NGDev is preparing a new physical release for Gunlord X, this time we will have an exclusive collector's edition for €99.00, pre-orders start on May 8th with release scheduled for September 5th. According to what we understand, pre-order will be open for a week or until 1000 units are sold, sales will be rounded up, if 550 are sold, 600 units will be produced.
About payment method, Paypal will not be accepted, so if you are interested, only credit card / Apple and Klarna payments will be possible. Amazon Pay is pending.
NGDev has stated on their website that the proceeds from this special release will be used to launch Gunlord 2. More information about this can be found on their blog
Gunlord X is a vastly improved and extended remaster of the critically acclaimed game Gunlord, originally developed for Neo Geo in 2012. Several new features were added, including a widescreen mode, new and improved stages, enemies and bosses!
Gunlord X is an exploration Jump'n'Shoot game.
Description by NGDev Direct
The Collector Edition (CE) comes with:
-Gunlord X game for Nintendo Switch
-Collector Edition custom cardboard box
-Painted Figurine (CE) "Chibi Gunlord"
-Printed cloth map (CE) "World of Gunlord"
-Soundtrack CD / 23 tracks (CE exclusive design)
-Manual mini booklet
-Set of 5 postcards
-Set of 3 bookmark stickers
-Sticker sheet (CE)
-Numbering printed on the box
Features added to Gunlord X:
-Enlarged levels offering new secrets and challenges.
-4 new boss enemies
-New Jet Pack action in a horizontal shmup stage
-Earn continues by collecting all big diamonds per stage.
-Autosaving level progression. Finishing a level allows you to restart from the last level you died on.
-Accomplishment and statistics screens
-Newgame+ mode for speedrunners
-Increased the viewport to support 16:9 widescreen
-Scanline/RGB CRT TV shader
-Increased sprite/particle effects
-Alpha blending special FX
-Nice parallax scrolling elements
-Improved controls (direct control over the 360 snake beam with R Stick)
-Optional modern twin stick controls (control movement and shooting direction independently)
-Fully customizable controls
-Improved difficulty curve
-Rebalanced weapon powerlevels
-Stable 60fps in both docked/undocked mode
-HD Rumble