Nintendo has revealed that three new SEGA Genesis games have been made available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.
Once you have downloaded the latest software update (version 3.1.1), you will be able to access these new games which have been added to the service:
ESWAT: City Under Siege: Take on crime syndicates as an armor-clad police officer! This Genesis / Mega Drive original picks up half a century after the arcade version left off. As a member of the armored mobile police force known as ESWAT, you’ll rise through the ranks and face formidable foes in your ICE Combat Suit, which can be equipped with five different weapons, such as plasma cannons and rocket launchers. Use the burner to glide through the air. Criminals lurk in prisons, power plants, bio-labs, and other places, waiting to ambush the player with their traps. A boss awaits at the core of each, huge and armed to the teeth, ready to engage in head-to-head combat with ESWAT.
Streets of Rage: In the first of this legendary beat ’em up series, follow the fight of three youths who take on a powerful crime syndicate with nothing but their bare fists. The martial-arts master Axel, boxer Adam, and judo-expert Blaze fight their way through eight stages to reach the syndicate boss. If you don’t stay loyal to your friends until the end, you might face some unexpected twists… Yuzo Koshiro’s thumping soundtrack adds a few extra kicks to the fight.
Super Thunder Blade: Originally released as SEGA’s seventh motion-simulator arcade game, this combat shooter was remade as a launch title for the Genesis / Mega Drive. Pilot the highly mobile, fully-armed helicopter Super Thunder Blade against an onslaught of guerilla fighters. Among your weapons are the Fulcan Cannon and homing missiles. Each stage consists of two scenes: a two-part 3D shooter with a mid-boss in between, and a 2D shooter where you’ll ambush a giant weapon from above. The helicopter’s unique mobility gives you the edge as you hover into combat. Change speeds at will, dive through caves and factories, and reach the enemy’s base!
The SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online collection launched in late October and has since grown to also offer the following games: Alien Soldier, Alien Storm, Alisia Dragoon, Altered Beast, Beyond Oasis, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Columns, Comix Zone, Contra: Hard Corps, Crusader of Centy, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, Dynamite Headdy, Earthworm Jim, Ecco the Dolphin, Flicky, Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Golden Axe, Golden Axe II, Gunstar Heroes, Kid Chameleon, Landstalker, Light Crusader, Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Musha, Phantasy Star IV, Pulseman, The Revenge of Shinobi, Ristar, Shining Force, Shining Force II, Shinobi III, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, Space Harrier II, Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, Streets of Rage 2, Strider, Super Fantasy Zone, Sword of Vermilion, Target Earth, Thunder Force II, ToeJam & Earl, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, VectorMan, Virtua Fighter 2, Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs and Zero Wing.
Nintendo recently revealed that Nintendo Switch Online now has more than 34 million subscribers.
The pricing plans for Nintendo Switch Online are £3.49 ($3.99) per month, £6.99 ($7.99) for three months or £17.99 ($19.99) for 12 months. There is a 12-month Family Membership for £31.49 ($34.99) that allows a Nintendo Account holder to “invite up to seven others to join a family group” that will all have access to Nintendo Switch Online.
Whereas an individual membership to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is priced at £34.99 ($49.99) for 12 months, with a Family Membership priced at £59.99 ($79.99).
