Xbox 360

The Australian developers Halfbrick has put together a first teaser trailer for Raskulls, an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title. The game is described as a mix of platforming, puzzle and racing and the release is planned for this fall. A Design-a-character competition was also recently launched.

Halfbrick March announcement press release:
Prominent Australian developer Halfbrick today announced its brand new IP for the Xbox Live Arcade - Raskulls. Joining the heritage of the most popular XBLA titles such as Braid, Castle Crashers and The Maw, Raskulls is an entirely original and exciting puzzle platformer with a rich single-player campaign and an incredibly addictive online multiplayer component.

Gameplay is a unique blend of platforming, puzzle and racing. With hundreds of blocks arranged in Tetris-style fashion throughout each world, players must use a block-smashing wand to find their way through the level in the most efficient way possible. Some levels are simple point-to-point or lap footraces, while other modes involve diffusing bombs and conserving block-bashing "ammo". Up to four players can race with heaps weapons and powerups in a huge variety of levels and modes.

Games developed with a variety of genres in mind during the creation process often fail to provide enough focus and longevity for the player. Lead designer Daniel Vogt confidently believes that Raskulls will be a one-of-a-kind experience with quality gameplay to back it up. "It's difficult to categorize Raskulls, but instead of using that as an excuse, the whole dev team knows it's an advantage," he said, "Everyone is familiar with simple block-based gaming, but we've taken it to the next level by placing the player directly into the puzzle-based environment – and given them heaps of gameplay options. Combine the variety of powerups, the lengthy story mode and addictive multiplayer, and we know we're onto a winner."

The stars of the show are the Raskulls themselves. Cute, costumed skeleton characters with individual personalities, the humor and art style of Raskulls is tongue-in-cheek and constantly hilarious. Two teaser images have been launched to showcase the unique art style and mischievous humor found throughout the game. Screenshots, gameplay trailers and a whole roster of character profiles will be revealed soon!

Raskulls is scheduled for a worldwide release on Xbox Live Arcade in Q3 2009.

Character images

  • Raskulls teaser trailer - Character images
  • Raskulls teaser trailer - Character images
GangstaNip
GangstaNip
Commented on 2009-05-20 20:52:52
lmao now thats a trailer
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xxxuserxxx
xxxuserxxx
Commented on 2009-05-21 02:06:28
Gameplay is a unique blend of platforming, puzzle and racing.

With that funny vibe, now i'm intriged. And:

Rascals <-> Raskulls, gotcha? ^^
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t1l0
t1l0
Commented on 2009-05-21 10:07:14
Great, finally a nice and colorful, promising new arcade game :D Good humor!

Want to see Fex on Arcade though.
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