Miyamoto Musashi is back!
Just For Gamesis delighted to announce its partnership with development studio Storybird Studio to publish the action game Ganryu 2.
Discover the trailer.
True sequel to the arcade game Ganryu released over 20 years ago, Ganryu 2 features frantic action gameplay within beautiful pixel-art environments.
Ganryu 2 will be available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Xbox One on April 22, 2022.
Lovers of physical versions will also be able to get their hands on the game in a retail edition for Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4, also available on April 22, 2022.
Pre-orders are open for the physical versions, and on the respective publishers’ digital stores.
A limited edition with a unique keyart and some goodies will be available only on PixelHeart store (1000 units for Nintendo Switch, 1000 units for PlayStation 4)
About Ganryu 2:
Ganryu 2 is the sequel to the Ganryu game made by VISCO on NEOGEO back in 1999. The universe takes place in a feudal fantasy Japan which is strongly inspired by the story of Takezo Musashi, whose adventures are unfolded in a series of books (mainly “The Stone and the Sword”).
You play as Miyamoto Musashi travelling through a 17th century fantasy Japan, from north to south to the island of Ganryu-jima where everything started between Musashi and Kojiro.
After his victory against Kojiro, Musashi decided to meditate and try his hand at art, in the north of Japan, in the province of Hokkaido. During one of his meditations, a spirit contacted him : “Miyamoto Musashi, our fight is not over, I am waiting for you to finish our fight once and for all! All of Japan will pay for your insult! I’m waiting for you Miyamoto Musashi!”
There is no doubt for Musashi that the voice was the Sasaki Kojirō’s one. His body was defeated, but his spirit remains, and his intentions are still destructive. Miyamoto Musashi then understood that he would have to travel across Japan from north to south and go to the island of Ganryû-jima, where he firstly defeated Sasaki Kojirō, to fight again and liberate the spirit of Kojiro forever.
Ganryu 2 Key features:
- A hack’n’slash game inspired by the story of Takezo Musashi “The Stone And The Sword” released in 1930’s by Eiji Yoshikawa and which is one of the most famous story and real samurai in Japan!
- Explore a fantasist 17th century Japan through seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
- Defeat Kojiro in The Floating Fortress and save Japan!
- Dash, double-jump, wall-jump and throw kunais to defeat various enemies!
- Use your special abilities, kamis, to best your enemies.
- Collect Hanafuda cards through levels.
- A beautiful pixel-art game inspired by classics such as Shinobi 3 and Shadow Dancer.
Ganryu 2 will be available digitally on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Xbox One, and as retail edition on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 on April 22, 2022.