Publisher Microids and developer Magic Pockets have announced a side-scrolling action platformer Space Adventure Cobra: Awakening For PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG). It will be launched in 2025.
The game is based on the manga cobra Created by Buichi Terasawa in 1978, it covers the first 12 episodes of the anime series.
Game review via Microids:
About
Play as space pirate Cobra in an action platformer adapted from the popular anime series. Together with Lady Armaroid, your loyal partner and equipped with the iconic Psychogon, you must solve a mysterious threat that spans the entire universe.
Travel from planet to planet to rescue three enigmatic sisters whose fate is tied to an incredible treasure sought by the Pirate Guild.
You'll have to skillfully use Cobra's weapons and tools to defeat your enemies and complete levels full of obstacles and traps, which will be no pushover for our space villain.
Key Features
- Faithful Adaptation – Space Adventure Cobra: Awakening is the first video game adaptation of cobra on modern platforms. Covering the first 12 episodes of the popular anime series, it stays true to its spirit with moments of daring and humor that made it special.
- Exciting Science Fiction World – Immerse yourself in this amazing sci-fi space opera world as you embark on your adventure as a fearsome, charismatic hero. During this epic journey, you will cross paths with colorful characters such as the Royal Sisters and the fearsome Crystal Bowie-Cobra's nemesis.
- Action and Platform Crossover – Visit multiple exotic planets in levels full of traps that will push your skills to the limit. With Cobra's superhuman abilities, you must run, jump and climb relentlessly and make sure you use all the tools at your disposal to destroy your enemies.
- Fitted to the Nines – Iconic weapons like Master Cobra's awesome Psychogun and Colt Python 77, as well as popular tools like cigars and pitchforks to destroy opponents at your heels. You'll need your entire arsenal to defeat the powerful bosses that stand in your way.
- Solo and Multiplayer modes – Explore the story mode by choosing one of three difficulty levels, allowing veterans of the genre to solve a challenge worthy of their skills, while those who simply want to enjoy the story can play without major obstacles. You can also try to outrun your enemies in two-player co-op mode.
Check out the announcement teaser trailer below. Check out the first screenshots in the gallery.