Secret Ponchos is bring some style back to the old wild west whether it’s a duel to the death or all out guns blazing anarchy. You’ll have a choice of very different and distinct characters each with their own weapon loadouts, play styles, special moves, strengths and weaknesses. But it’s not just the characters that are interesting, developer Switchblade Monkeys is adding in the kitchen sink with melee attacks, cover fire, destructible objects, an original line of sight mechanic (which you can kind of glimpse in the trailer) and more. Also and almost most importantly we hope that the quality and style of the music used in the trailer continues throughout the game as it is pure unadulterated wild west badassery that makes me want to draw my six gun from the holster and shoot form the hip. Be sure to check out the trailer after the jump below to see how great this game is shaping up to be.
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PRESS RELEASE
Battle for Notoriety in “Secret Ponchos” When It Brings Stylish, Spaghetti Western Mayhem to Consoles This Year
The Debut Game from Switchblade Monkeys – an Independent Team Comprised of Former Senior-Level Staff from Blizzard, Hasbro, Radical and More – Features Intense Gun-Slinging Action, Devastating Special Moves, Larger-Than-Life Characters and Loads of Style
Switchblade Monkeys is proud to announce Secret Ponchos, which blurs the line between gameplay genres and conventions and creates its own original feel for multiplayer combat that pits players against each other in intense Wild West battle. Scheduled for release on consoles later this year, a pre-alpha preview of Secret Ponchos will be playable in booth 1031 at PAX East in Boston, March 22 to 24.
Check out the debut trailer on YouTube.
Engage in one-on-one duels or all-out gunfights as one of several unique and customizable outlaws – each with his or her own strengths, weapon types, special moves and play styles – in a game that rewards tactical awareness, precision timing and player skill. Add in melee attacks, an original line-of-sight mechanic, cover fire, destructible cover objects and more, and Secret Ponchos is a game with exceptional depth.
When the team at Switchblade Monkeys began development of the game, they left behind the overtly corporate, money-driven world of commercial game development and set out to create something of a passion project between a group of friends. They studied elements from their favorite games, including team shooters, fighting games and isometric action-RPGs, as well as the style and flair of graphic novels and classic spaghetti westerns, to create a game they could call their own.
“Secret Ponchos was created by a new development philosophy,” said Yousuf Mapara, president and creative director at Switchblade Monkeys. “Instead of following a business-oriented studio model, we just set out make the game the way a group of friends gets together to form a rock band, and to see how far we can take it. If we make something we love, put our all into it every day and enjoy the creative process, hopefully we will make something others like, too.”
For more information, visit http://secretponchos.com.
