Japanese publisher Superdeluxe has today announced that it is releasing physical editions of Assault Suit Valken Declassified on Nintendo Switch.
The game – originally released as Cybernator in the West – will be published in March 2025 and comes in two versions.
The standard edition (¥4,980) comes in a typical Switch game case and has printed instructions, but the Deluxe Edition (¥7,480) is more exciting; it ships with a limited edition case, trading cards, original soundtrack CD and ASS-117A Valken Diorama acrylic stand.
There are additional bonuses depending on where you pre-order the game; for example, if you purchase directly from Superdeluxe, you get an A5 Art Card showcasing the original cover artwork for the game.
Other retailers have other goodies:
- Amazon Bonus: Clear File
- GEO Bonus: Clear file
- Neowing Bonus: Postcard
- Melon Books Bonus: Acrylic keychain
- Game Shop 1983 Bonus: 1 A6 art card + SFC ARTMAT
- Ebiten Bonus: Tin Magnet
- Amiami Bonus: Acrylic keychain
- Toranoana Bonus: Set of 3 rectangular badges
- Sofmap Bonus: B2 Tapestry (Deluxe only)
- Game Shop 1983 Bonus: A6 art card (Deluxe only)
- WonderGOO Bonus: A3 Tapestry (Deluxe only)
Strictly Limited Games is also creating its own special edition of the game which includes some of the same items, and Retro-Bit recently republished the original 16-bit version on the SNES.
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That is an insanely large variety of bonuses. I am glad I kicked the FOMO habit and I feel bad for diehard fans of this series.
What to do? Order it from every single shop to get all the goodies?
I've never really played the game. I always LOVED the look of it, probably read reviews of it a hundred times over, and this animé artwork makes it even more awesome.
I actually put it on my Mini SNES to give it a try, but this past year I maybe have spent a couple of hours in total on gaming. I did play it for a bit, and it's a fun game, but there is way too much stuff demanding my attention.
@Daniel36 I did play it for a bit, and it's a fun game, but there is way too much stuff demanding my attention.
Isn't that the same for all of us ?
I'm closing in on 90 games beat this year.
It's hardly made a dent in my backlog.
@KitsuneNight Well, I doubt I will hit playing even 90 minutes for the past few months, let alone finish a game.
But, full disclosure, I have quite a few more hobbies besides videogames. Still love reading about them on my commutes and downtimes.
@Daniel36
Fair enough
At the start of this year I wanted to make a dent in my backlog and finish at least 40 games.
When I hit that goal I decided to keep going, and I'm at 86 now.
@KitsuneNight I fully applaud your efforts!
I do not have a backlog that big to begin with, so I guess my gaming habits are a lot more tame. My current main hobby is building scenery for tabletop wargaming and roleplaying. As you can imagine, that takes a lot of time too.
Once I get tired of that, chances are I will pick up making music again. But all of this is besides spending time with my family, and unfortunately a LOT of time spent at work.
I get lucky if I have energy and time left for hobbies an hour a day.
Note that the special edition link was to Limited Run Games, not Strictly Limited. Good clarification, because Strictly Limited is firmly in "stay away" territory for me now due to their inability to produce and ship Switch games.
Makes sense though, Limited Run (NA/ESRB), Clear River (Europe retail releases), and Super Deluxe (Japan retail releases) are all Embracer. Super Deluxe is technically a joint venture between LRG and 8-4, but effectively the Japanese regional publisher for the Embracer stuff. It has been getting more common to see releases in 2, or all 3, of those regions by those publishers.
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