Stop an AI Apocalypse in Super Crush KO Next Month
/Super Crush KO, a colourful side-scrolling beat-em-up from Toronto-based indie studio Vertex Pop, launches on Steam and Nintendo Switch next month.
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Super Crush KO, a colourful side-scrolling beat-em-up from Toronto-based indie studio Vertex Pop, launches on Steam and Nintendo Switch next month.
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Toronto-based Vertex Pop have announced their next game following 2017's Graceful Explosion Machine. Super Crush KO is a brawler/shooter platforming hybrid that has players saving humanity from an AI apocalypse. Features:
You can check out the trailer below. We don't have a release date yet, we just know it'll be next year and come out on Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
Vertex Pop Announces Super Crush KO
Creators of Graceful Explosion Machine return with stylish brawler / shooter hybrid
Toronto, ON. August 10th, 2018. Toronto indie developer Vertex Pop today announced Super Crush KO, a fast-paced mix between beat ‘em up and shoot ‘em up, coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam in 2019. The game was announced as part of this year’s Indie Megabooth titles at PAX West, and will be playable for the first time at the Seattle event. From the official press kit:
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler / shoot-em-up hybrid set in a vibrant, near-future city. Take control of a neon-wearing, robot-stomping, stylish-as-heck hero and save humanity from an AI apocalypse!
Online leaderboards and ranking systems will keep you coming back to S-Rank dozens of levels.
The game seamlessly blends close-quarters brawler with long-range shooter and was designed with enemy juggling in mind. Launch enemies into the air and blast them out of the sky in this unique, genre-bending action title.
About Vertex Pop:
Vertex Pop is a Toronto-based indie game development studio run by Mobeen Fikree, striving to make fun, colourful, and intuitive action games. Their last title, Graceful Explosion Machine, debuted on the Nintendo Switch to great commercial and critical success.
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