The game also features music by video game composer, Shinij Hosoe, known for Ridge Racer and Tekken, among many other titles.

"We are excited to be working together with Rising Star Games and Thunderful to bring Giga Wrecker Alt. to console gamers around the world.” said Game Director, Masayuki Onoue.

New Content for Consoles

  • Twenty brand-new puzzle stages added to the game’s Campaign mode
  • New non-playable secondary character that assists players with more difficult puzzles/challenges if they become stuck for a period of time
  • A new hardcore ‘Ironman’ mode that increases the damage to 5 times greater impact than normal mode.
  • Overhaul of the original localization to enhance the user experience
  •  Italian and Traditional Chinese languages added for a total of 11 in-game languages (Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese).

Limited Run Games will distribute the PS4 and Nintendo Switch physical versions.

Already available on PC (Steam), Giga Wrecker Alt. is coming to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One digital stores later this year.


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