Nintendo announced that "Okami HD," Capcom's remaster of 2006 Clover Studios' classic adventure game, is scheduled to release for Nintendo Switch later this summer.
Polygon reported that Nintendo made the announcement during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Mar. 8. Although Capcom released the same remaster for PlayStation 4 (PS4), Microsoft Windows and Xbox One last year, Eurogamer reported that the upcoming Switch version has two features not seen on the other platforms. The Switch version's Handheld mode offers full touchscreen controls and support when players paint using the Celestial Brush. In Switch version's TV or tabletop mode, on the other hand, players may be able to use motion controls with the aid of the Joy-Cons.
In the Japanese game whose title roughly translates to "great god" or "great spirit" in English, players take on the role of Amaterasu, the Shinto sun goddess who is said to inhabit the form of a legendary white wolf, Shiranui. One hundred years ago, Amaterasu fought the eight-headed demon and repressive monster named Orochi with the help of the Celestial Brush. However, they were both consumed by their battle, causing them to both disappear from the face of the world.
Now, Orochi came back to life to terrorize the once peaceful Kamiki Village. Orochi put a curse across the village turning it into a ruined wasteland, infested with monsters. The only hope to stop Orochi's evil plans is Amaterasu who has also come back to life. The sun goddess will set out on an adventure with the aid of a mysterious fairy sprite named Issun to find the 13 powers of the Celestial Brush which were lost when she battled with Orochi.
