The TakeOver
The Takeover is a side-scrolling beat’em up inspired by 90’s classics such as Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Battle solo or alongside a friend in local co-op in any of the three featured game modes, Arcade, Survival and Challenge. Fight your way across 7 stages and over 20 unique locations using any of the four playable characters or swap between them in real time in the unlockable Relay Mode.
Gameplay: The gameplay is designed around a new combo system that allows you to link together punches and kicks. Quickly put enemies in to the ground, keep them stunned or launch them in to the air and continue to juggle! Maintaining a combo will fill your Super meter faster and allow you to unleash a devastating attack. You can also find and use weapons such as crowbars, swords and machine guns scattered around the levels. Last but not least, each character is equipped with a unique sidearm but ammunition is scarce so use it wisely! The game is easy to get in to but not easy to master.
Music:The soundtrack featured in the game contains music from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Ronald and Yuzo Koshiro!
Difficulty: The game offers three difficulty modes, Easy, Normal and Hard. In Hard mode the game always starts from Stage 1, there are no continues and enemies are faster, more aggressive and there are more of them. This setting is aimed at hardcore old-school beat’em up fans looking for a challenge.
Visual style: The art style consists of a mix of pre-rendered high resolution character sprites and detailed real time backgrounds built with 1080p or above resolutions in mind. The story is presented via comic book style cutscenes.
The TakeOver Review
This game is one of the Greats!! Even though the title has the label early access, the developer has continued to add content, and refine this gem. I purchased this game when there was just 2 to 3 stages, and 2 playable characters. This game now has 22 stages, and 4 playable characters that are completely different from one another.
The in-game artstyle is top notch, and I have mentioned this to the dev before. I absolutely love the look of this game. The stylistic design reminds me of the CGI look of the arcade versions of KIller Instinct, however Pelikan13 has his on awesome flair to the Takeover. Along with the attention to detail of both stages, and characters, which would put comic covers to shame, there is a banging soundtrack that correlates perfectly with look, and tempo of this outstanding Beat’em Up.
Gameplay reflects swift, responsive movements, and is reminiscent to any GREAT brawler that you might have encountered in your lifetime. You have a punch, kick, special, run, and gun attack for each character. This title even has a mode to where you can play through single player while swapping characters on the fly. A simple double tap of the jump button, and your character leaps off-screen while your next squad mate bounces into action.
Mannnn!! I tell you this game is great, and I have yet to regret my purchase!! I purchased this game almost 2 years ago, and have always kept it on my harddrive to see what great addition Pelikan13 adds to the game. Even though this is early access this feels complete. I have not encoutered any bugs throughout my 15.9 hours… Just get the game already!!
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