September Releases] Have you checked them out yet? 9 new PS5, PS4 & Switch games recommended by our editorial team to buy this month!

Recommended New Games for September

Soul of War: Operation Galga

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Switch/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/PC(Steam)
• *Packaged version is only available for PS5 and Switch.
• Release date: 9/5/2024 for packaged version, 3/12/2024 for downloadable version
• Price: Package version Normal Edition: 4,950 yen (including tax), Deluxe Edition: 6,980 yen (including tax) DL Edition: 3,850 yen (including tax)
• Manufacturer：KONAMI

This is a packaged version of a complete remake based on the first "Soul of War", which was released in the 1980s and gained overwhelming popularity. Set in the Garga Islands, which were severely damaged by a mysterious meteor shower, the game depicts the battle between "Bill Reiser" and "Lance Bean," Sokondora's troops sent to fight against the Red Falcon, an armed terrorist organization that has taken over the island.
While maintaining the original's unique run-and-gun action game system with horizontal and vertical scrolling, this remake includes many new elements. These include "overload," a powerful special attack, a 360° shooting function, and the ability to collect background music using "Soul of War Coins," which can be obtained by playing the game.

Astrobot

• Compatibility: PS5
• Release date: 2024/9/6
• Genre: Action
• Price: 7,980 yen (including tax)
• Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

The latest title in the "Astro" series, in which players control the robot Astro and explore various planets. Players explore six galaxies and more than 80 stages while searching for Astro's scattered friends. This title also features the full functionality of the PS5's controller, the DualSense Wireless Controller. Players can enjoy a realistic adventure with "haptic feedback," which expresses a variety of vibrations depending on the situation, and "adaptive triggers," which change the strength of the trigger's repulsion depending on the type of attack.

Pro Baseball Spirits 2024-2025

• Compatibility: PS5/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 2024/9/19
• Genre: Sports
• Price: 9,790 yen (including tax)
• Maker: KONAMI

The latest in the popular "Pro Baseball Spirits" series based on professional baseball. Equipped with the next-generation baseball engine "eBaseball Engine," the game has evolved to the utmost limit in various aspects of presentation, including the players' facial expressions, the texture of their uniforms, and the atmosphere of night games. In addition to the series' well-known Taisuke Mitsuhashi and other play-by-play commentators, a new voice synthesized AI has been implemented to smoothly read out various data created by the player, such as players and teams. Another new mode, "White Ball Kiseki," is also not to be missed. In this mode, players act as a high school baseball coach and train their players to win the national championship. During the game, players can not only conduct the game as a manager, but can also play as one of the players.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the World -Farewell, O Zemuria

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4
• Release date: 2024/9/26
• Genre: Story RPG
• Price: 8,800 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Nihon Falcom

The latest in the "Locus" series of RPGs set on the continent of Zemuria, where nations of various sizes are crammed together. C. Epstein, the father of the Guiding Force Revolution, predicted the end of the Zemuria continent, saying, "In the year 120X, everything will end. As the "X-Day" looms, the launch of a single conductive rocket is imminent at a huge base. While the whole world is watching this unprecedented project, various forces, including Van Arkriede, the young man from "Spriggan," are gathering in the autonomous region of Oredo.

Many of the major characters from the previous "Locus" series make appearances in this film. In addition to Van from "Trails of Dawn," the game brings together Lin Schwarzer from "Sen no Kiseki" and Kevin Graham from "Sora no Kiseki. The unique battle system, which allows players to freely switch between field battles and command battles, and other highly strategic systems are also appealing.

Funko Fusion

• Compatibility: PS5/PS4/Switch/Xbox Series X/PC
• Release date: 2024/9/13
• Genre: Action
• Price: *Download version only
• PS5: 8,580 yen (including tax)
• PS4: 6,589 yen (including tax)
• Xbox Series X: 7,000 yen (including tax)
• PC (Steam): 5,500 yen (including tax)
• Maker：10:10 Games

An action game featuring characters from famous movies and popular TV series. Players will explore the world as they take control of characters from "Jaws," "Back to the Future," "Jurassic World," and other world-famous films. Each character has his or her own unique weapons and abilities, and mastering their powers is the key to success.

