Developer Dragami Games, Ltd. has announced that the zombie action game Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will be released simultaneously worldwide digitally on the PlayStation5, Xbox SeriesX|S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam on September 25th, 2024.
The game will also have a physical edition released worldwide. Further details are to be announced at a later date.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is a remake of the original Lollipop Chainsaw (2012), on which Yoshimi Yasuda lead development as producer, and James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) was the writer. RePOP is a definitive version of the game which leaves the story unchanged, with the focus on quality-of-life improvements and additional gameplay content.
In RePOP, you play as Juliet, a descendant of zombie hunters, as she fights alongside her boyfriend and family to stop a zombie apocalypse that starts at her high school on her 18th Birthday.
Quality of Life Improvements:
- The resolution of the game has been increased to full HD. The PS5, Xbox S/X and Steam versions support 4K resolution and 60 FPS. The Switch versions support full HD resolution and 30 FPS. The load times have also been greatly shortened.
- The chainsaw action has been sped up with the introduction of the Chained Hits Hunting system, in which chaining multiple hits in succession increases the player’s attack speed.
- The input timings for Combo Actions have been adjusted, to better fit players’ expectations.
- Chainsaw Blaster action has been improved with the addition of auto-lock and auto-fire modes that can be toggled, and an increased maximum ammo count of 99.
- The player can now immediately use Combo Actions at the start of the game.
Additional Gameplay Content:
- Separate from Original Mode, RePOP adds “RePOP mode”, which uses a unique and colorful pop art-inspired art style for damage effects. Unique new chainsaws with distinctly different features have been added.
- There are 30 costumes, more than the original game’s costume count. Combined with the addition of 4 new hair colors and 4 new chainsaws, this adds up to 750 different possible combinations.
- Juliet’s Room has been expanded with more features.
- A Time Attack mode with ranking feature has been added.
- A new Streamer Mode has been added.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will release digitally worldwide for $49.99 on September 25th, 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and Steam, with a a physical edition to be announced at a later date.
For more info, you can check out the game’s official site here. You can also watch the first trailer below.
