El Shaddai Gets Western Release, New Trailer

Japanese action platformer El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron will be seeing a Western release thanks to UTV Ignition Games. The publisher has announced a launch date of 26th July for North America and 9th September in Europe.

An adventure inspired by the events in the Old Testament's Book of Enoch, El Shaddai centres on Enoch's quest to deliver the souls of the Fallen Angels and prevent the world from being flooded. By God's hand, the cheeky git. 2D and 3D platforming is coupled with some stunning artistic direction and furious combat.

The announcement follows the popularity of the game since its Japanese launch at the end of April. To celebrate, we have a new trailer and a bunch of screens for you to enjoy - the vid below introduces Uriel, one of the four Archangels assigned to watch over Enoch. You can summon this chap in battle and cause a lot of problems for your enemies.