Statera Studio, creator of Pocket Bravery, has announced that it will be partnering with the homebrew developer @RheoGamer to bring the 2D-retro fighting game to the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. Pocket Bravery was first released for PC in 2023k and is planned for PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, though no release date has been confirmed for these platforms as of yet.
The game is a tribute to classic arcade titles like Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix, as well as Neo Geo Pocket Color games such as Pocket Fighter, The Last Blade,Capcom Vs. SNK: The Match Of The Millenium,and King of Fighters: R2. The game features a cute chibi-esque aesthetic, along with simple-to-learn but difficult-to-master gameplay that lets players string together a bunch of impressive combos, perform special attacks, and temporarily stun their opponents by filling up a meter onscreen. Pocket Bravery launched with 13 unique fighters but thanks to DLC, has since received additional characters and content.
Pocket Bravery’s producer Jonathan Silva has stated that the Sega Mega Drive version is still in its “early days”, but noted that he is already impressed by the progress that has been made. Reportedly, @RheoGamer‘s team has been working “really fast” on porting the game over to the classic console, and footage was shown during depicting various animations and the character Nuno and Mingmei Wong doing battle in a 16-bit rendition of the Porto stage.
