Kemco has announced Senri no Kifu: Gendai Shougi Mystery for PlayStation 4 and Switch. It will launch in early 2020 in Japan. The PlayStation 4 version will be available both physically and digitally, while the Switch version will only be available digitally.
Senri no Kifu: Gendai Shougi Mystery is a mystery adventure game based around numerous incidents concerning computer-versus-human shogi games. It also has a shogi classroom corner where you can easily learn how to play shogi through the game. Professional shogi player Manao Kagawa also appears in the game.
Here are the specifics:
- Scenario: Hidehisa Miyashita
- Music: Noriyuki Iwadare
- Supervision and In-Game Appearance: Michio Takahashi (professional shogi player)
- Release Date: Early 2020 (Japan)
- Platforms: PlayStation 4 (physical and digital), Switch (digital-only)
Senri no Kifu: Gendai Shougi Mystery will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2019, which runs from September 12 to 15 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
Thanks, Famitsu.