Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection, a lone adventure or maybe not
As already planned, just two months after its first introduction, on the past February 25th Capcom relesed Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection for Switch. The game marking the return of the valiant knight in his underwear has a $30 price tag, is currently available in digital format only and exclusively for the Nintendo console. The Japanese developers manifest goal is to introduce the classic saga of Sir Arthur to a modern audience, offering several aids for the less capable knights while preserving the difficulty and the features of the classic arcade experience.
One of the biggest changes of Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection, the producers explain in the last development diary before the game release, is in fact a “couch co-op” mode where a second player can play the role of a secondary supporting character. The choice includes Barry, able to protect Arthur with a barrier, Kerry which takes Arthur and carries him away from the imminent danger, and Archie which builds bridges around the game’s world. The supporting character can prove invaluable in making the Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection experience less traumatic, or it can also play a saboteur-like role by making the player’s life even more difficult. Fans of solo play can of course completely avoid couch co-op to focus on improving their own personal skills.
The new multiplayer mode is properly highlighted in the launch trailer of Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection as well, together with the backstory at the beginning of the tale since the dawn of time and everything. The new Ghosts ‘n Goblins is (or it can be) as difficult as it was 36 years ago, it requires the usual double playthrough to reach the final battle and it marks the return of all the ghoulish enemies created to torment the brave Sir Arthur and his beloved princess Prin Prin.
As said, the chance to play Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection is currently limited to Nintendo’s Switch console. Waiting for a more than desirable release of the game on PC and elsewhere, the most resourceful fans can test the waters of Switch emulation thanks to Ryujinx. An “experimental” open source project, which is however already capable of running Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection at full speed with some graphics errors. If Capcom just doesn’t want my money…