As you kill enemies you’ll gain experience and mutate. This gives you a new skill point which you can then invest to unlock new and powerful skills and further define your character. So you have guns, skills, vehicles.. and you run around playing intense game modes like Deathmatch and CTF blowing eachother up. The action might be a bit too fast-paced for some, but I think you’ll really enjoy it.”

Already covered on Rock, Paper, Shotgun and PixelProspector…

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Link to Trailer

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Link to Gameplay Video (by JaJitsu)

From the Homepage:
Trapped in Time is a top-view manic shooter where you are trapped inside a giant clock level and you need to survive swarms of enemies all while dodging the fast rotating clock hands with timed jumps.

Game Features
Here are some things that you could expect from the game:

• Jumping! – What sets it apart from other manic shooters is that you need to jump to avoid enemies and obstacles, which is unheard of in this genre
• Weapons – There are a variety of guns at your disposal. Each has it’s own pros and cons. The Gatling Gun, Shotgun, Laser Beam, Rocket Launcher, and Mortar Launcher
• Enemies – Enemy variety is aplenty and are guaranteed to keep you on your toes to keep you challenged all the time!
• Power-ups – The level is constantly littered with items that can give you special abilities, and even affect your surroundings.
• Challenging gameplay – The longer you play, the harder the levels get. This makes the game more challenging and satisfying when you get a high score.

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Link to Gameplay Video (Pixel Prospector)

From the Homepage:
Nikki and the Robots renders homage to the classical platform games of the eighties and nineties, while at the same time realizing a unique gameplay idea. The main character Nikki refrains from using any weapons or equipment during the whole quest, and can only jump and run around the levels. However, it is possible to hack into Dr. Lacroix’s various robots and to take control of them via computer terminals. The nifty use of the robots and the combination of their characteristic special abilities enable Nikki to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and complete the level tasks.

“[...]pretty large parts of the “Nikki and the Robots” will be free (and even under a LGPL and a Creative Commons license). This will include the fully playable core of the game, various levels, and a level editor featuring online functionality. However, we have to tell you that there will also be a story mode as a commercial release in 4 downloadable episodes[...]”

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Nikki and the Robots – Concept Trailer

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Link to Gameplay Video (by darkfalzx)

Oh and check out the new trailer (1:30 min) that was just released today. Great stuff!

The story so far:
1977. A house somewhere in an U.S. Suburbia. It is Sammy´s birthday and his big brother Eli wants to give him his present. As he opens the door he is the witness of an act of cruelty: A strange Monster crashes though the roof and kidnaps his brother! Eli follows the creature into a strange world with a 70’s setting…
He might be alone but this doesn’t mean that he is weak: Equipped with special child powers he might be able to fight the monsters and rescue his little beloved brother…

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Pitiri 1977 – The NEW Official Trailer

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Let’s support the developer and his promising work.
There is also a new video that shows the cinematic intro and 10 min of gameplay material.
(The video below is the old trailer).

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Pitiri – Official Trailer (www.ilikescifi.com)

1) You only control 1 android going through a different set of single player missions
2) You control both androids, but you swap between them.
3) 2 player, where either you and another, or just you, control 2 androids simultaneously.

Note: The game has currently no name… i asked the developer about the situation and he said i could give it a working title.

From the Homepage:
The game is a platforming puzzle co-op game and has combat elements.
The game’s setting, is in a grim future, the human race has all but been extinguished by their own military droids. The only hope, is a race of social androids made for serving mankind. Treated terribly by their masters, the social androids are now free from their human rulers, yet their kind instinct drives them to attempt to save their once cruel overlords.

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Link to Gameplay Video (by Developer)

For more info and comments just visit the
Grid Shock Development Page on Pixel Prospector

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