Autumn Games & Reverge Labs have revealed their latest character in their upcoming fighting game Skullgirls –the ferocious Painwheel. A tribute to the last 50 years of comic books, animated movies and pop culture with a high class art direction, Skullgirls is set to be the indie gem of 2012.
In the release published today, they discribed the premise of the game.
‘Once a normal schoolgirl named Carol, Painwheel was kidnapped by Valentine and delivered to the Anti-Skullgirls Labs’ secretive Lab Zero. There she was implanted with the synthetic Buer Drive and Gae Bolga parasites and infused with experimental Skullgirl blood, transforming her into the monster she is today. Violent and unstable as a result of these experiments, as a precaution she’s mentally controlled by Lab Zero’s powerful psychic director, Brain Drain. Fueled by rage, she draws her power from her pain and fury. Despite that, the soul of that scared young girl still lives on inside this monstrous body, desperately fighting off the onslaught of voices that would control her. Painwheel is sort of an “aerial dominance” character, and can fly using the Buer Drive blade in her back. Being full of rage, a lot of her normal attacks can be charged up, and damage she receives while charging them will be added to the attack when the button is released. Since she is in constant pain, she has a lot of brutal-looking moves, such as attacking with spikes that painfully erupt from her body or contorting herself in inhuman ways Skullgirls is a new 2D fighting game that puts players in control of fierce female warriors in an extraordinary Dark Deco world. The team is led by renowned fighting game champion Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont and artist Alex “o_8” Ahad, whose work has been featured in many publications, including Lava Punch and Girls of Gaming.’
Skullgirls – The ferocious Painwheel is still in development, but should be released on the major consoles in 2012.
About Steven Daws
I live in Canterbury, England and have been interested in new technology and games since I can remember, I also enjoy writing so this is the dream combination for me. I enjoy music, history and sport but with a five year-old daughter to entertain I don't get much time these days.
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