{"id":45031,"date":"2018-09-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/09\/relentless_twin-stick_shooter_hyperparasite_will_soon_invade_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:00:00","slug":"relentless-twin-stick-shooter-hyperparasite-will-soon-invade-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/relentless-twin-stick-shooter-hyperparasite-will-soon-invade-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Relentless&#8221; Twin-Stick Shooter HyperParasite Will Soon Invade Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1e2367398f001\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1e2367398f001\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Houndpicked Games has announced that it will be handling publishing duties for\u00a0Troglobytes Games&#8217; upcoming twin-stick shooter <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hyperparasite\">HyperParasite<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; which includes a future release on Switch.<\/p>\n<p>HyperParasite is described as a &#8220;relentless twin-stick shooter\/brawler with rogue-lite mechanics&#8221;, and looks full to the brim with funky &#8217;80s-inspired visuals and fast-paced action. The game&#8217;s cast of characters features\u00a060 different classes, with players able to exploit their attributes, weapons, and moves inside the\u00a0comical, brawling action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a total of 13 game levels on offer &#8211; five main levels and eight sub-levels &#8211; with a boss fight featured at the end of each main level and several mini-bosses scattered throughout. Make sure to check out the feature list and screenshots below for more information.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Features include:<br \/>&#8211; A fresh twist on the genre: hop from one host body to another<br \/>&#8211; 60 Playable Characters to Body-Snatch and utilise their attributes<br \/>&#8211; Unique retro 3D-pixelated visual style<br \/>&#8211; Original retro inspired synth-wave soundtrack<br \/>&#8211; Cast+weapon includes &#8211; cops+guns, Werewolves+claws, robots+lasers, aliens and so much more<br \/>&#8211; Procedurally generated levels that will play differently each time, challenging even the most seasoned of players<br \/>&#8211; Extremely fun co-op mode: will the humans handle TWO HyperParasites?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"HyperParasite\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/778fab8918472\/hyperparasite.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/778fab8918472\/hyperparasite.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"HyperParasite\" \/><\/a><a title=\"HyperParasite\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/40fc063b02a6f\/hyperparasite.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/40fc063b02a6f\/hyperparasite.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"HyperParasite\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"HyperParasite\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5a84fd1eb6d1f\/hyperparasite.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5a84fd1eb6d1f\/hyperparasite.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"HyperParasite\" \/><\/a><a title=\"HyperParasite\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/272dc68017e31\/hyperparasite.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/272dc68017e31\/hyperparasite.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"HyperParasite\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Development has only recently begun on the Switch version of the game, although the final release date is expected to match that of other platforms by launching in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>What are your initial thoughts on this one? Will you be keeping an eye out for more news on this as it develops? Let us know below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Houndpicked Games has announced that it will be handling publishing duties for\u00a0Troglobytes Games&#8217; upcoming twin-stick shooter HyperParasite &#8211; which includes a future release on Switch. HyperParasite is described as a &#8220;relentless twin-stick shooter\/brawler with rogue-lite mechanics&#8221;, and looks full to the brim with funky &#8217;80s-inspired visuals and fast-paced action. The game&#8217;s cast of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}