{"id":8446,"date":"2022-01-13T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T12:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=8446"},"modified":"2022-01-13T21:19:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T12:19:39","slug":"20220113-8446","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220113-8446\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocky &#038; Rocky Reshrined to launch on April 21 in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220113-188618\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-01-13 18:38 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Japanese publisher Natsume Atari has announced the release date for <em><strong>Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined<\/strong><\/em>. It is scheduled to come out for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on April 21 in Japan. The price is set at 4,180 yen (approx. $36).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5947\u3005\u602a\u754c \u9ed2\u30de\u30f3\u30c8\u306e\u8b0e\u3000\u30c8\u30ec\u30a4\u30e9\u30fc\u7b2c3\u5f3e\u3000\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u7d39\u4ecb\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zINdpPjkGbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined<\/em> is the latest installment of the vertical scrolling shooter series<em> Pocky &amp; Rocky (KiKi KaiKai<\/em>) and a direct sequel to the 1992 SNES title <em>Pocky &amp; Rocky. <\/em>It is being developed by Natsume Atari\u2019s internal development team called TENGO PROJECT, which consists of members who worked on the first <em>Pocky &amp; Rocky<\/em>. The latest title retains the 16-bit style visual while upgrading the graphics and sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protagonist Pocky (Sayo-chan), a Shinto shrine maiden, can use various items and maiden skills to fight the enemies. Rocky the Tanuki (Manuke) will join the fight as a playable character, along with three new characters, Amenouzume, Ikazuchi, and Hotaru Gozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of game modes, <em>Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined<\/em> includes a Story Mode and a Free Mode where you can choose your favorite character and attempt to beat every stage. The latter mode supports co-op with up to two players, and for the Nintendo Switch version, you can play co-op with a single Joy-Con.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220113-188618-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined<\/em> is set to launch on April 21 in Japan. The worldwide release date is yet to be announced. The official website can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natsumeatari.co.jp\/kuromanto\/system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pocky &#038; Rocky Reshrined to launch on April 21 in Japan. Pocky &#038; Rocky Reshrined is the latest installment of the vertical scrolling shooter series Pocky &#038; Rocky\/KiKi KaiKai and a direct sequel to the 1992 SNES title Pocky &#038; Rocky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-8446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined to launch on April 21 in Japan - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined to launch on April 21 in Japan. 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