Otomedius Excellent Set for July, Special Edition Details

KONAMI announced that there will be a Special Edition for Otomedius Excellent and that the game will be ready for you on July 19, 2011.

For the North American release of the Gradius-inspired series, you’ll also get, oddly enough, a 2-sided pillowcase featuring the girls of OTOMEDIUS and more normal items like an exclusive art book, and a single disc OTOMEDIUS soundtrack.

The standalone game will retail for $29.99 while the Special Edition will be available for $49.99.

Otomedius Excellent Features:

• Classic Gradius-style gameplay gets a stunning update. Experience 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up gameplay like never before.
• Brilliant graphics and an excellent soundtrack. Environments are rendered in hi-definition and complemented by thrilling music.
• Lovely characters to pilot through an expanded world. Choose from nine characters on-disc to battle through all-new stages of thrilling  shmup action!
• Three’s company! Team up with a friend or two over Xbox Live Arcade or on one Xbox 360 to have help obtaining hard-to-get items!
• Eye-popping Gallery mode. View your unlocked stills and graphics in a new Gallery that grows as you progress through the game.