Bertil Hörberg recently released the Gunman Clive HD collection on the Switch eShop, so what's the Swedish-based developer up to now? It turns out he's actually been working on a new game for the past one and a half years, with two others.
Mechstermination Force is a platform action title where you take on gigantic bosses with powerful weapons and upgrades. Hörberg describes it as a cross between the Contra series and the PlayStation 2 masterpiece, Shadow of the Colossus. The game will apparently be "a lot bigger" than the Gunman Clive games and arrives this Spring on the Switch eShop.
Below is the full PR along with the features:
Join the Mechstermination Force and save the world from the gigantic MegaMechs!
Battle against massive bosses, jump and climb onto them to find their weakspots and blow them to kingdom come in this action packed platforming boss rush, from the creator of the Gunman Clive series.
When the MegaMechs have taken control of the world, one small group of brave soldiers are still fighting for humanity's independence. Join them and lead the charge against the mechanical menace.
Get powerful weapons and upgrades! Use the Magnet Gloves to climb on top of robots the size of Skyscrapers, double jump over pools of lava with the Boost Boots, and use your trusty baseball bat to smash the MegaMechs energy cores.
Take on the massive bosses alone or together with a friend in local co-op
Features:
- Intense platform action
- 14 massive and highly varied bosses
- 2 player local co-op
- Vibrant colourful artstyle
- 4 playable characters
- 1080p in TV mode/ 720p handheld mode
- 60 fps
- Uses a custom engine
And here's the announcement trailer:
Are you excited for this? Tell us down below.
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Ooooh me likey! Gonna keep this one on my radar. Giving me those Contra vibes!
Looks awesome, even if it's not a genre I'm not that into, if it's from an Indie dev that has proven themselves, I'm more than happy to support.
An instant buy for sure! Will purchase on day one.
See, this is the type of game that gets a day one download from me instead of waiting for physical!
Looks like it could definitely be good. I'll be keeping an eye out for further deets!
I’ve already bought this in my ❤️
Wow, this looks really good.
Like Shadow of the Colossus- SNES Contra Edition
This reminds me of Shadow of the Colossus, in a very good way.
That is checking the right boxes for me. Definitely stands out and is a big jump up from what I remember seeing of it way back. Do want.
Great evolution of Gunman Clive!
Wow. Looks very good!
Looks lovely. Hope it’s cheap like Gunman Clive was/is.
this looks really, really cool! well done to the developer! Cant wait for this one. High hopes indeed
This guy is really talented. The Gunman Clive games were incredible, and only the price of a cup of coffee. Cheap games, but done remarkably well. I’m sold already.
I have all this money I want to give you.
This looks like so much fun! The gunman Clive games are perfect shooter platformers, so I've got high hopes for this new game. Bring it on!
Wait, say that again: Bertil Hörberg is making this game!? Dang, I gots to keep an eye on this one. Been loving his Gunman Clive games.
This looks bloody fantastic. Can’t wait to pick it up once released!
Hate the title: love the trailer
My impressions about Gunman Clive: Average game with great boss fights.
My impressions about the second one: Amazing in almost every way.
Thoughts on Mechstermination Force: Seems promising (although the title puts me off a bit) , I'll wait for the reviews.
This looks very good. I'm not a fan of games that only have bosses to fight though. Hopefully it will have some filler between bosses. If not I'll still get it though, absolutely love how it looks.
Ever wonder what mankind would do in a world without Mega Man X to defend them from evil robots. You get this game, now you as the human will fight the Mavericks yourself. Good luck. To those would want Cuphead for Switch, this is your Cuphead for Switch right here.
@Thumbsofsteel The creator describes it as a mix between Contra and Shadow of the Colossus.
@StephenYap3 Yeah, I think he actually teased this with an image last year.
So it's like Contra but a boss rush mode?
Oh man this cannot come soon enough. I played through both GMC games in one night a few weeks ago and instantly wished I had more. This looks like a great progression on those short gems. Day 1 for sure
Sweeeeet. I’ll definitely be buying this one.
I like that guys games. I’ll give this a go.
Insta buy for me. I'm a big fan of this guy's work. I even bought Gunman Clive collection again on switch despite owning both games on 3ds. Thanks for everything you do Bertil Hörberg!
This entire game reminds me of the final boss from Gunman Clive 2. Makes so much sense that this is what they’ve been working on
@justin233 He's expecting it to be around $11.99 US.
Although I doubt it's going to be as cheap as Gunman Clive was, I'd still like, and want, to support ol' Bertil in whatever he's up to. Being talented and humble is a rare combination these days.
This looks amazing.
@justin233
"BTW don't expect Gunman Clive-like pricing. I'm actually paying salaries and stuff now and this kind of bosses require a ton of work. As some sites have already reported I'm aiming at a $11.99 price point"
from https://twitter.com/BertilHorberg
EDIT: Someone beat me to it
Not my genre at all, but strangely excited by this. It just looks so clever! And I’ll buy as the dev seems like a top bloke too
I want it now. Oh the wait.
looks great and not really my usual genre either, great to see such progresion after the impressive gunman games
Looks great! On the watch list.
He added two people to his team? That is great. I hope this game is great and this developer keeps getting bigger and bigger.
I can feel Gunman Clive in this, and that's a good thing. I actually may consider this.
This game really looks like the game Cuphead but only for switch.
I will keep an eye out for this game!!
Shut up and take my money!! Do Want! Looks awesome.
I still play Gunman Clive on my 3DS and WiiU. I will be picking this up day one! (I wish he was still working on that 3D hack n' slash he showed a video of a couple of years ago. I would buy that, too!)
This looks like a lot of fun
Gunman Clive was actually pretty great. I still go back to it sometimes. This looks like it builds on ideas from Gunman Clive. Enough to be on my radar.
Games like these makes the switch look more and more delicious to me … dammit, am I going to buy a Nintendo console after 14 years?
It's a wonderful fusion of Contra and Cuphead!
it's
Contrahead!
Looks pretty cool.
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