London-based independent studio Curve has lifted the lid on its first self-published game, Explodemon.
The game, which will be hitting PSN, PC and WiiWare in 'Q4 2009', is a retro-inspired 2.5D platformer featuring a robotic hero with a self-destructive streak.
The idea came from the firm's design director Jonathan Biddle, who prototyped the idea himself using Game Maker. "After a working silently away for a few months in my spare time, I let a few people at Curve play Explodemon! and it became obvious that I'd managed to create something very fun," he said.
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Explodemon combines the retro style of 16-bit platform games and Japanese action titles with the upgradable skills, hidden collectables and clever puzzles from more modern titles. Players use Explodemon's self-destructive nature to combat enemies and fly through the air, all the while solving a huge variety of physics-based puzzles.
Joseph Butler-Hartley looks over the release of Explodemon on Steam for Zero1gaming.com
So this game is real and not an April's Fool joke?