Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
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| Developer(s) | Black Forest Games |
| Publisher(s) | Tommo |
| Series | Bubsy |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back is an upcoming platformer video game developed by Black Forest Games and published by Tommo under the "Accolade" name.[1] The game is scheduled for release for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in September 2017. The game will be the fifth entry in the Bubsy series, and the first new entry in 21 years.[2][3]
Gameplay
The game will be returning to the 2D side-scrolling platformer gameplay found in the first Bubsy games, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and Bubsy 2,[4] albeit now with 3D character models, a first for the side-scrolling entries in the series.[5]
Story
The game sees Bubsy going against the "Woolies", the antagonistic race of creatures from the first Bubsy game.[6]
Development
The game was first announced on June 8, 2017, as a brand new game in the Bubsy series of video games.[7] The entry will be the first entry in the series in 21 years, following 1996's Bubsy 3D.[8] The game was announced as the first of many game franchise revivals of Accolade, now a brand name of Hong Kong company Billionsoft, including potentially reviving HardBall!, Slave Zero, Deadlock: Planetary Conquest, Eradicator, and Redline.[3] The game will be developed by Black Forest Games, who previously worked on reviving the dormant Giana Sisters series with Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams.[9] Like Twisted Dreams, the game will also be developed using the Havok engine.[10]
Reception
The game announcement was generally not well received by video game journalists, whose reactions ranged from indifference to irritation.[11][12][13] Accolade seemed to expect this, taking an approach similar to Sega with promoting Sonic the Hedgehog on social media; a dedicated Twitter account for the character that makes self-deprecating and aware comments about the franchise's negative reception of some past titles was created.[11]
References
- ↑ "Accolade returns with new Bubsy game". MCV. NewBay Media. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ↑ "Accolade brand returns with a new Bubsy game".
- 1 2 O'Connor, Alice (9 June 2017). "What could possibly go wrong? New Bubsy announced".
- ↑ "Bubsy is returning from mascot platformer hell to torment us all". 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Nostalgia mining reaches perilous low with the return of Bubsy The Cat". 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Accolade returns, announces Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back for PS4, PC - Gematsu". 8 June 2017.
- ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (8 June 2017). "Bubsy returns in his first game in 21 years".
- ↑ "Bubsy Makes His Return To Videogames For The First Time In 21 Years". 9 June 2017.
- ↑ Campbell, Evan (8 June 2017). "Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back Announced".
- ↑ "Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back Announced". 9 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Bubsy’s back, and even Sonic is being mean about it".
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (8 June 2017). "Bubsy ... they’re making another one of those". Polygon.
- ↑ Metro.co.uk, GameCentral for (9 June 2017). "Bubsy The Bobcat is back, but not even Sonic The Hedgehog knows why".