Update No. 3 (Saturday, August 10, 2024, 2:30 p.m. CEST):
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is now available for pre-order on the Switch eShop! Once again, you’ll get 10% off if you pre-order or buy a copy early. The CEO also shared some images with this reminder:
Update No. 2:
Dragami Games has now announced that digital pre-orders for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP for Switch will begin on 9 August 2024The price is 44,99 € / 37,99 € but is discounted by 10% for pre-orders and early purchases, making it 40,49 € / 34,19 € or the regional equivalent. A new pre-order trailer has also been released, which you can watch above.
Update No. 1 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 01:35 CEST):
It seems that Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will now return sooner rather than later, as Dragami Games has announced that the game will be released in North America, Europe, and other regions on 12 September 2024 (instead of 26 September 2024) for 44,99 € EUR.
Original article (Friday, June 14, 2024, 02:15 CEST):
We first heard that Lollipop Chainsaw would get a remake in 2022, and now there is the first official trailer for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP has dropped and confirmed that it will be released for Switch and several other platforms 25 September 2024.
This updated version of developer Dragami Games’ Grasshopper Manufacture title is described as the “definitive version” of the game, leaving the story “unchanged” and instead focusing on quality of life improvements and additional gameplay content. The scene is described in the first trailer, which features “legendary zombie hunter” Juliet.
As mentioned in the trailer, the game features two modes: “Original Mode,” which is based on the original release, and RePOP Mode, which contains less violence and uses pop-art damage effects.
According to a press release (via Gematsu), fans can look forward to “Full HD,” improved loading times, “accelerated” chainsaw action (and the introduction of a “Chained Hits Hunting” system), adjusted input timing, improved “Chainsaw Blaster” action, and combo moves available right from the start of the game.
And as for additional game content, there’s a new pop-art-inspired art style for damage effects, four new chainsaws, 30 costumes, four new hair colors, an expansion for Juliet’s room, and a Time Attack mode with leaderboard features. A “worldwide” physical release for the game has been confirmed, with more details to be announced at a later date. For now, here’s a teaser of the box artwork courtesy of Dragami Games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda:
The original Lollipop Chainsaw game was released in 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was a collaboration between video game icon Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda and filmmaker James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy). While it never really took off like some other Grasshopper games, it has gained something of a cult following over the years.
