Limited Run Games Announces Jaws NES Rerelease

Limited Run Games announced plans Tuesday to rerelease the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System adaptation of Jaws, bringing the classic title to modern platforms including the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Preorders for physical editions open December 19 and run through January 18, with the game scheduled for release in 2026.

The rerelease features the original NES game alongside an enhanced version that expands on its role-playing elements. Developed by Westone and published by LJN under the Atlus credit, the 1987 title tasks players with piloting a boat across ocean maps in a top-down view, using sonar to detect threats. Encounters with sea creatures like stingrays and jellyfish shift to side-scrolling sequences where players fire harpoons to collect shells. These resources can be traded for ship upgrades, building toward confrontations with the titular shark. After depleting its health through ramming attacks, players face a final first-person shot to defeat it. The game's mechanics draw parallels to the fourth Jaws film, Jaws: The Revenge, including its boat-ramming conclusion and cover art inspired by the movie poster.

The enhanced edition introduces multiple chapters...