One upcoming Switch game we're looking forward to getting our claws on this September is Fight Crab.
In this title, two crustaceans enter an arena and only one comes out the victor. So how did this concept come about and why are crabs the star of the show? In an email interview with USgamer recently, Japan-based indie developer Masafumi "Nussoft" Onuki explained how the idea was to make a physics-based game and crabs were simply the best fit for it:
"I wanted to make a physics-based fighting game along the lines of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator or Gang Beasts, but when you have physics with humanoid models they always come out unstable and it turns into a gag game. Crabs on the other hand are flat and have lots of legs, which makes them perfect for something like this and it frees up the arms for more in-depth combat"
It wasn't just this reason crabs were selected, it's because "they're cool" as well, according to Onuki. Inspiration was also taken from a mixture of kaiju movies (such as Godzilla), anime, and nature documentaries featuring - you guessed it - crabs.
Fight Crab scuttles onto the Switch eShop on 15th September. Will you be shelling out for it? Tell us below.
[source usgamer.net]
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Man, you’re chitin me.
Ah yes, the question that has evaded the minds of the worlds most briliant minds for centuries. Who is this a game about fightin crabs? Truly the world would have never been the same without this ever essential answer.
well, it also has just enough "wonkyness" it grab headlines.
Are we all just going to ignore the 800 foot lobster in the room?
thought it was engrish for club
CRAB BATTLE!!!!
https://youtu.be/8mHKHKR8x6A
@AJDarkstar Attack it's weak point for massive damage!
Ahoy SpongeBob! I just commited 5 acts of arson! agagagagagagga
That's a really fancy way of saying, "I saw all these memes on the internet with a picture of a crab holding a knife and thought... OMG, there's my next game!"
I once woke up with what felt like crabs fighting after a night of a little too much partying.
How about other developers rather tell us why their game isn't about fighting crabs instead.
Ah, the crabs fighters...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJcZ-7ojs6Y
And with crabs, its not a gag game??
Could just say "why not?"
@AJDarkstar Glad it wasn't just me who thought "Giant enemy crab!" when I first saw it
The first one of a few serious answers to Aces of the Seafood.
"Gangster Crab" - the videogame
Looks like a lot of silly fun i might grab it at some point
Things like this don't really need a reason to exist.
Probably grabbing it day one.
Massive underwater creatures fighting with guns and chainsaws in the streets don't need n explanation. If this doesn't make sense to you, it's because YOU need an explanation.
It honestly didn’t need a reason. It looks awesome
Drugs, that's why.
For me it's a day 1 purchase, baby.
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