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title: "Takotan"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-switch/takotan/"
description: "The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity calls out for help!"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-09-09 00:00:00"
image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/takotan.jpeg"
markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-switch/takotan.md"
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Takotan | Nintendo Switch Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Takotan](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/takotan.jpeg "Takotan")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/takotan.jpeg)The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity calls out for help! Takotan is a retro shoot’em up inspired by 16-bit classics. Save the world from alien invasion by shooting and dodging your way through 8 action-packed levels with sinister bosses! Collect a variety of power-ups including lasers, bowling balls and ninja stars to take down enemies and defend the planet.

## [](#features)Features:

- Play in Normal Mode with 1000 shield and 3 lives, letting you recover if you don’t take another hit too quickly.
- Test your skill in Panic Mode with only a shield power-up and no HP, allowing only 2 hits before you’re cooked!
- Design your own challenge with Custom Mode to set max shield, lives, weapon, starting level and more.
- Enjoy a more casual experience in Assist Mode, cutting all damage in half.

### Release info - Takotan

Release date

 2020-09-09 00:00:00

Publisher

 eastasiasoft

Demo available

DLC available

Max players

 1

Age rating

 3

NS Online support

Game code

 HACPAZDYA

Cloud Saves support

Voice Chat support

HD Rumble support

Languages

japanese, english, spanish, french, german, italian, korean, chinese

 Genres

action, arcade, shooter

### Nintendo eShop - Takotan

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/NL/nl/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/BE/nl/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/DE/de/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/FR/fr/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[GBP 6.29](https://ec.nintendo.com/GB/en/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[USD 6.99](https://www.nintendo.com/US/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

¥7.00

[CAD 8.79](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/IT/it/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[MXN 135.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-mx/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/PT/pt/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[6,99 €](https://ec.nintendo.com/SK/sk/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 6.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/ES/es/titles/70010000033376/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[ARS 1300.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-ar/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[BRL 34.99](https://www.nintendo.com/pt-br/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[CLP 5500.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-cl/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[COP 32000.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-co/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

N/A

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[PEN 26.99](https://www.nintendo.com/es-pe/store/products/takotan-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

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