Press release:
Barcelona, Spain –July 19, 2022.
One-man developer studio Greenboy Games has announced that the digital version of ‘The Shapeshifter 2’ is now available exclusively for Kickstarter and Indiegogo backers.
The physical version of ‘The Shapeshifter 2’ will be delivered this September. Meanwhile, pre-orders of the physical version are open until August 1.
‘The Shapeshifter 2’ is an old-school adventure game that takes place in the elven world. Play as Elliot who has the power to become the animal that he touches. Fly, swim, croak, cackle, bray, roar, growl, meow, among other curious skills.
Being the first and only Game Boy game that requires 2 cartridges to play, ‘The Shapeshifter 2’ contains never-before-seen innovative gameplay mechanics.
The game unfolds according to your personal choices. This means you can experience multiple adventures and endings in each game and every time you play just like the Choose your own adventure ® books.
Features:
New Game Boy game in cartridge format
Lead Elliot in a fantasy adventure in which you can turn into the animals you touch and save the elven world from the wizard’s spell.
Save and load your game with a code system.
More than 4 hours of gameplay.
Animated pixel-art graphics.
Music composed by Cesc Mozota and Oscar Latorre
Game Boy version compatible with all Game Boy, Game Boy Color and GameBoy Advance handhelds.
About Green Boy Games
Green Boy Games is a one-man Game Boy games development company managed by Dana, creator of The Shapeshifter, Where is My Body?, Micro Doctor, Lunar Journey, Submarine 9 and Leo Legend. All of these games are sold and distributed in physical cartridges since the main idea of the studio is to keep alive the spirit and gameplay of this legendary console.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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Tags: 8-bit, Adventure games, Fantasy games, Game Boy, Green Boy Games, Indie games, Kickstarter, Retro games, The Shapeshifter, The Shapeshifter 2