{"id":135387,"date":"2025-09-25T04:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=135387"},"modified":"2025-09-25T04:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:08:21","slug":"city-hunter-game-to-return-in-2026-with-revival-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/09\/25\/city-hunter-game-to-return-in-2026-with-revival-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"City Hunter Game To Return in 2026 With &#8220;Revival Edition&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The 1990 PC Engine <em>City Hunter<\/em> game is getting a modern Revival Edition release for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam. February 26, 2026 is its release date.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespress.com\/en-GB\/Ryo-Saeba-is-Back-in-City-Hunter-Coming-to-Consoles-and-PC-on-February\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English press release<\/a> also includes Xbox Series X\/S among the available platform lineup, but the Microsoft consoles are missing from the Japanese press release and trailer descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Simply titled <em>City Hunter <\/em>like the original <strong>Tsukasa<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Hojo <\/strong>manga and anime, the new release of the 2D action side-scroller will have language support for Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The store pages also mention the inclusion of the Nicky Larson version, <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/by\/movie\/nicky-larson\/umc.cmc.84em556cs602fa2fdr9lgjrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nicky Larson<\/em><\/a> being the 2018 French live-action adaptation of <em>City Hunter<\/em> directed by <strong>Philippe Lacheau<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Beyond the digital release, a Collector&#8217;s Edition with a steelcase, original soundtrack CD, and pixel art acrylic stand will also be available.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Check out the <em>City Hunter <\/em>teaser trailer, which has some gameplay footage and a lot of <strong>TM NETWORK<\/strong>&#8216;s classic<em> City Hunter<\/em> theme &#8220;Get Wild,&#8221; below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revival Edition City Hunter Game Teaser Trailer (US)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acYcMaPX0n0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>City Hunter<\/em> was developed by <strong>SUNSOFT<\/strong> and is billed as the only official <em>City Hunter<\/em> game ever made. This remaster has <strong>Red Art Games<\/strong> credited with the development and Western distribution and <strong>Clouded Leopard Entertainment<\/strong> as the publisher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The story description for the remaster reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb_paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">My name is Ryo Saeba, also known as City Hunter. In this line of work, I&#8217;m a well-known professional &#8220;sweeper.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb_paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">I take on all kinds of jobs, from protecting beautiful women to assassinations. In other words, I&#8217;m a cleaner who gets rid of the scum of the city. That means I live a life constantly on the edge. My partner, Kaori, is the younger sister of my deceased best friend, but she never brings in any decent jobs.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb_paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">So, what kind of work is waiting for me today?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Press release (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2025\/09\/city-hunter-revival-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-switch-2-switch-and-pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gematsu<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1990 PC Engine City Hunter game is getting a modern Revival Edition release for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam. February 26, 2026 is its release date. 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