{"id":124073,"date":"2022-04-20T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130416"},"modified":"2022-04-20T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:30:00","slug":"cute-em-up-cotton-fantasy-secures-may-release-date-on-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/20\/cute-em-up-cotton-fantasy-secures-may-release-date-on-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cute &#8216;Em Up &#8216;Cotton Fantasy&#8217; Secures May Release Date On Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/424c018cf922e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/424c018cf922e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/424c018cf922e\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"sZXAT32-eC8\">[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>Light-hearted shmup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/cotton_fantasy\">Cotton Fantasy<\/a> finally has a release date on Switch. We originally expected to get the game towards the start of the year, but publisher ININ Games has revealed the witch-based shoot &#8217;em up is coming to consoles on 20th May.<\/p>\n<p>The latest entry in the long-running <strong>Cotton<\/strong> series sees Cotton and Silk reunite to save Fairyland. You&#8217;ll blast through adorable, oversized creatures while riding your broom through the skies. Known as <strong>Cotton Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll<\/strong> in Japan, the game launched overseas last December, but we couldn&#8217;t wait that long, so we imported and reviewed it, awarding the game <strong>eight out of ten<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Strictly Limited has a bunch of different limited editions, which you can <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/store.strictlylimitedgames.com\/collections\/cotton-fantasy\">have a gander at and pre-order here<\/a>. And in case you&#8217;ve forgotten what makes this game so magical, here are the details straight from ININ:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Cotton Fantasy<\/em> is a brand-new entry in the <em>Cotton<\/em> series that sees Cotton and Silk embark on another adventure, this time in high-definition graphics and with modernized gameplay, but true to its roots!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Story<br \/><\/strong><em>Something sinister is in the making\u2014the willows are vanishing from Fairyland and the Fairy Queen entrusts Silk with solving the case. Who could be behind this devious ploy? For a promised lifetime all-you-can-eat supply of tasty willows, the little witch Cotton is willing to help her old friend out and embark on another adventure together.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; HD graphics and brand-new shoot \u2019em up game mechanics.<br \/>&#8211; 6 iconic, playable characters to choose from, each with different mechanics and attacks, even including guest characters like Umihara Kawase (from the equally named series) and Luffee from Doki Doki Poyacchio.<br \/>&#8211; Easily accessible shoot \u2019em up gameplay, perfect for newcomers, but with enough depth for veterans.<br \/>&#8211; 16 colorful and varied scrolling stages, with vertical, horizontal, and 3D movement.<br \/>&#8211; Light-hearted story with fun and charming cutscenes voiced entirely in Japanese (English subtitles included).<br \/>&#8211; Exhilarating soundtrack featuring iconic remastered tracks from past games.<br \/>&#8211; Unlockable content and different characters offer high replayability.<br \/>&#8211; Aim for the high score in your nation with the featured ranking boards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Check out our interview with the developers of Cotton Fantasy from earlier this year, where the team discuss the possibility of making a follow-up to this brand new release:<\/p>\n<p><em>Will you be picking up Cotton Fantasy on 20th May? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Light-hearted shmup Cotton Fantasy finally has a release date on Switch. We originally expected to get the game towards the start of the year, but publisher ININ Games has revealed the witch-based shoot &#8217;em up is coming to consoles on 20th May. The latest entry in the long-running [&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-124073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124073","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=124073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}