Press release:
QUEBEC CITY, November 26, 2019 — Beyond Fun Studio reveals the Announcement Trailer for “Aeolis Tournament“, their upcoming first game, coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch in April 2020.
After successful exhibits at the Tokyo Game Show, MEGA-MIGS, DreamHack Montreal and Comiccon Montreal and after winning the 2019 Catapulte program and 2018 Pixel Challenge in Quebec City, Beyond Fun Studio officially introduces Aeolis Tournament to the wide public for the first time.
“Use the power of the wind to compete in this charmingly chaotic 8-player party game.”
Aeolis Tournament is a Nintendo-inspired 3D party game where up to 8 players compete in various game modes based on a simple one-button mechanic. Characters use an air cannon to control the power of the wind and affect their surroundings.
Aeolis Tournament features physics-based gameplay, a tournament mode and local and online multiplayer play. Aeolis Tournament is currently under development and is planned to be released in April 2020 on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
Visit aeolistournament.com to watch the trailer and find useful links to social media pages, Steam page and mailing list subscription.
Features:
Progression and customization: By completing in-game achievements, the player will be rewarded currency to use to unlock in-game content. Character skins, game customization settings, an additional game mode, accessories for characters to wear and more!
A configurable experience, local or online: Solo against our AI, on the couch against friends, online against players all around the world or with a bunch of friends against strangers online!
Different chaos events in each game modes: Storm with thunder strikes, mudslides, lava geysers, falling meteors, air-dropping crates and blizzards will spice up gameplay and ensure that every game is different.
Destructible and interactive environment: Physics-based gameplay means that with enough force, you’ll be able to break decor elements to reduce them to rubble! You can then pick up the pieces and use them as projectiles.
Power-ups: Power-ups spawn in each environment allowing you to get temporary effects like Speed Up, Force Up or Range Up to give you the crucial advantage to win the game!
Stats: Game stats are shown at the end of each game. For each game modes, 3 stats are registered.
Vast controller support on PC: Use of the Rewired plug-in for Unity and some in-house work means you’ll be able to play on PC with most controller you can get your hands on.
About Beyond Fun Studio
Beyond Fun Studio is an indie video game studio located in Quebec City, Canada. Their games are defined by their accessibility, high replay value, multiplayer experience and a colorful and charming art direction.
Learn more at: https://www.beyondfunstudio.com/
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Tags: Action games, Aeolis Tournament, Beyond Fun Studio, Nintendo Switch, Party games, PC games