Sand Land launches on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Collection X and S, and PC on April 26, 2024, writer Bandai Namco has introduced.
Introduced in 2023, Bandai Namco’s Sand Land appears to be like to translate a cult Japanese comedian into an open-world journey. Sand Land debuted in 2000 as a short-lived story of a demon prince exploring a desolate wilderness.
Created by Akira Toriyama, a manga artist of main renown for his Dragonball sequence in addition to his contributions to many video games comparable to Dragon Quest, Sand Land remained a print-only phenomenon till 2023. A feature-length movie debuted final summer season, with this recreation serving as the subsequent multimedia tie-in.
“Becoming a member of Beelzebub, the Fiend Prince, his chaperone, Thief, and Sheriff Rao, put together to discover the huge desert and take on the Royal Military in varied customisable autos,” reads the official synopsis.
“This unlikely workforce uniting people and demons units out on an journey in seek for the Legendary Spring able to ending the horrible drought that has taken over the world. Collectively, they’ll journey past Sand Land to uncharted territories.”
IGN performed a Sand Land demo finally 12 months’s Tokyo Game Present. “Sand Land has a lengthy method to go earlier than I would think about giving it one other look,” we stated at the time. “At current, the driving, fight, and exploration do not entice me to dig any deeper.”
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