Remember Sky Force Anniversary? The rather brilliant arcade shoot em up? Well Sky Force is back and it’ll soon be hitting Xbox One, PS4, PC and Switch in Reloaded form.

Infinite Dreams have today confirmed that Sky Force Reloaded will be hitting Xbox One come December 1st 2017. A modern, air-based shooter, it’ll recreate the joy found in the original Sky Force, but with stunning 3D visuals, intuitive controls and a complex upgrade system. It’ll also be hitting PS4 (Nov 28th), PC (Nov 30th) and Switch (December 2017) with a $9.99 price tag attached.

This latest instalment of the series, promises to deliver both modern visuals and design to keep all shmup fans entertained with all the things they’ve come to love in scrolling shooters – expect meaty explosions, incinerating lasers, colossal bosses and a multitude of aircrafts to pilot. If that sounds like something right up your street and you are ready to save the world, then you’ll be glad to hear that you’ll need to blast through hordes of enemies in the extensive Single-Player campaign. upgrade your ship with devastating power-ups, fight gargantuan bosses and blow up a ton of enemies, including choppers, fighters, tanks, and turrets, as you risk everything to save civilians.

But that’s not all as Reloaded will come with an intense Local Co-op mode, plenty of additional goals and weekly tournaments to keep you occupied.

Key game features include:

Master 15 beautiful and immersive stages with challenging missions to complete.

Battle enormous and intimidating bosses, laugh when they explode and cry when you explode.

Unlock new difficulty modes, all the way from Normal to Nightmare.

Put yourself in danger to rescue missing operatives from the battlefield.

Assemble and test 9 different aircrafts. Pick your favorite, with its unique features and play style.

Hunt down 30 elusive bonus cards to add even more depth to the gameplay. Some of them will grant permanent benefits, while others will boost your abilities only temporarily.

Install hundreds of upgrades to your weapons, shields and other equipment. Turn your plane into a flying tank.

Complete in-game objectives to unlock 8 assisting technicians. Choose one of them to help you with their special skill.

Spot the wrecks of your fallen friends and get rewards for picking them up.

Enter the Weekend Tournaments to challenge your friends on one of 5 specially crafted infinite stages.

Appreciate highly polished gameplay and well balanced difficulty curve, whether you consider yourself a casual gamer or a die-hard shmup fanatic.

Enjoy professional voiceover and incredible electronic soundtrack.

Set the fun level to eleven by inviting your friends to play with you in local cooperative mode! Find the planes that best suit you both and challenge the hardest bosses, too fearsome to be faced alone.

We’ll be sure to remind you when the time comes for you to get involved in Sky Force Reloaded but in the meantime you could do worse than check out the latest trailer below. You may also like to hit up our full review of Sky Force Anniversary.