Success Corporation has announced Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll for PC, Switch, PlayStation 4, and Japanese arcades.

The new cute ’em up style shoot ’em up is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on December 23 in Japan, with a price set at 6,380 yen. The arcade version is launching sometime between this summer and fall 2021, and the Windows PC version is launching sometime between Winter 2021 and further into 2022.

Here’s a brief synopsis on Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll, via its official site and Japanese retailers:

While retaining the comical world of Cotton and Silk, the system encompasses not only the Cotton series, but also the time system of Sanvein, the BUZZ system of Psyvariar, and other characteristics of the shooting games that Success Inc. has introduced to the world.

In addition to the familiar Cotton series characters, guest characters from Umihara Kawase and Dokidoki Poyacchio are also available!
An interesting shooting game with 6 characters (+ more) that gives you a great sense of exhilaration!
Each character has different performances and actions.
There are 16 scrolling stages (vertical, horizontal, 3D) that can be played.
Characters with different abilities can be played across various stages, expanding the range of play!

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