{"id":92902,"date":"2019-05-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/05\/monty_python-esque_tower_defence_rolls_onto_switch_with_rock_of_ages_2_bigger_and_boulder"},"modified":"2019-05-02T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T17:00:00","slug":"monty-python-esque-tower-defence-rolls-onto-switch-with-rock-of-ages-2-bigger-boulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/02\/monty-python-esque-tower-defence-rolls-onto-switch-with-rock-of-ages-2-bigger-boulder\/","title":{"rendered":"Monty Python-Esque Tower Defence Rolls Onto Switch With Rock of Ages 2: Bigger &amp; Boulder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cfc0dfb465984\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cfc0dfb465984\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"RockOfAges2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cfc0dfb465984\/rockofages2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cfc0dfb465984\/rockofages2.900x.jpg\" alt=\"RockOfAges2\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>ACE Team has announced that tower defence\/racing game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/rock_of_ages_2_bigger_and_boulder\"><strong>Rock of Ages 2: Bigger &amp; Boulder<\/strong><\/a> is dropping on Switch on 14th May. The developer is bringing its irreverent humour to Nintendo&#8217;s hybrid console after published by Atlus on other platforms back in 2017. It&#8217;s a follow up to 2011&#8217;s original and it sees you building boulders and launching them towards enemies gates as fast as you can muster.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that Atlas, he of Greek myth forever condemned to hold up the celestial sphere, has dropped said sphere and it&#8217;s wreaking havoc with history. You must not only destroy your enemy, but also use traps and other defensive units to protect yourself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Atlas\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/242a077f31aed\/atlas.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/242a077f31aed\/atlas.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Atlas\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>This sequel has an emphasis on online multiplayer, with co-op or competitive modes available as you journey though various historical periods. The blurb below gives us an idea of what to expect:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Up to 4-Person Multiplayer<\/strong> &#8211; A little friendly competition never hurt anyone. Play with up to four players online in a match to the crushing death, with the ability to customize the banners and colors for your boulder.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Utter Chaos<\/strong> &#8211; Expanding on the first game with a more diverse selection of units and a larger focus on rock-smashing strategy in <em>Bigger &amp; Boulder<\/em>, chaos reigns supreme!<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Improved Physics and Destructible Environments<\/strong> &#8211; Developed in Unreal Engine 4, <em>Rock of Ages 2<\/em> has upgraded physics, allowing you to crack, crush, slam, and flatten your adversary!<br \/>&#8211; <strong>ACE Team&#8217;s Trademark Quirkiness<\/strong> &#8211; With humor turned up to 11, players will rock and roll through the ages. Famous historical and mythological figures beware.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Historically Inaccurate Bosses<\/strong> &#8211; Take on works of art come to life in boss battles featuring the likes of The Thinker and the Great Sphinx, leading up to the all-powerful final boss in a showdown like you&#8217;d never imagine!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Boulder\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4e8a267443a95\/boulder.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4e8a267443a95\/boulder.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Boulder\"><\/a><a title=\"BouldlyGo\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/035c19037f7d3\/bouldlygo.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/035c19037f7d3\/bouldlygo.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"BouldlyGo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"BouldlyGone\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a64f9edebcc36\/bouldlygone.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a64f9edebcc36\/bouldlygone.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"BouldlyGone\"><\/a><a title=\"Construction\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1b1125f01403c\/construction.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1b1125f01403c\/construction.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Construction\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Having missed the game the first time around, we still don&#8217;t feel particularly enlightened on the specifics, but it all sounds jolly good fun. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockofages2.com\/\">the game&#8217;s website<\/a>, the Binding of Isaac crossover DLC &#8220;will be available for free on Nintendo Switch for 2 weeks after release&#8221;. Free is an excellent price, we&#8217;re sure you&#8217;d agree, and the game itself looks suitably surreal &#8211; a pleasantly silly take on mythology and art history which is usually a <em>very<\/em> serious matter indeed. It launches on 14th May for $14.99, \u00a313.49 and &#8220;commensurate EU prices&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you played the game on other platforms? Let us know below if you&#8217;re excited to go &#8216;bouldly&#8217;&#8230;, hmm. If you&#8217;re &#8217;embouldened&#8217; by&#8230;, no, no. If you&#8217;re &#8216;bould over&#8217; by these screensh-&#8230; Taxi!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACE Team has announced that tower defence\/racing game Rock of Ages 2: Bigger &amp; Boulder is dropping on Switch on 14th May. The developer is bringing its irreverent humour to Nintendo&#8217;s hybrid console after published by Atlus on other platforms back in 2017. It&#8217;s a follow up to 2011&#8217;s original and it sees you building [&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-92902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92902","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=92902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}