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STARWHAL: Just The Tip

Breakfall has unveiled a new mode exclusive to the Wii U version of STARWHAL: Just The Tip titled “Blastopus”. Details about this (and other game elements) are posted below, along with a video of the mode.

– Guide your clumsy narwhal to use its tusk to stab the pulsating heart of your foes
– Can add a fifth player on Wii U via the GamePad
– This person takes the role of the Blastopus
– Blastopus drops bombs that the narwhals want to avoid, or if they’re feeling fancy they can bat the bombs away to hit their fellow fish
– Blastopus is an exclusive Wii U mode
– GamePad, Wii Remote, and Pro Controller are all supported in any kind of combination for multiplayer
– Customize your narwhal in a variety of ways
– There are costumes, including a Mario-inspired one, Mega Man-inspired one, and female assassin
– Control your character with an analog stick/D-pad and a button
– Classic (last one standing), Score Attack, Zones, and Heart Throb (king of the hill) multiplayer modes
– Game has single-player challenges as well
– In these, you need to control the narwhals with precision
– Obstacle and Target challenges
– Obstacle: navigate with courses while avoiding walls and sometimes even lava
– Target: hit a variety of targets in each stage as quickly as possible
– Both are focused time trials where you try to do everything as quickly as possible
– Development almost finished
– Due out by summer’s end

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Breakfall’s “STARWHAL: Just The Tip,” a game involving narwhal battles in space, is planned for Wii U. The team has opened up a Kickstarter (located here) in order to introduce additional elements.

Breakfall is seeking $15,000 CAD before the December 27 deadline. Over $2,000 CAD has been raised thus far.


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