{"id":897472,"date":"2024-07-08T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/?p=897472"},"modified":"2024-07-08T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:19:08","slug":"game-boy-advance-shoot-em-up-rpg-sigma-star-saga-coming-to-modern-consoles-pc-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2024\/07\/game-boy-advance-shoot-em-up-rpg-sigma-star-saga-coming-to-modern-consoles-pc-in-2025","title":{"rendered":"Game Boy Advance shoot &#8217;em up RPG Sigma Star Saga coming to modern consoles, PC in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WayForward will release shoot &#8217;em up RPG <em>Sigma Star Saga<\/em> for modern consoles and PC in 2025, the companies announced. It will be powered by Limited Run Games&#8217; Carbon Engine. Specific platforms were not announced. <!--more-->\n<p><em>Sigma Star Saga<\/em> first launched for Game Boy Advance on August 16, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an overview of the game, via WayForward:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the year 2005, WayForward took gamers across the galaxy to discover new worlds and alien species. Twenty years later, it&#8217;s time to go back! <em>Sigma Star Saga<\/em>&#8212;the Game Boy Advance science-fiction adventure that combines elements of 2D space shooters and RPGs&#8212;is scheduled to return in 2025. Licensed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and powered by Limited Run Games&#8217; Carbon Engine, this highly requested cult classic will be released on modern consoles and PC, as well as on a Game Boy Advance-compatible reproduction cart.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a unique mix of top-down planetary exploration and side-scrolling shoot &#8217;em up space battles, <em>Sigma Star Saga<\/em> casts players as Allied Earth Federation pilot Ian Recker, who infiltrates the alien Krill Empire as a double agent in a last-ditch effort to save mankind from their onslaught. To do so, Recker must work with both humans and the Krill, exploring six planets utilizing an ever-expanding set of tools and abilities, and jumping into the cockpit to engage enemy forces in intense shmup-style combat using more than 70 different Gun Data items. Gorgeous pixel-art graphics, epic boss battles, and a twist-filled story with multiple endings await.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details about <em>Sigma Star Saga<\/em>, including information on platform availability and news about physical editions, will be shared in the months leading up to the game&#8217;s launch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>The Game Boy Advance classic returns after 20 years!<\/li><li>Top-down RPG-style exploration mixed with action-packed space-shooter battles!<\/li><li>Survive as a double agent for the humans and the Krill, and discover the secret of the six planets.<\/li><li>Stunning pixel-art graphics and fantastic soundtrack.<\/li><li>Explore using tools like the Scanner, Krill Boots, Wings, and more.<\/li><li>Customize your ship with more than 70 different Gun Data items.<\/li><li>Branching story with multiple endings.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WayForward will release shoot &#8217;em up RPG Sigma Star Saga for modern consoles and PC &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":897655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4272],"tags":[82,7836,3842,185,3977,23040,3342],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sigma-Star-Saga-Ann_07-08-24.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":897661,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897472\/revisions\/897661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}