Alien Hominid’s return date has been confirmed! Developer The Behemoth has shared on Twitter that Alien Hominid HD — an HD remaster of the Newgrounds run-and-gun title that additionally got here to GameCube in 2004 — and a sequel titled Alien Hominid Invasion are each launching on Change on 1st November 2023.
The sequel to the 2000s cult hit has been a very long time within the making. Alien Hominid Invasion was introduced means again in 2020, whereas the HD remaster of the unique was simply revealed earlier this 12 months. The Behemoth has been sharing common updates and gameplay movies of Invasion over the previous 12 months; now followers will not have to attend lengthy to play it themselves, they usually’ll be capable of choose up each titles on the identical day on the console of their selection.
Alien Hominid HD appears to be a fairly trustworthy port of the basic, which launched on Newgrounds in 2002. Yep, it truly is 21 years outdated! HD shall be bringing three problem choices to the sport, together with touched-up visuals and native co-op gameplay.
When it comes to Invasion, you’ll play the sport the way you need. It is a non-linear expertise, that means you may select the place to go, invade no matter neighbourhoods you need, and customise your adorably chaotic little alien.
Here is a rundown of the sequel’s options from the sport’s official web site:
Alien Hominid Invasion is a co-op run ‘n’ gun full of chaos, mayhem, and a complete lot of explosions. Unlock and equip an arsenal of weapons and boosts, stage up, then beam all the way down to invade Earth with as much as three different pals. Abduct intel out of your enemies to sabotage their plans, observe the eccentricities of human life, blow up bosses, and mutate into a wide range of highly effective Alien kinds as a way to take down the not-so-secret Brokers which might be lifeless set on ruining your day.
Key Options
– Sofa or on-line co-op: get a gaggle of (as much as) 4 gamers collectively for probably the most chaotic invasion doable!
– Decide your individual gameplay path: select which space to invade subsequent in a non-linear stage expertise.
– Invade randomly-assembled neighborhoods: take down the enemy in areas constructed from a whole bunch of hand-drawn metropolis blocks!
– Grasp Alien motion: learn to flip, dive, dig, fly, toss your enemies, and extra to realize an edge over the enemy Brokers.
– Degree up and mutate your Alien: make the most of new mechanics like tremendous pace, therapeutic, and flight!
– Customise your alien: select your alien’s head, boosts, and pigment to your liking.
– Play throughout ability gaps: every participant determines their very own problem by selecting Pleasant, Regular, or INSANE!
Alien Hominid HD and Alien Hominid Invasion are launching on the Change eShop on 1st November 2023. Costs for the Change model have not been confirmed but, however The Behemoth has acknowledged that it is possible for you to to purchase the video games both individually or in a bundle on Steam, so hopefully, it’s going to be the identical on Change.
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