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title: "Launch trailer The Messenger"
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description: "Developer Sabotage has put a launch trailer online to celebrate the release of The Messenger."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-09-02 14:20:43"
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Launch trailer The Messenger | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Launch trailer The Messenger](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/launch-trailer-the-messenger.jpg "Launch trailer The Messenger")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/launch-trailer-the-messenger.jpg)Developer **Sabotage** has put a launch trailer online to celebrate the release of The Messenger.

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[Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/launch-trailer-the-messenger/)

## [](#about-the-messenger)About The Messenger

The Messenger seamlessly blends an 8-bit and 16-bit universe as a heroic ninja turned messenger must traverse a dangerous path to save his village from the Demon King.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

- Dynamic, acrobatic gameplay and ultra tight controls worthy of an epic ninja adventure.
- Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels, and branching paths to discover.
- Meticulously designed 8-bit and 16-bit sprites, animations, and backgrounds in the spirit of the classics.
- A memorable cast of offbeat villains, bosses, and associates.
- Original soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, handmade using Famitracker.

The nice thing about The Messenger that you can switch between 8-bit and 16-bit in the course of the game, which has an effect on the graphics and the sound.

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