Indie studio FDG Entertainment's Venture Kid has proved quite popular on Steam so far, so it's great news to hear that a port is still planned for the Switch and that it will, in fact, be a Switch console exclusive.
In the game, you take on the role of the titular 'Kid' as you battle the evil Dr. Teklov and fight your way to his giant space fortress. If this sounds a lot like Mega Man, that's because it is!
The game comes with nine levels and plenty of bosses to tackle, eight unique power-ups to... well... power you up, many secret areas to uncover, and a lovely chiptune soundtrack (for those authentic retro feels). The soundtrack comes courtesy of composer Matt Creamer (who has previously worked on Retro City Rampage, Cartoon Network Match Land and more).
The latest tweet from FDG shows some footage of the game and assures us that it will be landing on the Switch soon:
Let us know if you plan on picking up this Mega Man alternative with a comment below...
[source twitter.com]
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This is actually one of the first Mega Man clones to get me genuinely excited. It seems really faithful, but has just enough unique quirks. I'll keep an eye on this one.
FDG, the guys who gave us Monster Boy? I'm in!
@John_Deacon
It's funny because FDG have now given us not-Zelda, not-Wonder Boy, and now not-Mega Man.
All good games though.
That's quite interesting. Thanks for sharing.
So this is Battle Kid for the NES then renamed?
@YANDMAN
This appears to be unrelated to Battle Kid.
River City Ransom meets Mega Man. I dig it.
Awesome! After playing Meta Gal, I’m ready for some more Mega Man clones. Maybe Rosenkreuzstilette will be the next one coming to Nintendo Switch.
Played it on my iPhone. It’s a very good, very hard Mega Man clone.
Too many retro-grade games. I need more modern takes.
@RupeeClock Are you talking about Blossom Tales or Oceanhorn? Blossom is a great game but I haven't played Oceanhorn. Is it any good?
@John_Deacon
Blossom Tales specifically, I wasn't aware Oceanhorn was also FDG.
Looks fun but I'll passed. Can't handle 8-Bit anymore.
This looks pretty awesome, I'm sold!
The art direction in this looks so bored with itself. Why buy this when you can get the real deal 1-6 for only 10 more dollars, with way better graphics and way better design and way better art direction? So tired of this stuff.
@BensonUii Really? I don't see that at all.
@ThatNyteDaez These are easier to make.
with all the tech we have these days, you think they able to make something more modern or at least something from the PS1/N64 or PS2 era
Okay, cool, I love parodies and spiritual successors but this is pushing WAY too hard.
I hope it's more than a ripoff, though. I see potential.
@BensonUii Not sure if you're serious or being sarcastic...
@BensonUii The weapons look really similar, like absolutely one of those weapons is Quickmans and that shield is like Protoman, and you can't always spam the special weapons in the original Megaman. The level design here is like tiny segments of Mega Man 2 or 4 - boss fights similiar, conveyor belts. If you got an itch for this get Mighty Gunvolt Burst.
@rushiosan Mighty Gunvolt Burst is the best modern version of the original Mega Man you could ask for and they actually do something interesting things with the gameplay. This just looks....like...why do it? The answer being a ton of people will insta-buy it and prob not play it much.
Anything that looks and plays like Megaman and/or Monsterboy/Wonderboy gets the seal of approval from old bag Flangelina.
When I picked it up on mobile it was a buck. So... will this be a buck?
@RupeeClock Wow if it is it's a total clone, even the player sprite is almost identical.
Yes! Played it at the Gamescom and got some sweet merch. It played awesome but never had the chance to play the full game. Good news!
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