Ghost Blade HD launches on Switch next week

The bullet hell shoot ’em up game Ghost Blade HD will launch on Switch worldwide next week. listings on the eShop confirm. It’s due out digitally in all regions on October 24.

Here’s an overview of Ghost Blade HD, along with a trailer:

10,000 years ago, an artificial intelligence known as Shira was built to protect the residents of Mars.

As time passed, the AI became corrupted and Shira started to attack the Mars colonies. With no way to defend itself against Evil Shira, Mars calls for help. The Earth Defense Force fleet fights its way to Evil Shira and uses powerful lasers to destroy it. However, Evil Shira secretly had a backup that flees into space and takes over an abandoned space station at the outskirts of the solar system.

When the EDF notices the escape, they send their bravest fighter after Evil Shira. You are this pilot, and your mission is to destroy Evil Shira before it can complete its new attack force and threaten the existence of the entire universe.

Beautiful, detailed HD graphics
Five stages with huge boss enemies
Three battle ships with different gun types
Instant respawn
Practice Mode
Score Attack
Re-balanced difficulty
Three difficulty modes: Easy, Normal and Hard
60fps
Arcade gameplay and addictive scoring system
Easy mode for beginners
Two-player local co-op mode for addictive fun
Incredible soundtrack composed by Rafael Dyll
Online leaderboards
37 achievements

Source: Switch eShop