Similarly, weapons have a nice heft and kick to them, which is effective enough to distonate from the idea that you’re firing toy guns – but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Models and textures are high-resolution, possessing a quality far above the expected of any indie game outside the likes of Subnautica. The biggest draw of Hypercharge is no doubt it’s production value – both characters and levels are ridiculously good looking, courtesy of both Unreal Engine 4 and seriously talented art designers. Robots, little green army men, and Beyblade-like spinners are just some of the opponents you can face, and the variety of units is impressive the the green little army alone features infantry troops, tanks, jeeps, helicopters, and even airplanes that drop paratroopers – the later of which can have their parachutes shot out of the sky for an easy kill, in a brilliant acknowledgement of tactical thinking. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop on Janu and on Steam on April 27, 2020.All that navigation is more than just a gimmick, as each map has between one and four hyper-cores spread around which must be defended from waves of enemies that respawn on a timer.

Credits can be used to purchase weapons, attachments and defenses.ĭigital Cybercherries were awarded an Unreal Dev Grant which helped to further fund Hypercharge: Unboxed. Batteries are used to power the HYPER-CORES' shield and defenses, and attachments give each weapon a perk. While traversing each map, players find various supplies and items, such as batteries, weapons, attachments and credits.

It has a heavy focus on cooperative gameplay and the game features a four player, co-operative multiplayer mode. Players can use attachments for different weapons, which can be found scattered throughout each level. The game's combat is mainly ranged-based. Most of the gameplay is built around exploration, combat, and character customization. Hypercharge: Unboxed is a third-person and first-person shooter with defense building mechanics set in suburban home environments. Each player assumes the role of an action figure, who must defend parts of their territory from dangerous enemies. The game takes place in familiar locations such as bedrooms, garages, bathrooms, hallways and toy stores. Hypercharge: Unboxed (stylized as HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed) is a cooperative third-person and first-person shooter video game, developed by British indie studio Digital Cybercherries, and released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch in 2020.

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