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Yoku’s Island Express Announced
UK – May 16th, in the year of our Lord 2017
– Team17 and Swedish developer Villa Gorilla today announced
that the charming pinball platform game Yoku’s Island Express
has joined Team17’s games label. Meet our hero Yoku the Dung
Beetle who has arrived on Mokumana Island to relieve the
resident pterodactyl postmaster of his duties. He’s ready for
the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a
tropical paradise!
However, he’ll quickly discover that an ancient Island deity is
trapped in a restless sleep, and a host of colourful, quirky
islanders are plagued by quakes and storms brought forth by its
nightmares. It’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a
unique blend of pinball mechanics and open world exploration, in
an amazing quest to help those in need!
Flip and bump our pint-sized protagonist around the stunning
hand-painted island on your quest to rebuild the post-office,
discover the mystery of the Fruit Altar, and wake an old god
from its deep slumber.
Stockholm based, Indie Developer Villa Gorilla are headed up by
veterans Jens Andersson (Starbreeze, Lucasarts, Collecting
Smiles) and Mattias Snygg (Starbreeze). Both have a solid AAA
pedigree, and worked on titles like The Darkness, Chronicles of
Riddick, Syndicate and Colors! 3D.
“With Team17 we’ve found a publishing partner that cherishes
innovation and style – something we recognized way back when we
played Alien Breed on our Amigas. We feel that their commitment
to quality and fun gameplay is a perfect match for us, and we
are incredibly excited to be working with Debbie and the team to
finish and release Yoku’s Island Express.” said Jens Andersson,
Co-Founder of Villa Gorilla
Debbie Bestwick, MBE, CEO of Team17 added, “Yoku’s Island
Express has such a beautiful, distinct style with a unique twist
on the platform genre. It’s a true gem, we’re looking forward to
working with the very talented Villa Gorilla and welcome them to
our growing games label family.”
Yoku’s Island Express is coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4,
Nintendo Switch™ and PC in 2018.