Red Art Games has shared details for the western physical release of Triggerheart EXELICA on Nintendo Switch.

The new physical western release for Triggerheart EXELICA will be sold in both Europe (via Red Art Games) and North America (via Video Games Plus). Preorders are available now and the release is in limited quantities. A release is set for Q3 2024.

Here’s a rundown on the special editions of the game:

Triggerheart EXELICA Deluxe Edition – €39.99 (500 PEGI-rated copies, RedArtGames.com exclusive)

• A copy of the game featuring reversible cover art
• An exclusive sleeve inspired by one of Triggerheart EXELICA’s 128-bit Japanese versions
• An exclusive Triggerheart Exelica coin
• A double-sided poster

The Triggerheart EXELICA Collector’s Edition – €69.99 (500 PEGI-rated copies)

• A copy of the game featuring reversible cover art inspired by one of Triggerheart EXELICA’s 128-bit Japanese versions
• The Triggerheart EXELICA Original Soundtrack CD
• An acrylic stand
• A large double-sided poster
• The Deluxe Edition’s double-sided poster as a bonus

Here’s a rundown on the game:

Triggerheart EXELICA is a vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooting game that first appeared in Japanese arcades in 2006. It was the penultimate officially licensed SEGA Dreamcast game to come out and was later ported to other consoles such as the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360. Eighteen years after its arrival in Japanese arcades, Triggerheart EXELICA is finally getting an official physical release in the West!

The story: Far away… In a system so distant that the light from its stars will never reach Earth… A war was drawing to a close. Exelica and Crueltear—humanoid weapons system called Triggerhearts developed by C.H.I.L.D.A., an interplanetary defense organization—were sent to join the fight against the autonomous combat unit known as the Ver’mith.

In the midst of the battle, just as they had taken the upper hand over the Ver’mith, Exelica and Crueltear were accidentally sent to Earth using an emergency teleportation gate activated by the Ver’mith. Finding themselves on an unknown planet and without the strength to return home, the injured Triggerhearts were despondent as they did not even have the means to learn the outcome of the battle.

They had just about recovered from their wounds and had finally begun to consider Earth as a haven… when it happened. A nightmarish vision filled the sky. The remains of the Ver’mith forces had arrived. The gate had re-opened… Although the Ver’mith forces had departed at the same time as Exelica and Crueltear, the gate’s instability had caused a lag in their arrival.

The Ver’mith had chosen Earth as their new base of operations. The invasion had begun. Exelica and Crueltear knew they had no choice but to fight to protect their new home.

Features

• Story, Arcade, Arrange and Training Modes
• Three playable characters (Exelica, Cruelty, Faintear)
• Play while listening to either Original or Arrange versions of the soundtrack
• Internet Rankings
• Tate mode
• Japanese dub
• Languages supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish