Assault Plus is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch

Another Arcade Archives game is on the way with Hamster announcing Assault Plus. It’s due out worldwide tomorrow, April 3.

Namco first released Assault Plus in 1988, but it was only available in Japan. It’s a top-down multi-directional shooter in which players control a tank and battle enemies.

We have some additional information in the following rundown:

Assault Plus is a shooter released by Namco (Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1988. Take control of a tank and do battle with enemies! Using separate controls for your left and right treads, the game has a distinctive charm once you master its controls. This title features minor upgrades over its predecessor, Assault, offering new stages to play while retaining the fun of the original!

The Arcade Archives series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

We have Hamster’s official trailer below. 

Official Trailer

The game will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29. Access more coverage on the Arcade Archives series here.