Ghouls N’ Ghosts inspired Battle Princess Madelyn announced for Switch

Casual Bit Games has announced that the very 16-bit inspired Battle Princess Madelyn is coming to the Nintendo Switch.

The game looks and plays like Ghouls N’ Ghosts and Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon’s Trap say the developers but with its own twists.

When Creative Director Christopher Obritsch daughter Madelyn wanted to be inGhouls N’ Ghosts, and fight “Green Head”, he said it was someone else’s game – but he could make her one that was like it. “But girls can’t be knights, Daddy. Only boys… “she said, to which he answered “Pshh… What color do you want your armor to be?”. The answer? Pink! And that’s how this game started. Chris’ daughter Madelyn loves the first stage of Ghouls N’ Ghosts and makes him play it over and over because she wants to see him fight “Green Head”, the Shielder boss at the end of the first stage. It’s not hard for her to twist his rubber arm, as it’s been his favorite game since it came out all those years ago.

As you join Madelyn you will be transported from swamps to castles to the countryside and more accompanied by a soundtrack that will match the visual polish. The audio is sure to delight with Orchestrated audio by John McCarthy of Nintendo Quest fame and a true retro style FM/PCM arcade style soundtrack by the legendary Gryzor87. The music really sets the mood as you venture onwards with Madelyn and Fritz, your ghostly dog sidekick who gains powers as you progress to help you unlock puzzles and otherwise inaccessible areas, on their journey to win the battle.

The game is set to come out of Steam Greenlight shortly, then will release later on the Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. We’ve asked when that’s expected and will update the story.