On Friday May 29th, Clear River Games confirmed that they would be rereleasing the classic CAVE shooters Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara and Muchi Muchi Pork! on modern consoles. The developer City Connection is responsible for bringing the games to the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch. The shooters originally came out in 2006 and 2007 respectively. They were two of eighteen vertical shooters that CAVE produced in collaboration with AMI for Japanese arcades from 2002-2011.
Why these two specific titles were singled out for this rerelease wasn’t entirely clear. Pink Sweets is the third title in the Ibara series of shooters, but with a much more colorful food inspired palette. Muchi Muchi Pork! is themed around pigs and makes extensive use of a lard system as a core gameplay mechanic. The only apparent commonality between these two titles, as opposed to other CAVE shooters from this time period, is that they were licensed for an Xbox 360 release back in 2011.
The original arcade game modes will be included in this release, although there will also be multiple new arrangements that will make these shooters more accessible to casual fans as well as more difficult for hardcore players seeking a greater challenge. The compilation is set to see a digital release on October 1st on the online Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch stores. A physical version of the game will be available for purchase starting on October 26th.
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