Frisbee-tossing arcade classic follow-up Windjammers 2 gets first gameplay trailer Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Frisbee-tossing arcade classic follow-up Windjammers 2 gets first gameplay trailer Coming to PC and Switch later this year. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 14 Mar 2019 21 comments We've known about Windjammers 2, the long-awaited follow-up to Data East's frisbee-tossing arcade classic, for some time now - but, finally, we've a chance to see developer DotEmu's sequel in action, thanks to a newly unveiled alpha gameplay trailer. Windjammers originally released on Neo Geo in 1994, gifting the world with its raucously entertaining multiplayer take on brutal competitive frisbee action. Playing out something like Pong meets Street Fighter (as Martin Robinson put it in his Essential review), the goal, simply enough, is to pelt a frisbee into your opponent's net until you've enough points to win. A handful of special moves add a touch of nuance - not that nuance is necessarily a primary consideration in a game where you're dressed in plastic day-glo armour and there's something called a Flying Power Disc whizzing toward your head - but it's exactly accessible enough to ensure pretty much anyone can pick it up and have a devastatingly good time in two-player. Windjammer 2's was announced last August during a Nintendo Direct and aims to deliver the same wonderfully compelling arcade thrills as its predecessor, albeit with a few extra flourishes of its own. There are new and returning characters (including beefcake Wessel, now sporting a pink moustache), each with their own strengths and weakness on-court; there are different stages to muck around in; there are powerful EX moves which can be triggered once an on-screen bar is filled; there are various single-player and multiplayer modes. The most immediate difference between Windjammers 2 and its predecessor though is its visual style. The new game trades the chunky pixels of the original for hand-drawn art that, entirely appropriately, gives the whole thing the look of having tumbled right out of a 90s Saturday morning cartoon. Check out the gameplay trailer up top - which showcases characters Wessel, Mita, Grace, and Max performing some of their new moves - and draw your own conclusions. There's no final release date for Windjammers 2 just yet, but it's scheduled to launch on PC and Switch at some point later this year. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store