Factsheet
Developer:
NuChallenger
Based in New York City / Atlanta
Release date:
March 2020
Platforms:
PC
Nintendo Switch
Website:
beatdowncity.com
Regular Price:
| USD | $19.99 |
Description
Treachery in Beatdown City is a dark comedy action street fighting thriller that gives players the freedom to fight how they want against an increasingly ridiculous cast of enemies. lol The US President Blake Orama has been kidnapped by Ninja Dragon Terrorists! Take to the streets with 3 unique fighters - Lisa, the Boxing/MMA expert, Brad, a pro-wrestler with a love of fire, and Jeet Kune Do/Capoeira fighter Bruce. Use an all new tactical-brawling system to fight through hoards of disorderly thugs, shouting drunks, disorderly cyclists, entitled joggers, rapping grapplers, affluent punks, ninjas, terrorists, ninja terrorists, cyborgs (?) and MORE! Will they save the president? You have to play to find out!
History
As the first big game from NuChallenger which took almost a decade to develop, Treachery in Beatdown City came out into the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic and civil unrest of 2020 to be hailed as "The most relevant, antiracist game of 2020" by the LA Times. Treachery in Beatdown City also got big nods from PASTE as #14 on their top 40 games of 2020. Now, 3 years late, Treachery in Beatdown City is getting a huge update.
Features
- Choose from dozens of attacks to create long chains of strike combos, grapple combos, and strikeagrapple-ombos!
- Switch between 3 fighters in between fights - Lisa, an MMA fighter and Boxer, Bruce, a Jeet Kune Do/Capoeira specialist, and a Brad, a former professional wrestler.
- Use a mix of real time and tactical COMBO MENU based attacks to tackle your foes!
- Fight over 40 class based enemies, each with a health based behavior system built to change up attacks and keep players on their toes!
- Music by Inverse Phase, creator of such albums as Pretty Eight Machine and the Chipping of Isaac
Videos
Release Date Trailer YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "Sidequesting's Team Choice Award at PAX East 2019." Boston, MA - March 28 - March 31, 2019
- "Featured at PAX Rising at PAX East 2019." Boston, MA - March 28 - March 31, 2019
- "Featured at PAX Rising at PAX West 2018." Seattle, WA - August 31 - September 3, 2018
- "Featured at the MIX during E3 2018." Los Angeles, June 13, 2018
Selected Articles
- "One of "The Best Indie Games Of PAX East 2019""
- USgamer, The Best Indie Games of PAX East 2019 - "One of "The Best Indie Games Of E3 2018""
- Game Informer, The Best Indie Games of E3 2018 - "25 Fantastic Games That We Can't Wait To Play Again(Pax West 2018)"
- Alessandro Fillari, Gamespot.com - "Treachery in Beatdown City Breathes New Life Into the Beat ‘Em Up Genre"
- Tony Polanco, Geek.com - "Treachery In Beatdown City Will Rearrange The Face Of Modern Brawlers"
- Mo Mozuch, iDgital Times - "Treachery in Beatdown City brings a unique approach to combat."
- Molly Patterson, EGM Now - Hidden Gems of Pax East 2014 - "You're bringing this to Japan, right?"
- SUDA 51,
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Additional Links
Soundtrack EP
Available from inversephase.bandcamp.com.
Welcome to Beatdown City (Theme by Open Mike Eagle)
Available on Soundcloud soundcloud.com.
Original Kickstarter
This is the kickstarter that was successfully funded! kickstarter.com.
About NuChallenger
Boilerplate
NuChallenger is an independent games and culture studio founded in 2012 by industry veteran Shawn Alexander Allen. NuChallenger was founded to create a studio that wasn't just another static studio, but rather a dynamic studio that could grow and work with new collaborators from project to project. Before going independent Shawn headed up the game capture team for Rockstar Games, working on industry defining games, and trailers with millions of views.
More information
More information on NuChallenger, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Treachery in Beatdown City Credits
Shawn Alexander Allen
Designer, Artist, Writer, Most other things
Manuel Nico Marcano
Lead Programming
Inverse Phase
Music
Diana Santiago
Production Artist
Bruce Spencer
Event Staff
Marie Edwards
Event Staff
Contact
Inquiries
shawn@nuchallenger.com
Twitter
twitter.com/shawndoublea
Twitter
twitter.com/beatdown_city
Facebook
facebook.com/beatdowncity
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