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Brawlout
''Brawlout'' is a fighting game developed and published by Angry Mob Games for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game was revealed at EVO in July 2016, and went into closed beta in December 2016. The game was initially released as early access for Microsoft Windows on April 20, 2017. Various outlets, such as ''Engadget'', have compared ''Brawlout'' to the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. Angry Mob Games partnered with UK publisher Merge Games to release physical retail copies for the Nintendo Switch in May 2018. Gameplay ''Brawlout'' is a platform fighter in which two to four players fight against each other, in an environment with various platforms. The game features 25 playable characters, including four guest fighters. Characters use a variety of fighting moves and special attacks. Each attack does damage, increasing the opponent's damage percent. When the damage increases, the victim flies further. The purpose of each battle is to throw one's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platform Fighter
A platform fighter is a video game genre, sub-genre of fighting games that emphasizes free 2D movement, often with floating platforms that can be traversed on, similar to a platform game, platformer game. The central gameplay involves combat between two or more player-controlled characters, with the goal of attacking an opponent's character until they are defeated. Unlike other fighting games, platform fighters typically do not have a Health (game terminology), health bar; instead, the damage that a player's character has taken increases the distance they are launched when hit by an attack. Opponents are defeated when they leave the boundaries of the arena. History While there have been some 2D fighting games that have used mechanics like platforms in stages like in ''Savage Reign'', these games are not considered platform fighters as they play like traditional 2D fighting games with an added gimmick. Though ''The Outfoxies'' was an early example of many of the mechanics feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yooka-Laylee
''Yooka-Laylee'' is a platform game developed by Playtonic Games and published by Team17. It was released for Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One in April 2017, Nintendo Switch in December 2017 and Amazon Luna in October 2020. Developed by a group of former key personnel from Rare, ''Yooka-Laylee'' is a spiritual successor to the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series. After years of planning to develop a new game, Playtonic Games initiated a Kickstarter campaign that attracted significant media coverage and raised a record-breaking sum of over £2 million. The game follows chameleon Yooka and bat Laylee on their quest to retrieve a magical book from an evil corporation. ''Yooka-Laylee'' received mixed reviews, with critics divided on whether emulating its predecessors was enough to make it a successful game, or whether it was purely trying to capitalize on nostalgia. While most critics agreed that it captured the essence of earlier platformers, they also pointed out technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Smash Bros
is a series of platform fighting video games published by Nintendo. Created by Masahiro Sakurai, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is a crossover featuring many characters from other video game series created by Nintendo and other developers. Its gameplay is distinct from traditional fighting games, with players aiming to knock each other off of stages after accumulating damage with numerous attacks. The games have also featured a variety of side modes, including single-player story modes. Sakurai conceived the idea of ''Super Smash Bros.'' while working at HAL Laboratory in 1998 with the help of Satoru Iwata. The series's first game, '' Super Smash Bros.'' (1999), was released for the Nintendo 64 and used characters from Nintendo franchises including '' Mario'', '' Donkey Kong'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', '' Kirby'', and '' Pokémon''. The game was a success, and Sakurai was asked to make a sequel for the then-upcoming GameCube, '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyper Light Drifter
''Hyper Light Drifter'' is an action role-playing game developed and published by Heart Machine. The Microsoft Windows, Linux and OS X versions were released in March 2016, and the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions in July 2016. A ''Special Edition'' port of the game, featuring additional content, was released by Abylight Studios for the Nintendo Switch in September 2018, for iOS devices in July 2019 and for Android devices in June 2024. The game pays homage to History of video game consoles (third generation), 8-bit and History of video game consoles (fourth generation), 16-bit games, and is considered by its lead developer Alx Preston as a combination of ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' and ''Diablo (video game), Diablo''. Preston originally launched Kickstarter funding for the title for approximately to develop the title for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux computers, but ended up with more than , allowing him to hire more programmers and artists, and expandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
