Parkour!
I'm thrilled to announce the remastered and enhanced version of our face-paced, high-score shooter Game Type coming soon to PS4/Switch/Xbox One, later this year.
You may be saying "wow, Game Type is a terrible name", and I agree! We actually named the game that, because it was the same name Microsoft used to access ALL GAMES FOR SALE on the Xbox 360, way back in December 2011.
Can you imagine making a video game console, and leaving the majority of games to be stuck behind the simple name "Game Type"?
And the picture of the tile was a woman, doing a high-kick, in a green hoodie. That's super weird!
360 History
Yes, that's a real screen capture from the Xbox 360 dashboard! There were a few categories like "New Releases", but if you wanted to find XBLIG or even XBLA games, you had to click there first!
To help combat this, and get some attention to the problem, we quickly make a very fun little shooter and called it "Game Type".
And now all these years later, to complete our DX pack of Shoot 1UP DX, Explosionade DX, and Weapon of Choice DX, we've added lots of new content to create Game Type DX!
Have a look at the announcement trailer which tells the history, but also shows a bit of the new content.
Microsoft Changes
Game Type, the game, received wide gaming press coverage, bringing large amounts of media attention to the problem.
Microsoft shortly revised the menu system, removing the poorly named menu tile, making it easier to find XBLIG and XBLA games again.
From internal sources, MBG has been told that their Game Type protest game really did help push Microsoft to change their console for the betterment of Indie Games.
Deluxe Treatment
With new enemies, new game modes, leaderboards, and achievements, Game Type DX is the complete package, and a fascinating time capsule of gaming history.
Loop-tastic speed insanity! Every time you beat a level, the game speed increases!
Time Pulse gameplay -- Slow down time and turn enemy bullets into score drops!
2-Player local co-op for extra firepower, and extra Parkour!
3 Game modes: "Standard", "Parkour Remix", and "Surprise!"
Surprise Game mode features new level layouts every time you play.
Online Leaderboard! Show up often. Show Off your play skills!
The new DX version of the game has lots of powerups and even POWER DOWNS!
DX version also features loads of corny video game jokes to discover in the fake dashboard section.
PARKOUR!!!
Alright friends, we'll be announcing a release date soon, and a pre-order option. Stay tuned!
