Throwback shooter Mighty Goose launches June 5 across PC and consoles, publisher Playism and developers Blastmode and MP2 Games have announced.
When Mighty Goose launches on June 5th, the game will be available for Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S (via backwards compatibility), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 (MP2 Games confirmed to Niche Gamer the PS5 version is native, not backwards compatibility).
The September 2020-announced game will be priced at $19.99, and will include  English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Russian, Polish, Dutch, and Korean language options.
Here’s a new trailer:
Here’s a rundown on the game:
Traveling the galaxy, hunting down evil. This is the life of Mighty Goose. One of the galaxy’s most credited bounty hunters!
At the core Mighty Goose is a tight side scrolling run & gun shooter that will test your skill, timing, reflexes. Building upon that solid arcade base, the game adds a ton of crazy weapons, warmachines, upgrades and secrets.
Assume the role of Mighty Goose and bring the fight to the Void King. This galaxy conquering monarch commands a vast army of minions and mechanised monsters. Dealing with these baddies means traveling to distant worlds and facing all kinds of dangers. But not to worry, this is no problem for the legendary Mighty Goose!
Key Features:
- Fast-paced run-and-gun experience with tight controls.
- Battle against screen filling bosses that will test your skill, timing, and dodging
- Customize your playing style using a combination of upgrade chips, secondary weapons and assist characters.
- Pilot devastating war-machine vehicles to decimate large groups of enemies.
- Beautifully crafted vibrant pixel art worlds, vehicles and characters.
- An amazing soundtrack featuring crunchy synth-rock and funky jazz-fusion melodies. Composed by Dominic Ninmark (Moonrider, Blazing Chrome, Gravity Circuit).
