Publishers Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden, and developer Edia have released Griffin for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam for $5.99, the companies announced.
Griffin, developed by Telenet Japan, first launched for Game Gear on July 26, 1991 in Japan.
Here is an overview of the game, via Ratalaika Games:
About
The Japanese cult classic hits the West for the first time!
Ready for some tank battle action?
A nation developed the Griffin battle tank as a countermeasure against the growing power of a neighboring country. However, the chief engineer of the project was kidnapped during testing…
His granddaughter then boards the Griffin and begins her solo mission to rescue her grandfather!
Key Features
- Rewind / Turbo function: repeat something until you achieve perfection, or speed things up.
- Save state function: save wherever you want to in the game, and restart from that exact point.
- Screen filters: select from several filters to modify how the game looks (retro-style monitor, black-and-white, etc.).
- Gallery: view images from the original game’s manual and box design.
- Cheats function: activate cheats that will make your mission a lot easier (infinite lives, invulnerability, etc.).
- Jukebox: listen to the fve music tracks included in the game whenever you want.
Watch a trailer below.