Dragami Games has announced September 25 launch date for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, a remastered version of 2012 zombie hack and slash. It’s coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam for $49.99. Physical Edition will be available in October, with more details coming at a later date together with pre-order information. Keep an eye on the official website.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP comes with English and Japanese voice-overs, as well as streamer mode which replaces licensed songs with original music. The remaster brings quality-of-life improvements and additional gameplay content, leaving the story unchanged.
The resolution of the game has been increased to full HD, and load times have been greatly shortened. PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC will support 4K resolution and 60FPS, while Switch supports full HD resolution and 30FPS. 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.
As for additional gameplay content, separate from original mode, RePOP mode is added 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, and a Time Attack mode with ranking feature has been added.
For those unaware, Lollipop Chainsaw is a zombie hack and slash game released in June 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and with RePOP it will be on PC for the first time. It was developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, known for No More Heroes series, in collaboration with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and filmmaker James Gunn. The original procuder Yashimi Yasuda and other original staff are involved with this project.
In Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, players step into the shoes of Juliet Starling, whose family has been a lineage of zombie hunters. She uses chainsaw as a weapon and loves lollipops. The incident happens as Juliet turns 18 and heads to school to meet with her boyfriend, but is instead greated by her classmates who were turned into zombies. Juliet, together with her boyfriend and family has to exterminate all zombies and prevent the apocalypse.
Watch the gameplay trailer below:
