Disparity Games just opened a Kickstarter campaign for its intriguing new platformer, Ninja Pizza Girl, hoping to bring the game to the Wii U eShop should the funding target be me. Drawing inspiration from Sonic the Hedgehog and Mirror's Edge, Gemma the 16-year-old pizza delivering ninja free runs her way across a modern dystopia using jumps, slides and flips, taking out the baddies with effortless ease to deliver piping-hot pie. At least, that's what she'd like to do. It's when she doesn't that things get interesting.
Enemy behaviour in Ninja Pizza Girl is what sets it apart from most other games in the jump 'n' free run category. Instead of firing bullets, hurling throwing stars or otherwise trying to physically damage Gemma, enemies bully and humiliate her when she fails. As Gemma's confidence is chipped away, her world drains of colour and shadows become longer in the grey cityscape; a game mechanic inspired by the real-life experience of adolescence. Disparity's ambition for Ninja Pizza Girl is to make an inclusive game designed to appeal to core and casual gamers while addressing real-world issues.
Is Ninja Pizza Girl's concept appealing to you? Do you go vegetarian or live and die by pepperoni? Let us know in the comments!
[source kickstarter.com]
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Uhhhhhhhhhh... another runner game? I can see the platformer aspect and stuff, but the concept itself doesn't work for a long game.
An arcade-style High Score runner would make more sense. Just one gigantic level with many different paths, weather effects, and enemy designs where you get points for pretty much everything except getting hit and standing.
But this... sorry, this looks like nice effort, the concept is somewhat flat, to be honest.
three things guys love. Pizza, Ninja and Girls.
Yeah, this will get funded...
It seems really interesting, especially the bullying concept. Not "I'm gonna back it" interesting, but "I'll likely get it if it comes out" interesting.
So I played the pre-pre-pre-alpga demo, and it was actaully really fun!
@Oragami I plan to. E3 scuppered it and I haven't had time to revive them. I need to catch up on the current KS happenings to get them going again.
That's a really cool game concept. The animations could use some weight/momentum and the graphics more style/texture, but it is a work in progress. I do hope the gameplay... delivers.
Looks interesting, its not the prettiest game in the world but its a work in progress. I think I'll keep my eye on it.
Ninja Baseball Batman.
Wow, I really like the concept. It's intriguing but the execution looks so flat. Art style looks bland, levels look generic, I don't mean to be rude but it just look meh.
@ThomasBW84 Sweet!
LAME.
Also, using the whole, 'different but in a good way' ploy... I don't like it when people use that lightly as I (an American, christian, autistic, gaelic speaking, Nintendo loving, fringe-having, lived in Scotland since I was 5, boy named Otto) had severe bullying in both primary and secondary school, and I stay away from the mainstream as much as I can. I can tell from the dubstep and the cliche 'internet cartoon' art style, that it's not 100% 'different'. But I can't exactly judge a game before I've played it, let alone before it's come out, so we'll see.
Wow the art is atrocious. They seriously want 35 grand? It's like a really bad joke, and expensive one too
...ninja pizza girl?
lol at new gen games
Okay, I have to say it:
WELCOME TO NINJA PIZZA
HOME OF THE NICE, SLICE!
(A cookie to anyone who knows the reference.)
I like the design concept, but the game itself looks bland so far. The graphics are bland and for a runner, it looks like it might not be fast enough.
@Kaze_Memaryu Rayman Jungle Run is a good runner that has levels rather than a randomized endless stage. You collect the lums/coins in each stage, with no real scoring system. The difficulty is kind of cheap in some of the later stages, but it's charming enough that it doesn't get too frustrating and for the most part the stages aren't too long. I didn't play it much but the sequel, Fiesta Run, also seems pretty good.
@WaveBoy
I saw this news story and immediately thought Samurai Pizza Cats. That screen shot brings back memories, enjoyed the cartoon too.
@WaveBoy "I'd love to see somebody create a new genre as hard as it may be!"
In what way aren't games like Scram Kitty and Affordable Space Adventures new genres? IMO, those games are much more "new" than Shovel Knight.
If it plays anything like Super House of Dead Ninjas, it could be fun to play. http://games.adultswim.com/super-house-of-dead-ninjas-action-online-game.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95O2mQjjJyA
Theres ALREADY April O Neil in TMNT thank you very much ! I hope this idea-rip-off game never makes it out of its "box", i guess in the digital world you dont have to but this seem kinda uncanny esp. with the movie coming out next month (AUG 8th) here in the USA. Someone wants extra cheese !
@Angelic_Lapras_King You got that right.
@Nibelilt Nah, I didn't mean a big randomized level, just a ginormous one with loads of path options.
The problem here is that this game doesn't have much to stand out, and the design just doesn't appeal to the general concept behind it. Ninja Pizza Girl needs something to compliment its design, and I see a big open level as a good way of doing that.
Not feeling this at all. The developers sounded more like they were begging more than anything, the physics look shoddy at best, and the graphics look like a PS2 budget title.
@Drac_Mazoku So, in other words: you like the fact that it is in development, but you don't like that it isn't finished? Sounds like this Kickstarter is for you!
this looks really floaty, but meh i'm not going to hate on an unfinished game.
I played it at PAX Melbourne last year, it was actually pretty good, I'll be backing it. They gave me Ninja Pizza Girl badges for my kids, too.
Also, it's a family run company, their 16 year old daughter did all the art for it.
"Bully and humiliate her?"
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