Beep and Success Corporation revealed the release date for Cotton Reboot in Japan.
The release date was announced in a recent issue of Famitsu magazine, confirming that the title will be releasing on February 25th 2021 in Japan for Nintendo Switch.
Cotton Reboot! is based on the X68000 version of Cotton, which was brushed up from the original arcade release.
“Arrange Mode” will feature enhanced graphics and significantly more character animations compared to “X68000 Mode.” New colors have been added to the “Crystal System,” and shots have been changed so that shooting a crystal creates a more powerful shot.
The following composers are working on the game:
- Stage 01 – Kenichi Arakawa (currently at Success; Rhythm Heaven, Suchie-Pai series)
- Stage 02 – Hiroyuki Kawada (formerly of Bandai Namco; Valkyrie no Densetsu, Yokai Dochuki)
- Stage 03 – Tetsurou Satou (currently at Success; Psyvariar, Psyvariar 2)
- Stage 04 – Daisuke Matsumoto (currently at Cave; Gothic wa Mahou Otome, Sangoku Justice)
- Stage 05 – Shinji Hosoe (CEO of SuperSweep; Dragon Spirit, Ridge Racer)
- Stage 06 – Koichi Namiki (formerly of S.S.T. Band; Super Hang-On, Galaxy Force)
- Stage 07 – Hisayoshi Ogura (formerly of Zuntata; Arkanoid, Darius series)
- Opening + Ending – Kimitaka Matsumae (formerly of S.S.T. Band; Kill Me Baby, Oshiri Kajiri Mushi)
Cotton Reboot – New features
The magazine also revealed the following new features for the game:
- New enemy-sweeping “Split Shot” and score-boosting “Jewel Fever” systems for “Arrange Mode,”
- Easy mode for newcomers and extreme mode for veteran players
- Visual scenes by Hideki Tamura
