Katsuhiro Harada would have made her top tier.)
CAPCOM also made a browser-based sequel to last year s cats-meets-
Street Fighter puzzle game
Neco Drop called (unsurprisingly)
Neco Drop 2. As of this writing it s still available to play. It s pretty similar to last year s game with a few new additions, including a mode where you can earn prizes by betting cat food on
Street Fighter V matches. It s a nice (and free!) little browser game on its own merits, so if you like color-matching puzzle games, give it a play. You might just encounter this little fella:
Yes, that s a cat based on Captain Sawada from the infamous
PlatinumGames Joke Shooter Sol Cresta Is Real
Sol Cresta – is the real deal. In fact,
Sol Cresta was part of the company’s previous round of April Fools’ Day jokes in 2020.
Check out a trailer for
Sol Cresta: Moon Cresta and 1985’s
Terra Cresta. Like many shooters, they involved players piloting a ship on a fixed, scrolling screen, filling the screen with fire to down baddies. The
Cresta games’ main gimmick was a “docking” functionality. Players could earn power-up items as they fought, which resulted in pieces being added to their ship. These pieces functioned in a multitude of ways, from working like extra lives to adding extra weapons. Most importantly, they also added a movement challenge to the mid-combat proceedings. Players had to align their ship with the power-ups, risking damage. Further, docking up meant increasing the size of one’s ship and thus the potential attack surface, which is a key concern in shooting games.
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Last year, Platinum Games teased the game Sol Cresta as a new release. However, this was on April Fool’s, so everyone assumed it was a joke. Turns out it was real after all.
No Joke, PlatinumGames Is Releasing Sol Cresta On The Nintendo Switch
Update [Fri 2nd Apr, 2021 06:35 BST]: Well, if you had any doubts about yesterday s announcement, PlatinumGames has now published
another tweet - this time on April 2nd, Japan time. It reconfirms the
Sol Cresta will arrive on Switch, PS4 and Steam at some point this year.
Here s the official tweet from PlatinumGames English Twitter account:
#SolCresta, the first title in PlatinumGames NeoClassic Arcade series, is coming in 2021 to Nintendo Switch, PS4 & Steam!
It s not an April Fool s joke anymore, it s really happening! pic.twitter.com/TTHAbNI59t PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) April 2, 2021