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Cosmic Defenders devs explain why the game is a good fit for Switch
Cosmic Defenders is coming to Switch sometime in Q2 2020. The 2D revolving shooter is being published by Natsume's new indie branch, and is developed by Fiery Squirrel. In an interview with Nintendo Life, Henry Fernández, CEO of Fiery Squirrel explains what makes Switch the perfect platform for the game.
The prototype of the game was single player, but involved 4 different characters (1 player and 3 CPU-controlled characters). After a lot of testing, getting people to play it, and receiving feedback, I noticed that people enjoyed the interaction with those CPUs very much; the little AI in the game would do things such as help you when you were in trouble and you were required to work together to finish a level. I thought it would be a great idea to put all those new mechanics in a game where your team was made up of real people too.
The original idea of the game was heavily based on co-operation, a meaningful message, and a lot of action. Due to the nature of the Switch, I thought that a game with these characteristics would be the perfect fit for the console: a simple game you could play with your friends, either cooperating with them to achieve the same goal, or fighting against them just for fun.
By the way, even though playing with other people is a lot of fun, the game can be enjoyed in single player mode as well. In the final version, the only mode that requires at least two players is the Versus Mode, but the Story Mode and Survival Mode can be played alone as well.