Striker Arena on Kickstarter! (3D iPad game)

Hi guys!

Today we announce our first iPad game rendered entirely in 3D and powered by MAGE, an in-house back-end game engine that has been refined and improved over the last year to integrate with Unity (soon on the Asset Store!).





On a distant planet, ancient tribes settled their differences through a discipline known as Soccer of the Gods. Join these brave and fierce warriors and enter… the Striker Arena!



We're working on this game since more than 3 months now. More news very soon!

 

you look like you know what you are doing in terms of getting great graphics out of the unity engine! any gameplay videos?

 

Hi! We're planning to upload a gameplay video in few weeks. Working hard right now to improve the gameplay and the visuals.

 

Sounds good. I love that simple but detailed look on the models. Would love to learn that. Keep us updated!

 

Hi guys!

It's time to give some news!
First, we released a new video yesterday:

This time we're showing what the gameplay looks like.

And then, we also started a Kickstarter campaign!
Please support us!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/291987361/striker-arena-tactical-action-soccer-game

About the game:
You control a Strikers team from one of the old tribes. Your objective is to get the ball, pass it, and shoot it into the arena vortex. As you try to score, you will be able to move your players, intercept opponent passes, and swipe the screen to make passes and shots. Pick up special abilities on the field to punch, blast, and destroy whoever gets in your way! Score more goals than your opponent and the Emperor will let you decide if he lives or dies. There are no fouls in the Soccer of the Gods, so unleash hell on the field!





About the gameplay:
It is so difficult to find an interesting game to play on the iPad with a friend. Most games are geared towards single player mode... As we love games like Mario Strikers and Inazuma Eleven, we really wanted to make a crazy soccer game that allows 2 people to play side by side at the same time and get a lot of fun with it. Currently there aren't a lot of 2 player iPad games in the market, let alone soccer themed ones... Here comes Striker Arena!

Based on indoor soccer rules, both players start off by picking a tribe; currently we have the Vikings and the Gladiators. There will be additional tribes to choose from at a later date. Each tribe will consist of five players. You fight in the arena in a turn-by-turn match to decide who is the best. Some actions you can perform, however, are based on real time and thereby intensifies the pace of the game. There are also some awesome abilities that you can pick up on the field. Our favorite is the “punch” which allows you to knock unconscious one of your opponent's players for a few turns.

During development, long days were spent discussing what type of gameplay would be the most fun and keep the interest of the player. We actually went back and forth many times in our implementation before we arrived at our current state. We are quite happy with the result. With the iPad's intuitive swipe gestures, the player can really choose different tactical approaches during the game. Our first priority has always been to make a gameplay experience that can be slightly different each time so the game played is always unique.

Combined with our choice for a fantasy world setting, we believe the result is a dynamic “tactical-action” game that is a lot of fun to play.





Gameplay screenshots:

 

We got a nice article by Bitpulse! http://thebitpulse.com/2014/09/striker-arena-kicks-off-with-modest-goal/

 

A skin "Striker Arena" is now available for Minecraft!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/291987361/striker-arena-tactical-action-soccer-game/posts