Ace Attorney 1 & 2: Goken Selection

• Compatibility: PS4/Switch/Xbox One/PC
• Release date: 2024/9/6
• Genre: Mystery Adventure
• Price: 5,489 yen (including tax) *4,990 yen (including tax) for download version
• Maker: Capcom

This title combines two Gaiden titles into one, featuring Reiji Goken, a popular character from the "Ace Attorney" series, as a rival prosecutor who stands in the way of attorney Ryuichi Narihodo. The core systems of the original works, such as the investigation part in which players examine crime scenes for clues, and the deduction part in which players use logic to think rationally based on evidence and facts from the crime scene and derive new information, are still present in this title. While respecting the original, this title has evolved in many ways, including the addition of more beautiful character visuals, the ability to start each episode by selecting scenes, and a new "story mode" that automatically makes all decisions and feeds text.

Hokkaido Chain Murder: Vanished in Okhotsk ~Recollection of Drift Ice, Tears of Nippopo Dolls

• Compatibility: Switch/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 2024/9/12
• Genre: Mystery Adventure
• Price: 8,800 yen for package version (including tax) 4,800 yen for download version (including tax)
• Manufacturer: G-mode

A remake of the legendary ADV "Hokkaido Chain Murder: Okhotsk ni nishayu," which began with the PC-6001 and PC-8801 versions released in 1984, followed by multiple PC versions and a NES version (1987). The protagonist, who as a police inspector has been following the trail of a murder that took place at the Harumi Pier in Tokyo Bay, heads for Hokkaido in search of more clues. However, a second and a third murder case is committed on his way there. ...... In order to solve the series of murders, the player, as a police inspector, gives instructions to his subordinates and uses a total of 14 commands such as "move to a location" and "ask someone" to proceed with the investigation. For the release on the Switch, the current generation of consoles, the game has been enhanced in a variety of ways. In addition to the fully voiced story, the game also features a completely new story by Yuji Horii, the author of the original novel, and takes place in the year 2024, after the "Okhotsk Incident" that took place in 1987.

Night of the Lamaitachi x 3

• Compatibility: PS4/Switch/PC(Steam)
• Release date: 2024/9/19
• Genre: Sound novel
• Price: 3,960 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Spike Chunsoft

The third title in the "Kamaitachi no Yoru" sound novel series, a masterpiece in which players read on-screen text with background images and sound, this title includes the main story from the first and second titles, as well as the final trilogy in the series. The "Pension Spool" story takes place in a snowy pension, the "Straw songs of Jail Island" story takes place on the isolated island of Mikazukijima, and the "Truth of the Mikazukijima Incident" story unravels the truth behind the Mikazukan Incident.

This title also features a function that fans will appreciate, such as the ability to change the text display to Super Nintendo "Kamaitachi no Yoru"-style dot fonts, and a sound player that allows you to listen to all 74 BGM tracks used in the game.

The Legend of Zelda: Wisdom Karimono

• Compatibility: Switch
• Release date: 2024/9/26
• Genre: Action adventure
• Price: 7,678 yen (including tax) *Downloadable version: 7,600 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Nintendo

An action adventure starring Princess Zelda, a well-known character in "The Legend of Zelda" series. In Hyrule, a "godforsaken" outbreak occurs, swallowing people and things. Princess Zelda sets off on an adventure around the world to save her people and Link. The main point of this work is the power of "Karimono," which is hidden in the Tori-Rod given to her by the fairy Torie, and which allows her to borrow various items. Once borrowed, the object can be created at any time and in any place. Depending on what, where, and when you create things, the dungeon strategy will change for each player.