Keep Your Cool As the Arcade Classic Debuts on Modern Console For The Very First Time!
Karlstad, Sweden – February 26, 2025 – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in conjunction with TATSUJIN, a leading Japanese developer, announced today that the 1994 arcade classic is set to debut on console for the very first time, when Snow Bros. 2 Special snowballs into action on Nintendo® Switch™ from April 10, 2025!
Originally released in the arcades by legendary developers TOAPLAN, Snow Bros. 2 was an instant fan favourite, captivating audiences thanks to its non-stop, multi-player action. Remade for modern gamers, Snow Bros. 2 Special finally makes its way to console more than thirty years later, introducing a host of bold, cold new features, enhancing the classic yet further! Finally, a new generation of gamers are invited to get their thrills and chills, discovering the frenzy, humour and tight gameplay that defined a generation of arcade fans.
In proud gaming tradition, a kidnapped princess launches our heroes into action, battling across six ever more challenging worlds, comprising multiple fiendish stages, each guarded by a boss intent on freezing your progress for good!
It’s not going to be a breeze, but in Snow Bros. 2 Special, the brothers have backup, as four players can take on the countless minions together in multi-player mayhem that will keep you coming back for more! Pound your enemies with snow to slow them down, eventually turning them into living snowballs, ready for you to roll them off the screen, taking down further fiends that lie in their path!
Arriving in style for Nintendo Switch, Snow Bros. 2 Special comes complete with a raft of new features and enhancements, not found in the original arcade. For purists, the original arcade mode remains intact, but for those wishing to mix up the madness, new modes including Survival, Time Attack and Sky Run offer unique challenges for the most seasoned of gamers! In the all-new ‘Monster Challenge’, gamers take control of the bad guys, frantically attempting to clear each level while making it through in one piece. With new stages, enhanced graphics and several new modes to enjoy, Snow. Bros. 2 Special is an arctic odyssey you’ll never forget!
Game Features:
Two distinct game styles to enjoy: Play the original 1994 arcade game or switch it up with the all-new enhanced mode!
All new graphical refresh brings our heroes to life like never before!
Local couch multiplayer and online cooperative play for up to four players
An iceberg sized flurry of new content including Survival, Time Attack, Sky Run, and Jumping modes
Power Up the fun with new stages, monsters, bosses, and more!
Unique Monster Challenge sees gamers take control of various bad guys!
Snow Bros. 2 Special will be snowballing onto Nintendo Switch via digital download and physical release starting from April 10, 2025!
For more information on Snow Bros. 2 Special, please visit: https://clearrivergames.com/games/snow-bros-2-special.html
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Overload PR on behalf of Clear River Games
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About Clear River Games
Clear River Games is a publisher with love for classic retro games. We are a small team in Karlstad, Sweden, founded by the Freemode Group (part of Embracer Group). Our vision is to bring the joy of experiencing vintage retro games and revived classic game franchises to players all over the world. We focus on publishing high-quality classic game franchises, modern retro and pixel art games and indie games that inspire gamers and bring back great memories of the past or discover new great games. With physical editions distributed online and in retail stores, we want to make great and unique games accessible to retro game fans around the world.
About TATSUJIN
TATSUJIN Co., Ltd. is a Japanese studio led by veteran Masahiro Yuge, one of the founders of the iconic arcade games studio Toaplan, known for their shoot ‘em up games. Tatsujin continues the heritage and manages the Toaplan catalog of classic games such as Truxton, Snow Bros., Flying Shark, and Zero Wing, known for the meme “All your bases belong to us.” For more information, please visit https://www.tatsujin.tokyo/.
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About Embracer Freemode
Embracer Freemode (“Freemode”) is Embracer Group`s 11th Operating Group. Freemode is a global ecosystem of independently run companies led by passionate creators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders with decades of combined experience in gaming and entertainment. Freemode supports its businesses with strategic, operational, and financial support, helping its businesses accelerate growth with a long-term mindset.
Freemode is part of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker EMBRAC B. (EMBRAC B).