Friday, January 31, 2014

Nuts and Bolts

Nuts and Bolts                                                                          Target Audience: 15+
Xbox Arcade/PlayStation 4                                                                                                          Rating: E
Game Summary: The human race has out grown earth and has now started sending out space exploration droids to find planets in far galaxies.  Scrapes was one such robot that was tasked with this mission but not all went according to plan. The unexpected electromagnetism of the planet’s atmosphere caused Scrapes and his ship to explode before landing. Scrapes seems to be alright but he is just a head. He must now traverse the strange new world and gather his missing pieces to complete his mission but he might find out that the atmosphere may have changed him as well.
Game Outline: The player will control Scrapes at different stages of his completion as they collect his body parts. The puzzle based side scroller uses the idea that the robot can shift into different shapes to suit certain needs. Circle is when he is just a head and this way he can reach small spaces and do fast leaps over longer gaps. The body will be found second allowing the player to transform into a square. While in square mode the robot will be denser allowing the pressing of certain buttons and can jump higher than before using that to smash weak objects.  The arms are found third and can create a triangle. Arms allow the use of levers and while in triangle mode you can cut down tree walls and glide far distances. Finally Scrapes needs to find his legs and getting those will allow him to take the form of a hexagon. It is scrapes strongest form and can now smash through solid stone walls. The final level is to find his emergency jet pack and head home. The puzzles will start out easy and get more difficult. The player will be able to go back to earlier areas with new abilities to find bonuses, upgrades, or Easter eggs. As the player gathers more pieces they will find out they might not fit in an area without leaving a piece behind and coming back for it later.

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