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Arcade Archives Darius arrives on PS4 & Nintendo Switch

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Arcade Archives Darius arrives on PS4 & Nintendo Switch
Horizontal-scrolling shoot-em-up Arcade Archives Darius by Taito has launched for PS4 and Nintendo Switch consoles. Hamster Corporation's console port includes the Old, New and Extra Versions, Japanese language, and Caravan mode.

The digital soundtrack album by Hisayoshi Ogura of Zuntata is available for streaming through Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited. Arrangement album "Darius the Omnibus" contains ten arrangements of music from Darius I & II, composed and directed by Ogura in 1997. Arrangements are by Tamayo Kawamoto, Shuichiro Nakazawa, Yasuhisa Watanabe, Norihiro Furukawa, and Masahiko Takaki.

Darius is also included in Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows via Steam, verified for use with the Steam Deck.


From the product page:
"DARIUS" is TAITO's side-scrolling shooting game that first appeared as an arcade game in 1986. The goal for the player is to ride in the Silver Hawk fighter and escape from the Darius planet which is facing destruction from the alien attack. This title has received multiple prizes with its overwhelming gaming features including music, high quality animations and great arcade machine features using 3 screens! Besides the original version, this title also includes the EXTRA VERSION with various feature adjustments.
Apple Music - DARIUS / Darius the Omnibus