Swedish indie game developer, Bertil Hörberg - best known for his action platform series Gunman Clive and in more recent times Mechstermination Force - has officially announced a new "classic" style beat 'em up game launching on Nintendo Switch on 17th September.
Introducing Super Punch Patrol. Hörberg says it's a "small game, developed mostly as a solo project during quarantine". It'll set players back $4.99 / € 4.99 (or your regional equivalent) and the file size is around 130 MB. The visuals, as you can see, draw inspiration from Gunman Clive, the music has been composed by Bertil's brother, Arne Hörberg, and the sound design was done by Vile Hartman.
As shown in the trailer, there'll be three characters to play as, two-player local co-op and even unlockable costumes. The game runs at 60 fps, displays at 1080p docked, and 720p in handheld mode. Here's the back story:
In the year 202X crime and violence dominate the streets of Gravy City. The evil crime syndicate E.C.S. rules the city and controls most of the government and police force; only a handful officers remain unbent by corruption.
Police Chief Anders Punch decides to take desperate measures to clean up the streets. Together with his most trusted officers, Nils and Selma Snyting, he sets out to defeat the E.C.S. with only their fists.
Will you be taking to the streets later this month? Leave a comment down below.
[source youtu.be, via twitter.com]
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I'm tempted, I like the artstyle
Can you play as duck?
I love Bertil Hörberg's work (and his signature art style), and this reminds me that I have yet to complete Mechstermination Force. I'll definitely nab this little doozy once it's released.
Gunman Clive was probably the best value on the 3ds. Honestly two player beat em up from him with multiple characters for five bucks? Yeah, probably great.
Bertil Hörberg does amazing work.
I liked the Gunman Clive games quite a bit but I do wonder how this game is going to differentiate itself from other beat'em ups as I didn't see anything in the trailer that made me think it was bringing something unique gameplay wise.
This developer really does very good work. I will pick this up.
Looks great! Gunman Clive was a great Mega Man clone, this is clearly taking nods from Turtles in Time/Final Fight...I’m in!
I think I’ll have to cop it eventually it looks fun
LOL! "Anders Punch" and "Nils & Selma Snyting". I like that they have typical Swedish first names, and the surname given to two of the characters, "Snyting", is a Swedish word, used in everyday speech, for giving someone a punch (usually in the face):
"Jag ska ge dig en snyting!"/"I will punch you in the face!"
Game looks cool!
@Quarth Brilliant, I love when devs inject a bit of their own background’s humour into their game. None of us would have picked up on that!
If it’s anything like Gunman Clive I’ll have to pick this up!
Hah this reminds me of that time he admitted to adding the Chieftain character to Gunman Clive 2 in part because he wanted a shirtless character in the game. I see that's still a thing!
Glad to see the art style return, it's quite unique.
$4.99?! That’s it?! I’m sold. Looks like some good ol’ arcade co-op beat ‘em up action to me and that’s always welcome.
@nessisonett Yeah, it's a lovely touch! I also noticed it says "snusk" on one of the walls, which means "filth". 😋
Looks good! Maybe ill check it out.
I get a very haggar and Cody vibe from the two male characters here. The big guy that’s shirtless with a leather strap across his chest and the smaller guy with taped up fists, which is not a bad thing at all.
This is pretty sweet. Great art style, proven developer and only $5? A no brainer.
Doesn’t look bad, and at that price I might pick it up.
I'm glad to be able to say that we have a glut of really fun Beat-em-ups in the Switch eShop. As someone else mentioned, I'm also wondering what this game contributes to the genre that makes it stand out, other than it's visual style.
Love the Streets of Rage like music.
Another swedish thing in it is the word ”SNUSK” written on one of the walls. Meaning filth or dirty.
Really like this art style and the gameplay looks classic. Don’t think it will bring to much new to the table. But I think for the price it will be worth it. And I must support my fellow swede Bertil!
I have yet to play Mechstermination Force, but this is also up my alley!
Ohh!! I'm interested.
Love his art style.
Gravy city? Love the Gunman Clive art style translated to a brawler.
Nice. And with that price... it's worth at least the try. Gunman Clive was beautiful.
Looks smooth and refreshing. Like an icecold smoothie. Smoothielicious. MMmh.
I'll see myself out...
Beat 'em ups interest me if there's something special about them, so I've got Wulverblade, Mother Russia Bleeds and Streets of Rage 4 on Switch, but there doesn't appear to be anything special about this one to me.
Looks fun and I'm liking the music, I'll bee giving it a go for sure at that price
Looks like crap. Slow, stiff, awkward bad animations. Ugly art style. Looks so cliche and just a bad cop of street of rage.
I really appreciate this developer. They make great looking games and for a reasonable price as well.
This... looks pretty cool actually!! Nice art style. Not necessarily my type of game but the art style is definitely eye catching!
Loving the sheer amount of unapologetic stereotyping!
I don't care for beat em ups but I love the animation, art style, and price of this.
Sept 15-17 is turning out to be fight week, what with Fight Crab and this dropping. I'm all about it. Love Hörberg's work. His sense of value is so on point.
Trailer looks great! Gunman Clive 1 and 2 were great. Got to get mechsternation force one day. 4.99 . . . . . . Sold xxx
@Pod even the name of the city is two letters away from a "Freudian slip" haha
Yup, I'll be getting this at least eventually. Gunman Clive was really good and this is so cheap I don't really see why not, as long as I've got the time to play it.
I like this dev and look forward to a review of this.
Wow, even the profile page is too scared to ask a lady her real age (although, they were able to pin down her weight). It looks like Selma could be anywhere from 23 to 29.
@John_Koshiro Does it need to do so? Sometimes a new experience that simply nails the tried and true mechanics of its genre is all a game needs to be good. Even if it's essentially just a "Streets of Rage" expansion pack with a wacky art style, that's well worth $5 to me.
I do wish it used a full color palette, though. 2-bit color crosses the line from retro or to just ugly and archaic.
@BulbasaurusRex To be honest, I found the first Gunman Clive to be a tad too basic in some areas.
Even though it was intended to be a simple platforming action game reminiscent of Game Boy titles, the gameplay and levels were too simple to make the adventure, as a whole, very compelling. It had to be enjoyed in bite sized sessions. The boss battles, which were creative and fun, were the main incentive I had to finish it.
Gunman Clive 2, mechanically speaking, is about the same but the game had outstanding level design to make up for it. The creativity in those levels had fresh ideas with a natural sense of progression. I think that game managed to keep things simple while being grand at the same time.
I guess it's just my preference. I still like both of the G.C. games though, and I'll probably pick this up if the reception is positive.
Looks pretty cool.
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