Whilst doodling away, half dazed from the boring lecture I was in, I thought I saw the image move. The Martians I was drawing were invading my notepad! I had to do something to stop them. Pen in hand, I drew a hero to fight them off. Bold, brave, no fear of death, the story unfolded before my eyes…
That is the premise of Inkavaders, a new shoot-em-up from Chillingo. The whole doodle style thing seems to be doing brisk business on the iPhone with the likes of Doodle Jump, Defend your castle and the likes… as with those this game is presented in the same handrawn way, much like I did when I was in my own classes at school, often with huge battles of stick men.
Gameplay seems to be along the lines of Metal Slug, with you guiding your hero through 30 sidescrolling levels across three locations of an army base, the moon and the city, all the while taking out waves of Martians with a variety of heavy weaponry (15 in all). The game also includes an endurance mode to see how long you can last before kicking the bucket.
The game also includes oPen Feint connection for high scores and achievements.
The game is due out int he coming weeks, but until then check out the screen shots below. Chillingo sent us over 80 screen shots of the game, so here is a small selection.
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- Looks like swine flu is intergalactic!
