{"id":123301,"date":"2022-03-25T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-129382"},"modified":"2022-03-25T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:15:00","slug":"retro-shmup-galactic-wars-ex-docks-onto-switch-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/25\/retro-shmup-galactic-wars-ex-docks-onto-switch-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Shmup &#8216;Galactic Wars EX&#8217; Docks Onto Switch In April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1705f93064a1b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1705f93064a1b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"zoIRc-Hzd9E\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Publisher JanduSoft and developer Volcano Bytes have announced that retro shoot-em-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/galactic_wars_ex\">Galactic Wars EX<\/a> will be coming to Switch, launching on April 21st.<\/p>\n<p>The game will boast 60fps gameplay along with modes to cater for solo and co-op players and will cost $7.99 upon its release.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some further info from JanduSoft:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Galactic Wars EX is the best experience on shoot \u2018m up of genre.<\/p>\n<p>Play solo or with a friend in the coop mode and combat with the enemies across the forty phases with their bosses and mini bosses.<\/p>\n<p>You can choose on 3 different ships to fight against evil with different capabilities. More weapons and power ups wait for you in this 16 bits space game.<\/p>\n<p>Key Features<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 1 or 2 Players Co-op Pixel perfect gameplay.<br \/>\u2013 3 different ships to fight against evil with different capabilities and different power ups.<br \/>\u2013 More than 40 new phases to fight the invaders along 3 areas with mini bosses and bosses.<br \/>\u2013 Smooth 60FPS Classic Shmup action.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"GW 01\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8d7b3ddcc460a\/gw-01.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgMjUzIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8d7b3ddcc460a\/gw-01.450x.jpg\" alt=\"GW 01\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"GW 02\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/03e95e3ea140b\/gw-02.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgMjUzIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/03e95e3ea140b\/gw-02.450x.jpg\" alt=\"GW 02\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: JanduSoft<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The game was originally funded via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/volcanobytes\/galactic-wars-ex-the-final-retrogaming-arcade-space-battle\">Kickstarter<\/a>, gaining $3,879 of its $3,500 goal, thanks to a total of 101 backers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Does this one scratch that chump itch? Will you be picking it up on April 21st? Let us know.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Publisher JanduSoft and developer Volcano Bytes have announced that retro shoot-em-up Galactic Wars EX will be coming to Switch, launching on April 21st. The game will boast 60fps gameplay along with modes to cater for solo and co-op players and will cost $7.99 upon its release. 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