{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-27T14:45:02.733Z","story":{"id":"r_f46a1eaf1b9348968b429ffd","slug":"console-archives-gekioh-shienryu-launches-may-28-on-switch-2-and-ps5","url":"https://yomimono.id/console-archives-gekioh-shienryu-launches-may-28-on-switch-2-and-ps5","headline":"Console Archives Gekioh: Shienryu Launches May 28 on Switch 2 and PS5","summary":"Hamster Corporation announced on May 27 that it has acquired all rights related to the games of Warashi Co., Ltd., the developer behind classic titles including the Shienryu series. The first release under this acquisition is Console Archives Gekioh: Shienryu, a vertical-scrolling shooting game originally released by Warashi for 32-bit home consoles in 1999. The game will be available digitally for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 starting May 28, priced at 1,200 yen. Players dodge intense bullet barrages from enemy forces and giant weapons while strengthening their ship across stages. The re-release includes bonus modes and the Console Archives series features, such as button and screen customization and anywhere save and load. Hamster stated it will actively re-release Warashi titles through its Arcade Archives and Console Archives lines, and will seek licensees for markets it cannot commercialize directly. The company noted that rights for Trigger Heart Exelica remain with Cosmo Machia.","why_it_matters":"Hamster's acquisition of Warashi's catalog and the immediate re-release of Shienryu signal a formal pipeline for preserving and reissuing a dormant library of 1990s console shooters on current hardware.","published_at":"2026-05-27T12:15:40.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["4Gamer.net","Denfaminicogamer"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"\"Console Archives Gekioh: Shienryu\" to be distributed on May 28. Child's vertical-scrolling STG revived for Switch2/PS5","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/010/G101046/20260527026/"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","title":"'Gekiō ~Shienryū~' to be released on Switch 2/PS5 from May 28. The shooting game originally released by Warashi for 32-bit home consoles in 1999 is revived as part of the 'Console Archives' series.","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605273k"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["コンソールアーカイブス 撃王 〜紫炎龍〜"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}