Ice Cream Surfer Rides The Waves to the Wii U eShop on 31st July

Here’s the scoop!

by Mitch Vogel Wed 23rd Jul 2014

A little while back, we told you about a new game from Dolores Entertainment called Ice Cream Surfer, a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up where you play as one of five unique surfers and fight against the evil forces of vegetables to protect the right to eat desserts. It sounds like a suitably wacky experience; for those of you who’ve been eagerly awaiting its arrival, the wait is nearly over.

According to Dolores Entertainment, its début game on Nintendo platforms will be coming to the Wii U eShop on 31st July, it seems in all territories. Promised to feature a colourful 16-bit art style, six distinct worlds, a two player co-op mode, support for GamePad and Wii Remote controls, and a variety of unlockable content, the developer is keen to emphasize its merits.

We'll see soon, but what do you think? Will you be picking this up when it comes out or will you be leaving this one in the freezer? The trailer for the original version (on PC and iOS) is below.

Mitch has been a fan of Nintendo ever since he got his start on the GBA in 2005. When he's not busy playing games or writing, you can find him down at his local MMA training facility learning how to punish the unrighteous.

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NinChocolate
Wed 23rd Jul 2014

Like the concept but not getting hip to the game

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LzWinky
Wed 23rd Jul 2014

But I like vegetables

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kkslider5552000
Wed 23rd Jul 2014

It's like Parodius lite.

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Mega719
Wed 23rd Jul 2014

If it was designed like the artwork instead of a 16 bit game I would be interested plus I ate vegetables as a kid

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dustin_g
Thu 24th Jul 2014

i'll get this

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16bitdave
Thu 24th Jul 2014

I enjoy my silly side scrolling shooters! =)

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rjejr
Thu 24th Jul 2014

@Tops - When it 1st announced I thought it was the reason TW wrote that post. For every Shovel Night theres an Ice Cream Surfer. Yin and yang.

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ogo79
Thu 24th Jul 2014

@WaveBoy
i thought you said you backed this up on kickstarter and payed the whole amount because you said this was yer favorite game

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ICEknight
Thu 24th Jul 2014

I'd rather Parodius thx.

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Action51
Thu 24th Jul 2014

I love shmups. I'm about moderately skilled at them, but I have been a fan of these types of games since Gradius, Twin Cobra, R-Type, U.N. Squadron, Pulstar, Raiden...etc...

This game looks crappy from the video. The movement looks choppy and it seems to focus on big sloppy copy-paste sprites instead of a solid economical design and visual presentation.

It's a shame, because I don't mind wacky themed shooters like Twinbee, Cotton, or Dino Riki either.