{"id":107096,"date":"2020-01-10T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/01\/arc_system_works_reveals_code_shifter_an_action-platformer_coming_to_switch"},"modified":"2020-01-10T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:45:00","slug":"arc-system-works-reveals-code-shifter-an-action-platformer-coming-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/10\/arc-system-works-reveals-code-shifter-an-action-platformer-coming-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc System Works Reveals Code Shifter, An Action-Platformer Coming To Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/82824d6b6b041\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/82824d6b6b041\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e99AjAz6YTY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Arc System Works, the studio behind series like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/guilty_gear\"><strong>Guilty Gear<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/blazblue_centralfiction_special_edition\"><strong>BlazBlue<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/river_city_girls\"><strong>River City<\/strong><\/a>, has revealed a brand new action-platformer called <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/code_shifter\">Code Shifter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The game has you taking on the role of Stella, a game developer who works at the &#8216;Awesome Rainbow Corp&#8217;. Stella&#8217;s tasked with removing bugs from the studio&#8217;s big game on the eve of its release &#8211; no pressure, then &#8211; and as she scrambles around to fix all of the issues, she stumbles across some very mysterious errors indeed.<\/p>\n<p>To combat this, she whips up a debug program &#8211; the Code Shifter &#8211; which allows her digital avatar &#8216;Sera&#8217; to rather literally fight the bugs from within. As you can see from the trailer and screenshots on this very page, you&#8217;ll be presented with two very different aesthetic styles as you cross from Stella&#8217;s real world to Sera&#8217;s in-game world. Here are some key features:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Iconic Arc System Works characters remixed in 8-bit pixel art, including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, the River City series and more!<br \/>&#8211; Utilize a whopping 100 characters to successfully overcome deadly obstacles and enemies to ship the game in time!<br \/>&#8211; The soundtrack features 8-bit renditions of popular character themes like &#8220;Give Me a Break&#8221; (Sol Badguy&#8217;s Theme), Bullet Dance (Noel Vermillion&#8217;s Theme) and more!<br \/>&#8211; By defeating the bosses of each stage Sera is rewarded with new costumes that gives her different powers when equipped.<br \/>&#8211; The &#8220;COLORFUL FIGHTERS&#8221; game mode is a brawler mini-game that allows up to 4 players to duke it out in a free-for-all!<br \/>&#8211; Fight against other CPU controlled characters in the Ex Stages of the main story to unlock more playable characters!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ss 02 Jp\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/410c60eaf6082\/ss-02-jp.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/410c60eaf6082\/ss-02-jp.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Ss 02 Jp\"><\/a><a title=\"Ss 03 Jp\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cbd03e9c09e87\/ss-03-jp.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cbd03e9c09e87\/ss-03-jp.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Ss 03 Jp\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ss 04 Jp\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dd80d75d861ac\/ss-04-jp.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dd80d75d861ac\/ss-04-jp.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Ss 04 Jp\"><\/a><a title=\"Ss 05 Jp\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/84a18f9cfd178\/ss-05-jp.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/84a18f9cfd178\/ss-05-jp.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Ss 05 Jp\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The game is set to launch on Switch and other platforms in Q1 of 2020, so it shouldn&#8217;t be too long before we hear a little more about this one.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like what you see? Do you think this might be something to add to your Switch wishlist? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e99AjAz6YTY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Arc System Works, the studio behind series like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and River City, has revealed a brand new action-platformer called Code Shifter. The game has you taking on the role of Stella, a game developer who works at the &#8216;Awesome Rainbow Corp&#8217;. 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