The complete Gunvolt collection has found a new home. Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches today, October 22, packing all three games in the series plus every piece of DLC into one package.
The upgrade pass is the more interesting half of the announcement, and it's live today too. Anyone who already owns the trilogy on Nintendo's original console can move up to the Switch 2 Edition instead of buying the whole thing again — the standard play for Nintendo's growing pile of "Switch 2 Edition" re-releases, and a far easier sell than a full-price double dip.
There's also a launch discount running alongside the release. No end date has been given, which is exactly how these things usually go, so treat it as a now-or-later proposition rather than a permanent price.
PlayStation 5 and Steam owners get something out of today as well. The additional scenario DLC that forms part of the complete edition also arrives on those platforms, so the extra content isn't fenced off behind Nintendo hardware.
As for what "Enhanced" actually means: three games, all previously released DLC, and the polish work that comes with a modern port. Reviews of the Switch 2 Edition have begun appearing alongside launch, and the early read is a solid conversion of a cult-favourite action series rather than a quick cash-in.
Gunvolt has always been a specific taste — brisk, demanding 2D action with a scoring system that punishes hesitation, built around a story of electrically-charged teens and the organisation hunting them. It has never been a blockbuster outside Japan, which makes a complete, DLC-stuffed package the friendliest entry point the series has ever had.
For anyone who bounced off it years ago or never tried it at all, the combination of an upgrade path for veterans and a discount for newcomers is about as low-friction as a re-release gets. The only real question left is whether the Switch 2 version's performance holds up in the handheld's busier moments — and that's what the reviews are for.