Hands On – Spyborgs [is That a Spy Cyborg?]
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 10:00pm by Will
Spyborgs is being developed by Bionic Games, a newly-formed development team comprised of former Insomniac Games and High Impact Games developers (known for their work on hugely popular franchises Ratchet and Clank and Resistance: Fall of Man).
Key features
• Stunning Graphics: Pushing the graphics capabilities of the Wii, Spyborgs will offer a variety of vibrant environments and detailed character models alongside action-packed gameplay.
• Extreme Co-Op: Designed around the 2-player co-op experience whether playing alone or with friends, single players can jump seamlessly between characters at any time to take advantage of their unique weapons and skills while friends can tag-team it to create crazy combos and finisher moves for the ultimate brawl.
• Brawler-style Gameplay: Action-packed, intuitive gameplay for all skill-levels.
• Robust combo system to master: Multiple character specific combos allow players to chain light and heavy attacks to increase their Combo/Power meters and unleash devastating “Finisher” moves and “Co-Op Finisher” moves.
• Upgradeable Attack System: Power-up by collecting “crimson spark” currency from defeated enemies and destructible environments to purchase upgrades.
• Instant Character Swap: Users can instantly switch between two characters mid-combat to utilize each character’s strengths.
• Cinematic Boss Battles: Epic, action-packed and absolutely thrilling battles featuring full-screen, dynamic and wickedly challenging bosses.
• Robust Achievement system: Similar to Xbox 360 and PSN, players are rewarded with an Achievement Title signifying their accomplishment. Taking it one step further, these Achievements also unlock bonus videos, concept art and new challenges in the game.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Wow. I’d never heard anything about the game before now. I’m really liking the style the visuals have going on there. I can’t wait to see more about this game. Plus co-op and upgrades can make any game good:P
May 12th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
AWESOME!!!1!!111!!! buyin it!
May 13th, 2009 at 12:32 am
This game looks pretty damn good, and the screen shots make the game’s graphics look promising. It reminds me a bit of the TMNT game for the Wii, where you can switch between characters and use their unique abilities, although the graphics in Spyborgs looks a bit better. I’m really looking forward for this game’s release.
May 13th, 2009 at 1:52 am
It was announced in NP as an interactive Saturday morning cartoon. It was supposedly season one, and came complete with cheesy ads.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:25 am
“made me believe that three dimensional beat ‘em ups still have some fight left in them.”
Madworld made me believe that. ; )
this title looks pretty slick, actually. I definitely wanna try it.
but more importantly, I want Capcom to develop a Wii fighter. Or at least bring TvC over…
May 13th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Nice preview, Will. I’m excited for this one too.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am
ex-insomniac games people, i thought this game looked kinda like Ratchet and Clank when I saw the first screen. It has a very similar visual style to the R&C series. Especially the crates and the more metallic objects.
Looks like it could be good, but as always, I’ll reserve judgment until I see more.
May 13th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I like this. I will have to try this one.
May 13th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
The game looks promising… hadn’t heard a great deal about it until now.
Slightly off topic: when are we going to have a “next” button rather than clicking individual page links? Sorry to sound moany but it is a tiny bit annoying.
May 13th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
[...] Infendo- “Daryl showed me the way of the Spyborgs, and made me believe that three dimensional beat ‘em ups still have some fight left in them.” [...]
May 20th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
looks good let’s see what comes of it.