{"id":121774,"date":"2020-12-08T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/persona_5_strikers_launches_on_switch_in_the_west_in_february_new_trailer_and_screenshots"},"modified":"2020-12-08T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:15:00","slug":"persona-5-strikers-launches-on-switch-in-the-west-in-february-new-trailer-and-screenshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/08\/persona-5-strikers-launches-on-switch-in-the-west-in-february-new-trailer-and-screenshots\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona 5 Strikers Launches On Switch In The West In February, New Trailer And Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/93d61fb9af469\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/93d61fb9af469\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo has shared a new announcement trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/persona_5_strikers\">Persona 5 Strikers<\/a>, confirming that the game will be launching for Switch in the west on 23rd February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the news won&#8217;t come as too much of a surprise for anyone aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/persona_5_strikers_expected_to_be_officially_revealed_for_the_west_next_week\">last week&#8217;s leak<\/a>, but it&#8217;s still nice to have it confirmed all the same. You can check out the new trailer for yourself up above, and we also have a few screenshots and a game description for you below. Grab a snack or five and have a read of this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> takes players on an epic road trip with the Phantom Thieves, where they strike back against the corruption overwhelming cities across Japan. A summer vacation with close friends takes a sudden turn as a distorted reality emerges; reveal the truth and redeem the hearts of those imprisoned at the center of the crisis!<\/p>\n<p><strong>New story and sights &#8211;<\/strong> <em>Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> features a deep story campaign and thrilling combat that makes for a true Persona experience. Visit 6 different cities across Japan, cook tantalizing regional recipes, and lend a helping hand to those in need; then fight against the Shadows to uncover the source of the corruption within the Metaverse dungeons. Jump into the story whether you are a newcomer to the series or a longtime fan!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fight with Style &#8211;<\/strong> Attack enemies in the hybrid battle system that fuses explosive action-combat with pause-and-plan sequences to decide your next strategic move. Gain an advantage over your enemies by ambushing them, striking their elemental weaknesses to knock them down, and\u202fdeal the finishing blow with an\u202fAll-Out Attack!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harness the Phantom Thieves&#8217; full strength &#8211;<\/strong> All Phantom Thieves are fully playable, so utilize each character&#8217;s specific skills and summon their Personas for smooth, elegant combat! Strengthen their skills and abilities and fight with your own style.\u202fEach character has their own unique suite of wide-ranging, flashy spells and magic to clear out big hordes. Have you ever wanted to fight as a giant cat bus? Well, look no further. <em>Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> is purrfect for you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Persona 5 Strikers\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ee9dc73db09b9\/persona-5-strikers.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ee9dc73db09b9\/persona-5-strikers.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Persona 5 Strikers\"><\/a><a title=\"Persona 5 Strikers\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6751b476528ee\/persona-5-strikers.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6751b476528ee\/persona-5-strikers.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Persona 5 Strikers\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Persona 5 Strikers\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c541d0338892c\/persona-5-strikers.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c541d0338892c\/persona-5-strikers.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Persona 5 Strikers\"><\/a><a title=\"Persona 5 Strikers\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c6b195d57fafe\/persona-5-strikers.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c6b195d57fafe\/persona-5-strikers.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Persona 5 Strikers\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Excited for this one? Strike back in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has shared a new announcement trailer for Persona 5 Strikers, confirming that the game will be launching for Switch in the west on 23rd February 2021. Of course, the news won&#8217;t come as too much of a surprise for anyone aware of last week&#8217;s leak, but it&#8217;s still nice to have it confirmed all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}