At CES 2018, Retro-bit announced that it will be publishing the unreleased NES title “Holy Diver”. The game originally released in Japan, but never made its way to the West, probably due to licensing issues and the like.
This IREM designed title plays heavily off the style that Castlevania made famous. Holy Diver takes more than a few bits of “inspiration” from said title, something that we are totally okay with. And as you can imagine, there are tons of references to heavy metal, even beyond the title.
The Demon King of the underground Dark Empire has extended darkness into the world. King Crimson, whose wisdom has guided the world of magic for generations is weakened and has sent his two sons into hiding.
Randy and Zak have been entrusted to the faithful servant Ozzy, and the three devoted themselves to the cause of Holy Magic Justice! Following Ozzy’s passing, Randy must embark on his solo journey to bring light back into the world.
Only the son of the 16th Crimson Emperor Ronnie, can find the Royal Coat of Arms of the Crimson battle demons. Thus begins the Legend of the Holy Magic King’s Justice!
Holy Diver will be released in black, custom designed NES cartridge that looks pretty darn sweet. There will also be two versions of the game with the collector’s eddtion featuring a numbers of extras.
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