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88 Heroes Getting Physical Boxed Edition
LONDON – January 10th, in the year of our Lord 2017
– Rising Star Games today announced that 88 Heroes, the
chaotic 2D action platform game from acclaimed development
studio Bitmap Bureau, will release in March. The frantic, funny
and crowd-pleasing platformer releases on PlayStation®4, PC,
Mac, Linux and Xbox One. Rising Star Games also announced today
that 88 Heroes will be released as a physical boxed edition on
PlayStation®4, featuring additional exclusive content.
The physical boxed edition of 88 Heroes for PlayStation®4
includes two exclusive additional heroes and the exclusive new
H8 Mode, which features eight brand new levels offering a
super-charged hardcore challenge.
Joining the crew and taking the number of nonsensical heroes to
ninety are:
Cath Letics - her super-sprint and long jump skills are
activated by hammering the action button just like in an
athletics videogame of yesteryear;
The Mime – push the action button and The Mime will perform the
classic “trapped in a glass box” mime action, confusing and
befuddling enemies and making them turn away.
Regardless of the gaming platform of choice, 88 Heroes is packed
with content and challenge. The game is a chaotic 2D platformer
that is as fun to watch as it is to play, where each level
completed or untimely death brings a new uniquely skilled hero
into the action. With just 88 minutes to complete all 88 levels,
you’ll need every one of the 88 heroes to stop the dastardly Dr.
H8 destroying the Earth! Are you up to the challenge?
“We’re really pleased that gamers across so many formats will be
able to play 88 Heroes in March”, said Martin Defries, Managing
Director of Rising Star Games. “We have such belief in the game
that we’re proud to be adding a boxed physical PS4™ version of
the game, with exciting additional content, to our jam-packed
existing catalogue, continuing our dedication to fans of
physical releases”.
“At Bitmap Bureau, words cannot describe just how excited we are
to finally release 88 Heroes!”, said Matt Cope, Managing
Director at Bitmap Bureau. “Teaming up with Rising Star Games
has been fantastic. We've had creative freedom to explore our
crazy ideas, and genuine support whenever needed. We can't wait
for people to start downloading our game or get their hands on
the exclusive PS4™ boxed version!”
88 Heroes Key Features:
88 unique and original playable characters, each with their own
skills and abilities that may help - or hinder! - the player
Hero order is randomly selected with each play, meaning players
will always face a fresh and varied challenge
88 levels across 4 zones to conquer, each with its own unique
boss encounter
Multiple game modes including: Magnificent 8 mode - choose a
team of just 8 heroes to tackle the entire game with; Solo mode
– pick just one hero and master their skills in order to survive
as long as you can
2 additional heroes and 8 new levels in H8 Mode, exclusive to
the physical boxed edition
Watch the action from Dr. H8’s lair as he tries to thwart your
plans, drinks coffee, takes bathroom breaks and berates his
accident-prone henchmen
More heroes incoming with DLC!