Capcom and Hitbox Team confirm that gorgeous platformer Dustforce will sweep onto the Vita in January

If you're the sort of person who balks at the idea of picking up a broom and tidying up some mess, Dustforce may well be the game that finally gets you excited at the idea of sweeping.

Dustforce has been out on PC for a while, and we first heard it was 'making its way' to Sony's indie-friendly handheld at the start of last month.

Well, now we have part of a release date to tell you.

Capcom and Hitbox Team's super-powered sweeping game will be out for Vita in January 2014, which means you've got about three months to polish up your, err, floor-polishing skills.

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Dustforce is a time-attack sweep-'em-up in which you lead one of a band of hardy janitors through some tough platforming levels, cleaning up filth and smacking bad guys in the head with a broom as you do.

As you can tell from the trailer above, it looks absolutely gorgeous. There's also a clever difficulty curve at play here, meaning you'll be hooked in even when you're failing.

There's no word yet on how much Dustforce will cost. As soon as we find that out, though, we'll let you know.