Switch house owners can now spend a while within the Underworld. Bandai Namco has introduced that Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is now accessible on the Switch. It was first launched in 2020 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Check out the launch trailer under.

Like different Sword Art Online sport variations Alicization Lycoris remixes the occasions of the anime and novels to go well with its distinctive timeline. As within the authentic, Lycoris begins when Kirito wakes as much as discover himself trapped within the Underworld, a digital world populated by clever AI – that don’t understand they reside in a pc assemble. Kirito meets buddies on his solution to make contact with the skin world, forming a fast friendship with Underworld natives like Alice, an “Integrity Knight”, and Eugeo, who assist him combat towards the tyrannical Administrator. Lycoris diverges from the “canon” on the finish of that battle, with Kirito, Alice, and Eugeo left going through a brand new set of disaster for the Underworld. To remedy it, they’ll must name in a few of their actual world buddies like Asuna, Sinon, Leafa, and extra, in addition to discover completely different elements of the Underworld. In a key position is Medina, a younger Integrity Knight and a brand new game-original character.

The Switch version of Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris contains the bottom sport, however a deluxe version provides the Season Pass, which entitles gamers to 2 story expansions and a bonus costume. The first growth, which launched in 2021 on PS4, is Blooming of Forget-me-not, a narrative specializing in Kirito and Eugeo. The second growth, Blooming of Matricaria, brings Kirito in entrance of a brand new menace: A disaster that may destroy the Underworld itself inside 100 days, if its inhabitants aren’t sturdy sufficient.

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is now accessible on Switch, in addition to PS4, Xbox One, and PC.