“Mercenary Kings” (“MK”) is the second title by Indie developer, Tribute Games, whose previous work, a weird “Breakout” clone called “Wizorb,” was one of a handful of games to grace the now-fully-deceased OUYA Indie console. “MK” itself was a Kickstarter-backed project and collaboration with Australian animator, Paul Robertson, of ‘Scott Pilgrim’ fame. After nearly a year of development, Tribute brought the game out of Early Access, and the final result is certainly impressive.
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Because of the collaboration with Paul Robertson on the project, “MK” has a very unique, iconic look. The game is entirely 2D sprites and is viewed from a sidescrolling perspective. All of the characters and enemies are portrayed in Robertson’s unique, cartoony ... |
Rating of 4.5/5 |