Vikings aren’t actually recognized for his or her acrobatic prowess however Owlboy builders D-Pad Studio are limbering up for his or her subsequent indie sport, Vikings On Trampolines. It’s based mostly on an award-winning experimental sport the group produced again in 2011. Witness the sheer Nordic bounciness within the trailer beneath.
Vikings On Trampolines lets as much as 4 gamers group up in co-op to boing Scandinavians by way of the sport’s story and versus modes, in addition to minigames. It’s as soon as once more rendered within the pixel artwork model of D-Pad’s Simon S. Andersen. The story revolves round a bunch of Vikings who need to defeat the villainous Balloonie to rescue King VI. The entire sport might be performed on controller utilizing only one thumbstick, which is nifty.
I used to be simply reminiscing the opposite day about puzzle-platformer Misplaced Vikings however, regardless of the pixel artwork look and superficially comparable vibrant pillagers, Vikings On Trampolines isn’t an entire lot like that sport. It’s far more bouncy, for one factor. I’m a sucker for each comedy Vikings and massive sproingy leaps in video games although, so this one has my curiosity. D-Pad say there are many completely different continents to journey throughout, and balloon-related bosses to tackle.
John (RPS in peace) somewhat loved Vikings On Trampolines’ predecessor when he took to the skies in 2016 for his Owlboy evaluation. “What a deal with,” he stated. “And a surprisingly deep one, with compelling moments you’ll wish to discuss. It’s a pleasure to regulate, it has impeccable issue balancing to maintain you transferring ahead whereas all the time feeling such as you’re being skillful, and all within the prettiest of fairly pixel graphics.”
Vikings On Trampolines doesn’t have a launch date simply but, however it’ll be on Steam when it’s out. D-Pad are promising extra information at subsequent week’s Gamescom.