Cosmo Machia announced shoot ’em up TriggerHeart Exelica Enhanced for Nintendo Switch, launching in early 2025 in Japan. This new version of TriggerHeart Exelica will include a new playable character, added features, and much more.
TriggerHeart Exelica Enhanced introduces playable character Faintear (Original), balance adjustments for the original roster, an “enhanced” story mode with additional high-resolution CGs, and returning features from the original release, such as leaderboards and Training Mode. The game will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2024, according to Konami’s lineup.
Watch the new trailer below:
Released on May 2 worldwide, the Nintendo Switch version of TriggerHeart Exelica features a new “Arrange” Mode with difficulty adjustments and a Training Mode for newcomers. The game also includes Arcade Mode, Story Mode, vertical screen play, online rankings, and Sound Mode. Nearly six months after the Japanese release, Nintendo Switch and Steam players around the world will finally be able to play the remaster.
The PC (Steam) version of TriggerHeart Exelica released first on April 26. TriggerHeart Exelica will support Japanese voice-overs with English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text options.
TriggerHeart Exelica was originally developed for Japanese arcades by Warashi, and the game first launched in May 2006. The game would release on SEGA Dreamcast in 2007 and Xbox 360 in 2008, followed by PlayStation 2 in 2009. In 2023, Cosmo Machia acquired the rights to the game and released a remaster on December 14, 2023 in Japan after a successful Makuake crowdfunding campaign.
Lastly, TriggerHeart Exelica is available right now for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam worldwide.
