However, while it may have its roots in the past, Putty Squad is far from a bog-standard platformer. Along the way, you'll be lambasted by flying dogs, attacked by skateboarding, wise-talking cats, and shot at by a German carrot with a machine gun that screams "Achtung" before firing off a few shots. All he has to do is make his way through the level, and collect the friendly red balls of putty (by absorbing them, no less), before hot footing it to the exit. An incredibly retro themed platformer, Putty Squad is a game the likes of which are incredibly rarely seen today - a game about a little, squishy ball of putty, that has a fairly simple task. System 3 stands proud as the last surviving British Independent Publisher from those grassroots years.Reworked from the original Amiga code, Putty Squad has been brought back from the dead (can it be dead if it was never born?) for today's latest hardware, leading the charge on the Playstation 4, with versions for the PC, PS3, PS Vita and Xbox 360 also in development. For more information on Maximum Games, visit the company’s website at About System 3įormed in 1982 by Mark Cale, System 3 is recognized as one of the founding pioneers of the gaming industry and as a name synonymous with producing original genre defining gaming concepts year after year. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Maximum Games publishes premier interactive video games for all leading platforms. Putty Squad is available for $29.99 Maon PS4™, PS3™ and PS Vita™, and has received a rating of E10+ by the ESRB. “For those who weren’t around in the time of the Amiga or SNES, now Putty Squad is made accessible for a new era of gamers.” “It’s wonderful to see this cult classic come back to the modern age,” said Mark Cale, CEO of System 3. Bonus additions include a Sticker Book that allows players to collect and find hidden stickers throughout levels, star ratings, trophies, and unlockables. Indeed, Putty Squad has undergone a complete graphical overhaul, and is revamped to appeal to retro-seekers as well as the modern gamer. “Fans and newcomers to the game will equally appreciate the redrawn imagery, new features, and challenging gameplay.” “The return of Putty Squad has been a long time coming,” said John Twiddy, Head of Development at System 3, creators of the game. It’s why two plumbers traveling through pipes to rescue a princess in a mushroom kingdom makes sense,” said Maximum Games CEO, Christina Seelye. “Its wackiness is a huge part of the game’s charm, and it’s what the best games are made of – creativity. The story revolves around the stretching, flattening, and inflating main character, Putty, who has been tasked with the challenge of rescuing his fellow imprisoned putties, all the while being inundated with a slew of enemy attacks in the form of “Terminator” carrots and sword-wielding spacemen. “Once you start, it’s hard to pull away.” “Putty Squad will have parents battling their kids for console time,” jokes Len Ciciretto, president of Maximum Games, publishers of Putty Squad. The game boasts over 50 levels, which are equally entertaining for adults and kids. Now, with a new tutorial mode, extensive World Progression Map, online leaderboards, brand new time trial challenges and more, the title offers a significant value at just $29.99 for PS4™. The title subsequently became a hit on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), though hardcore Amiga fans pined for its rerelease for years. The game, which had originally been developed for the Amiga 1200 in the early 90s, gained a cult following when Commodore’s 1994 bankruptcy halted the release of the game. Due in stores on March 11, 2014, the retro title reemerges 20 years after its original release at an unprecedented PS4™ price point of $29.99.Īdored for its indie-style, addictive gameplay, Putty Squad returns to stretch, morph, and squish its way into the hearts of a new generation. The ballistic blue blob is back in the reinvented Putty Squad for PlayStation® 4, PlayStation® 3, and PlayStation® Vita. Maximum Games brings back classic platformer with reimagined graphics and gameplay at lowest PS4 price point
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