Sigma Star Saga DX Refinements Revealed, GBA Pre-Orders Available

WayForward Technologies and Limited Run Games have announced that pre-orders for the physical Game Boy Advance-compatible repro cart release of space shooter RPG Sigma Star Saga DX are now open. The game can be pre-ordered through Limited Run Games’s online store in a $49.99 Standard Edition or a $99.99 Collector’s Edition until April 6, 2025. The Collector’s Edition includes a Galactic Blue Cart, a deluxe foil box, a soundtrack CD, a 12″x16″ double-sided poster and map, a Psyme/Scarlet coin, and a keychain. It is expected to ship in November 2025.

Sigma Star Saga originally released in North America in 2005, with a European release following in 2006. The DX release of the game is licenced by rights holder Bandai Namco and utilises Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine. Sigma Star Saga follows Allied Earth Federation pilot Ian Recker, who acts as a double agent in the alien Krill Empire to try and save mankind from their invasion. Players explore six planets, mixing top-down exploration with side-scrolling shoot-’em-battles and utilising different abilities, tools, and weapons. In addition to the physical Game Boy Advance release, it will also be made available digitally on PC and consoles later this year.

On top of announcing the start of the pre-orders, WayForward Technologies also recently provided some new details about the refinements and changes to the original game. Changes being made include a reduced frequency of random battles, an increase of experience points awards, increased player movement speed, auto-fire for all shoot-’em-up weapons, an improved map, additional save points, text improvements, hit box adjustments, and other quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.