A remake of 1994 arcade gameSnow Bros. 2: With New Elveshas been spotted as part of the Tokyo Game Show lineup asSnow Bros. 2: Special. New details have started to creep out since then.
We don’t know much. However, theTokyo Game Show sitelists the game as being for Switch and Steam. Also, if you zoom in on the promo image there, you’re able to see that the remake is being developed by CRT Games, which isn’t surprising since they also handled 2022’sSnow Bros. Nick & Tom Special, a remake of the first game. Even thoughI reviewed it, my mind is such a blur, even though it came out last year.
According toCRT Games’ website,Snow Bros. 2: Specialwill add four-player co-op, new levels, and a “Monster Mode” to remix things. On top of that, the art style has been tweaked. It’s similar to the style used forSnow Bros. Nick & Tom Special, which I wasn’t particularly a fan of. It’s not bad, just not very imaginative, either. I doubt they’ll bring back thehorrifying toddler picturesfrom the character select screen, but we can hope.
ASnow Bros. 2remaster is definitely welcome, though. The title never reached North American arcades, nor has it been ported to console before, so I’ve never had the chance to play it. Both games were developed by Toaplan originally and are single-screen arcade titles similar toBubble Bobble.Snow Bros. Nick & Tom Specialwas a competent remaster, but the game was just mostly okay to begin with.
Snow Bros. 2: Specialis currently only slated for Switch and PC. No release date has been mentioned, but CRT Games does state that it will be coming worldwide.
