Arcade classic Toki is getting a gorgeous Switch remake later this year

French publisher Microïds has announced that it's working on a remake of classic arcade platform shooter Toki, due to release on Nintendo Switch toward the end of the year.

Toki (known as Juju Densetsu in Japan) launched in arcades back in 1989, and follows the side-scrolling adventures of the titular Toki - a Tarzan-esque human-warrior-turned-ape - as he attempts to rescue his lady friend Miho from the nefarious local witchdoctor and certain doom.

Toki's journey takes him through jungles, fiery caverns, lakes, and ice palaces, as he battles wild animals and the mutated creations of witchdoctor Vookimedlo to reach his goal.

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