Steel Assault

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Steel Assault
Developer(s)Zenovia Interactive
Publisher(s)Tribute Games
Designer(s)Sri Kankanahalli
Composer(s)Joseph "Qwesta" Bailey, Luca Della Regina
Platform(s)Windows, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseSeptember 28, 2021
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Steel Assault is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Zenovia Interactive and published by Tribute Games. It is planned to release on Microsoft Windows through Steam and Nintendo Switch in 2021.[1] In this 16-bit style game, the player controls the character Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.[2] The game draws inspiration from 16-bit era titles such as Castlevania Bloodlines and Contra: Hard Corps.[3] The project was first announced on Kickstarter in early 2015.

Gameplay[]

Steel Assault is a fast-paced 2D action platformer. The game equips the player with an 8-way electric whip, along with a jump, double jump, and a short dodge slide. One other mechanic is a zipline which allows the player to move vertically, horizontally and diagonally between elements or platforms.[4] In addition, the game features a basic subweapon system. Taro mainly fights robotic enemies, and his electric whip destroys their energy cores, but he can also punch them up close to collect their cores and replenish his subweapon system's energy.

The game has different difficulty modes, including an Arcade Mode in which there are no checkpoints and the player has only 1 life (requiring a ).[3]

Story[]

The game takes place in an overgrown post-apocalyptic America, after all major American cities were abandoned due to mass radiation attacks in the late 2030s. Magnus Pierce, a famous inventor and roboticist turned army general, rose to rule over the ashes. His regime began a large-scale purge of all its real and suspected enemies, including protagonist Taro Takahashi's parents. Taro grew up to be a core member of the Daybreak Resistance, an insurgency led by Hans Albrecht and Sonia Singh. In early 2046, Magnus Pierce's soldiers started collecting and refurbishing old nuclear, military, and robotic tech, and they started restoring the power grids of various abandoned cities which they now occupied. Taro is sent to investigate.[5]

Development[]

The project was first announced on Kickstarter in early 2015. Originally, the project meant to follow a late 8-bit era aesthetic (late NES), but the game's artistic direction changed soon after the Kickstarter campaign due to the previous experience from the artists that joined the project. Many of these artists had worked on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games,[3]. The game was due to release in May 2016, but has been delayed due in part to the change in art style[citation needed].

In November 2020, Zenovia Interactive signed a publishing agreement with developer Tribute Games and announced the game's new release window: 2021.[6]

A first playable demo was featured in the Steam Game Festival in February 2021.[7] The free demo was available for download from the Steam store starting February 3 and was taken down on February 15.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Joffard, Jerome. "Steel Assault - Le titre de Tribute Games est repoussé". jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ^ "Steel Assault". The MIX. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Birch, Nathan (21 February 2021). "Steel Assault Interview – On Influences, Difficulty, and Story Details Becoming Reality". Wccftech. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. ^ "Steel Assault resurfaced with a Steam trailer and it looks absurdly good". Destructoid. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. ^ "Steel Assault". steelassault.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. ^ "Steel Assault delayed to 2021, published by Tribute Games". Gematsu. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  7. ^ Moon, Mariella. "Steam's February Game Festival will feature over 500 playable demos". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ^ "Tweet from Tribute Games on Feb 9th 2021". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-27.

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