Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade and Console coming west next week

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop

ININ Games, in partnership with Taito, has announced that it will be bringing Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade and Darius Cozmic Collection Console west next week. A release is planned for June 16 via the eShop.

Here’s an overview of both collections plus trailers for each:

Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade
Darius is one of the pioneers of side-scrolling shoot ’em up games, developed by legendary Taito Corporation and first released for arcade machines in 1986.
Experience four different titles across seven versions of the classic Arcade games!
This download includes the following four titles (seven versions) from the Darius arcade series:
Darius (Arcade, original version)
Darius (Arcade, new version)
Darius (Arcade, extra version)
Darius II (Arcade, Dual Screen version)
SAGAIA (Arcade, ver.1)
SAGAIA (Arcade, ver.2)
Darius Gaiden (Arcade)
Darius Cozmic Collection Console
Experience one of the most influential horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up series of all time!
Developed by the legendary Taito Corporation and first released for arcade machines, the monumental Darius Cozmic Collection Console offers six of the best console entries in the long-running series in a total of 9 versions!
This download includes the following six titles (nine versions) from the Darius home console series:
Darius II (Mega Drive, JP version)
SAGAIA (Genesis, US version)
SAGAIA (Master System, EU version)
Darius Twin (Super Famicom, JP version)
Darius Twin (Super NES, US version)
Darius Force (Super Famicom, JP version)
Super Nova (Super NES, US version)
Darius Alpha (PC Engine, JP version)
Darius Plus (PC Engine, JP version)