Sin & Punishment: Successor Of The Skies
Publisher Nintendo Developer Treasure Format Wii Release 2009
Over a decade on, it’s alarming to realise that Treasure’s sequel to Sin & Punishment is still one of its most recent releases. In fact, Successor Of The Skies was the Tokyo developer’s last new release in the west before Bangai-O: Missile Fury, and its last new physical console release anywhere. Back in 2010, who would have guessed we would go so long without a fresh release from the studio?
Perhaps the signs were there. After the turn of the millennium, the company had increasingly fallen back on licensed titles and sequels – and while quality remained high, that was a far cry from the string of originals that had catalysed its reputation for bold yet tightly crafted action. But more than that, in retrospect ( in the US) has the air of a last hurrah. It’s the equivalent of a suitcase overpacked to cover every eventuality, its contents poised to burst out
