Castle of Shikigami 2 getting physical Switch release

Red Art Games is excited to finally reveal its plans for the Western Nintendo Switch physical release of legendary Shoot ‘em Up Castle of Shikigami 2. Castle of Shikigami 2 is the reworked version of the classic shooter developed by Alfa System and Cosmo Machia and published digitally by Cosmo Machia. The Western Castle of Shikigami 2 game cards feature brand new French, Italian and Spanish localizations created for this physical release.

In the West, Castle of Shikigami 2 will receive both ESRB and PEGI-rated physical Nintendo Switch versions that will come out Q2 2024.

In addition to the game’s Standard Edition ($39.99/€39.99) which will be available everywhere once it launches, two special editions can also be pre-ordered from Red Art Games’ official online store. Red Art Games’ Castle of Shikigami 2 special editions were created using assets coming straight from Alfa System’s archives. Those assets were initially used for Japan-only releases of the game in the early 2000s.

The Castle of Shikigami 2 Deluxe Edition (300 PEGI-rated copies, RedArtGames.com exclusive) contains:

• A copy of the game featuring reversible cover art
• An exclusive sleeve inspired by one of Castle of Shikigami 2’s 128-bit Japanese versions
• A set of three Castle of Shikigami 2 tokens inspired by those in use in Japanese arcades
• Price: €39.99

The Castle of Shikigami 2 Dream Edition (500 PEGI-rated copies) contains:

• A retro style box
• A copy of the game featuring reversible cover art
• An exclusive sleeve inspired by one of Castle of Shikigami 2’s 128-bit Japanese versions
• A double-sided poster featuring art inspired by Castle of Shikigami 2’s original Arcade flyer
• The Castle of Shikigami 2 Original Soundtrack CD
• An acrylic stand
• Price: €69.99

All three European versions of Castle of Shikigami 2 can be pre-ordered from Red Art Games’ official online store now. The Standard American version can be pre-ordered from VGP’s online store.