Update [Thu 9th Dec, 2021 02:00 GMT]: This new free update is now available. Level-5 has also released a roadmap for the game, which includes the anime series and a “large-scale” paid update coming in Fall 2022 (thanks, Gematsu):
- December 9, 2021
- Free Update Vol. 1: Counterattack Boost Patch
- Superdreadnought mission added.
- New strengthening system added.
- New kabuki functions, Rogues, and weapons added.
- Free Update Vol. 1: Counterattack Boost Patch
- January 2022
- Free Update Vol. 2
- New missions, bosses, enemies, rogues, special moves, and more added.
- Free Update Vol. 2
- February 2022
- March to June 2022
- Free Update Vol. 4 (regular updates)
- Fall 2022
- TV Anime Season 2 broadcasts.
- Large-Scale Paid Update “Megaton Musashi Kai“
- Player-versus-Player (up to three-versus-three) battles added.
- Fortress Capture cooperative battles added.
- New chapters added (featuring stories and characters from Season 2, plus new stages).
Original article [Thu 11th Nov, 2021 06:05 GMT]: Level-5’s Megaton Musashi is now available in Japan on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Alongside the game’s release, the company has announced a new “large-scale” and “free” update, coming this December. Here’s the scoop, courtesy of a translation by Gematsu:
“The update, dubbed the “Free Update Vol. 1: Counterattack Boost Patch,” will add a mission to battle the powerful large-scale boss Dino, the new power-up system “Overlimit,” as well as yet to be revealed Rogues (robots) and kabuki functions (special moves).”
Level-5 will also be rolling out even more updates for the game beyond December – including new missions and Rogues.
As previously explained, this title is a robot-battling RPG tied in with an anime. A physical Switch release is also planned for Japan. At the moment, there’s no word on a western localisation, and it’s admittedly less likely now that Level-5 has withdrawn from the West.
Would you be interested in seeing this kind of game localised? How do you feel about Level-5 – known for Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven and more – halting its operations in the west? Comment down below.
