Jetters, Start Your Engines! XSEED Games Launches Kandagawa Jet Girls for PlayStation®4 and Windows PC
Get Wet and Wild with Thrilling Jet Racing Action in the Latest Title from the Creators of SENRAN KAGURA
Torrance, Calif. – August 25, 2020 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today released Kandagawa Jet Girls, the adrenaline-fueled jet racing game from the creators of SENRAN KAGURA, for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC exclusively via Steam. The high-octane arcade racing title is now available for purchase digitally on the PlayStation®Store and Steam for Windows PC with standard editions priced at $49.99 and digital deluxe editions available for $59.99. The digital deluxe edition comes with a digital soundtrack and either a custom theme on the PS4™ system or two DLC outfits (also available for purchase) on Steam. The retail Day 1 “Racing Hearts Edition” for the PS4™ system is available for purchase from the XSEED Games Store and participating retailers for $59.99, which includes the base game, a two-disc soundtrack CD with 54 tracks, and a 5.5” x 7.3” softcover 64pg art book, all packaged within a custom box with exclusive art from character designer Hanaharu Naruko.
In Kandagawa Jet Girls, seven teams comprised of a “Jetter” and “Shooter” compete on high-tech jet machines to claim the Kandagawa Cup and title as the racing queens of the Tokyo waterways. Jetters need to dazzle the crowd with their speed and aerial stunts while their Shooter partners try to cool down the competition with precision water gun attacks. Each team’s unique story plays out through 64 episodes of lighthearted racing drama in the single-player story mode. Players can take on up to three other players in online matches, and show off their team’s personality with extensive character and jet machine visual customization. They can also go under the hood to adjust the performance of their jet machine to suit their racing style.
The teams will have to watch their backs on the waterways as some shinobi from SENRAN KAGURA have infiltrated the races. Included for free with the game as a special gift to North American fans, sisters Ryōbi and Ryōna of the Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy will be racing for the honor of evil. Four additional teams of shinobi can also join the roster as premium DLC: Asuka & Yumi, Ikaruga & Yomi, Homura & Hikage, and Murasaki & Mirai, each sold separately for $9.99 or as part of a SENRAN KAGURA Character Pass for $29.99.
About Kandagawa Jet Girls
Jet racing is the sport of the future and the waterways of Tokyo host some of the most daring and skilled young athletes on their high-speed jet machines. Drivers, also known as “Jetters,” pair up with a “Shooter” armed with water weapons to blast away the competition. They must wow spectators if they want to win, building up their boost meter with spectacular aerial stunts while dodging obstacles and evading enemy attacks. Each team can be customized with various outfits, and players can get under the hood to tweak their jet machines’ parts to improve its capabilities and tweak its handling.
Pick from the seven two-girl teams, discovering each of their hopes and motivations for racing as you play through 64 episodes of lighthearted racing drama in single-player stories. Players can switch up the roles of Jetters and Shooters on each team throughout the story mode, and can pair up any two characters from any team to create their own dream team in free mode. The title features online multiplayer with support for up to four players.
Developed by Honey∞Parade Games and published for the PS4™ system in North America and globally on Windows PC exclusively via Steam by XSEED Games, Kandagawa Jet Girls launched on August 25, 2020. The title is available at retail as a Day 1 “Racing Hearts Edition” for the PS4™ system with a MSRP of $59.99 at the XSEED Games Store and participating retailers. The standalone game is available digitally on the PlayStation®Store and Steam for $49.99, while the digital deluxe edition is available for $59.99. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB. The PC version is not rated by the ESRB.