That’s all part of the game and its roguelite influences though, and subsequent runs see you returning as a better armed version of Fury ready to kick ass once more. You also quickly learn that stringing combos together is crucial, as it delivers higher rewards that will allow you to make it further into the game before you inevitably die and get thrown back a bit. In each level, you get rid of the enemies on screen while picking up loot. Doing so fills up the blank pages of each issue, thereby slowly restoring your creator’s drive to craft more stories. You play as action hero Fury, defeating the demons that are haunting the writer/artist responsible for your adventures as you go along. The visual style is a little less Comix Zone or Viewtiful Joe and more like Metal Slug, but you get the idea. Taking place against the backdrop of a comic book where its author has suddenly lost inspiration, each level plays much like a panel in a printed comic book. After five years in the making, how does it stack up? We played it on the Switch and the Xbox One to try and find out.īesides those modern roguelite classics we just mentioned, Fury Unleashed also cites arcade era greats like Contra and Metal Slug as inspirations (which can be seen visually), but thematically there’s an element of Comix Zone here as well. In the meantime, you can check out the gameplay trailer below and also check out the game on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC and the Apple App Store.Drawing inspiration from the likes of Dead Cells and Rogue Legacy, Fury Unleashed by Awesome Games Studio is coming out soon for consoles alongside its launch out of Early Access on Steam. No details of what will be included have been given, but judging by the work the Cracow based team did on the recently released Vengence Edition of Sifu for PS4 & PS5 the signs look good for another premium quality product.Ī release date is also yet to be set for when collectors can pre-order/purchase this special edition so keep tuned in for further updates as they arrive. Meridiem Games will not only design the special boxed edition of the game but will also be handling the manufacturing and distribution of the physical copy of this title, which will be available across Europe for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The game features solo play, local co-op and online co-op options, in which players shoot their way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in some seriously fast-paced action. With outlandish worlds of procedurally generated levels, players can learn to play flawlessly and attempt to finish the entire game with a single epic combo. Released in May 2020 with Metacritic scores ranging between 76-80, depending on the platform (76 Switch, 78 PS4, 79 PC, 80 XBone), Fury Unleashed has been praised for its addictive gameplay and beautiful comic-book style visuals. Physical Fury Unleashedĭeveloped and published by Awesome Games Studio, Fury Unleashed is a combo-based roguelike action-platformer that takes its inspiration from modern roguelikes like Dead Cells and Rogue Legacy with throwbacks to old-school platformers like Contra and Metal Slug. Meridiem Games has announced that it is set to bring a special physical edition of Fury Unleashed to store shelves this autumn.
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