05-31-2019, 09:32 AM
Devil Engine Ignition Brings DLC To The Switch Shmup This Winter
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<p>Protoculture Games has announced an expansion pack for Switch shoot ’em up <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/devil_engine">Devil Engine</a></strong> including new stages, new music and more. The game released in February this year and this expansion will launch later in 2019 alongside a PS4 version.</p>
<p>According to the company, the expansion will launch as DLC on Switch and include the following:</p>
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<p>– 6 new stages, doubling the size of the game<br />– New arranged soundtrack by a variety of veteran composers, such as Shinji Hosoe (Street Fighter EX), Saitama Saisyu Heiki (Koihime Enbu) and Loser Kashiwagi (CHO REN SHA 68K)<br />– Fan favorite secret ship “Scathach” is now available from the start<br />– All new ship “Boudicca”, exclusive to Ignition<br />– New unlockable shaders and features to customize your game<br />– A new announcer powered by Vocaloid technology</p>
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<p>Protoculture also shared the following picture on its Twitter account highlighting the pedigree behind its arranged soundtrack:</p>
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<p>We liked Devil Engine when we reviewed it back in February, awarding it an 8/10 and giving the following verdict:</p>
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<p>[Devil Engine] has at least been designed in a way that encourages even the weakest players to keep trying and learn from their mistakes. The drip-feed of content is an effective incentive to pick yourself up and have just one more go, and although it is at times brutally difficult – even when compared to other tricky 2D shooters – it has the depth and variety to maintain your interest, and when you’re at a competent level it’s a <em>heck</em> of a lot of fun.</p>
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<p>Although we considered it, Devil Engine wasn’t <em>quite</em> good enough to make it onto our list of the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/feature_best_shmups_on_nintendo_switch">best shmups on Switch</a><em>.</em> We hope that this extra content will give the game a shot in the arm and make it a contender when it launches this winter.</p>
<p><em>Are you a fan of the vanilla game? Will you be investigating this extra content? Share your thoughts in the usual place.</em></p>
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<p>Protoculture Games has announced an expansion pack for Switch shoot ’em up <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/devil_engine">Devil Engine</a></strong> including new stages, new music and more. The game released in February this year and this expansion will launch later in 2019 alongside a PS4 version.</p>
<p>According to the company, the expansion will launch as DLC on Switch and include the following:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>– 6 new stages, doubling the size of the game<br />– New arranged soundtrack by a variety of veteran composers, such as Shinji Hosoe (Street Fighter EX), Saitama Saisyu Heiki (Koihime Enbu) and Loser Kashiwagi (CHO REN SHA 68K)<br />– Fan favorite secret ship “Scathach” is now available from the start<br />– All new ship “Boudicca”, exclusive to Ignition<br />– New unlockable shaders and features to customize your game<br />– A new announcer powered by Vocaloid technology</p>
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<p>Protoculture also shared the following picture on its Twitter account highlighting the pedigree behind its arranged soundtrack:</p>
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<p>We liked Devil Engine when we reviewed it back in February, awarding it an 8/10 and giving the following verdict:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>[Devil Engine] has at least been designed in a way that encourages even the weakest players to keep trying and learn from their mistakes. The drip-feed of content is an effective incentive to pick yourself up and have just one more go, and although it is at times brutally difficult – even when compared to other tricky 2D shooters – it has the depth and variety to maintain your interest, and when you’re at a competent level it’s a <em>heck</em> of a lot of fun.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Although we considered it, Devil Engine wasn’t <em>quite</em> good enough to make it onto our list of the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/feature_best_shmups_on_nintendo_switch">best shmups on Switch</a><em>.</em> We hope that this extra content will give the game a shot in the arm and make it a contender when it launches this winter.</p>
<p><em>Are you a fan of the vanilla game? Will you be investigating this extra content? Share your thoughts in the usual place.</em></p>
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