Darius--Two Classic Collections Are Out Now On Switch And PS4

Darius, one of the most influential arcade scrolling shooter franchises of all time, has come to Switch and PS4 in two collections. Darius Cozmic Collection: Console and Darius Cozmic Collection: Arcade bring together numerous titles--although many of them are variants of the same game.

Both collections, which have already released in Japan, were made available on June 16. We've been testing the collections, and the ports--which were handled by M2 (of Sega Ages fame)--are strong, with plenty of options to customize the games--especially in the Arcade collection, where you can try to replicate the original experience with screen filters (including a split-screen filter when applicable) and HD rumble.

Although the Console Collection contains more games (including the very rare PC Engine version of Darius Alpha), the Arcade Collection will likely be the more exciting collection for fans.

Trailers and content lists for both collections have been released. First up, the Arcade Collection contains the original Darius, as well as two variants. It features a total of four games and seven versions. Here's the list and the trailer.

Darius Cozmic Collection: Arcade

• Darius (Arcade, original version)
• Darius (Arcade, new version)
• Darius (Arcade, extra version)
• Darius II (Arcade, Dual Screen version)
• SAGAIA (Arcade, ver.1)
• SAGAIA (Arcade, ver.2)
• Darius Gaiden (Arcade)

The Console collection is slightly meatier, with six total titles and nine versions. You're getting a mix of US and Japanese titles in this collection--here's the list.

Darius Cozmic Collection: Console

• Darius II (Mega Drive, JP version)
• SAGAIA (Genesis, US version)
• SAGAIA (Master System, EU version)
• Darius Twin (Super Famicom, JP version)
• Darius Twin (Super NES, US version)
• Darius Force (Super Famicom, JP version)
• Super Nova (Super NES, US version)
• Darius Alpha (PC Engine, JP version)
• Darius Plus (PC Engine, JP version)

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