| Console: | Nintendo Switch |
| TV Standard: | Other |
| Developer(s): | Taito Corporation |
| Publisher(s): | HAMSTER Corporation |
| Release Date: | 2022-10-06 |
| Players: | 2 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | E - Everyone |
| Type: | Shooter, Virtual Console |
"DARIUS" is TAITO's side-scrolling shooting game that first appeared as an arcade game in 1986.
The goal for the player is to ride in the Silver Hawk fighter and escape from the Darius planet which is facing destruction from the alien attack. This title has received multiple prizes with its overwhelming gaming features including music, high quality animations and great arcade machine features using 3 screens! Besides the original version, this title also includes the EXTRA VERSION with various feature adjustments.
The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.
*This game uses the Japanese ROM for the main part of the game.
The options menu and manual are available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
