While it's become a bit cliché to compare indie titles to the 2012 smash-hit 'Hotline Miami,' 'Katana Zero' shows clear inspiration: both games have instant-death combat, an 80s-centric style, and an unreliable narrator. BenjaMan64 1 year ago 1 Forever Entertainment has signed an agreement with G-Mode to produce a remake of the 1993-released beat ’em up Night Slashers for all major platforms, the company. Players make use of The Dragon's time-control abilities to create perfectly planned runs of each stage, eliminating every opponent without getting hit.Ĭreated by indie developer Askiisoft and published by Devolver Digital, 'Katana Zero' is a part of Nintendo's 'Nindies' lineup of independent games that was teased earlier this year. Luckily, The Dragon can slow down time for brief periods, allowing him to dodge enemy attacks, deflect bullets, and navigate obstacles. The gameplay is fast, violent, and challenging The Dragon can kill nearly all of his enemies with a single blow, but he dies in one hit, too. 'Katana Zero' embraces retro-wave style, incorporating neon visuals and synth music to invoke familiar vibes of 80s pop culture. 'Katana Zero,' which launches Thursday on PC and Switch, is a stylish retro action game that tells the story of The Dragon, a time-manipulating samurai who's forced to assassinate gang members in exchange for a mysterious drug. In the meantime, Forever Entertainment will be looking to satiate gorehounds with its upcoming remake of Sega’s House of the Dead, which is expected presently.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. Of course, whether the development team delivers a title with the visual style and gameplay depth of some of the more modern examples of the genre remains to be seen, but it’s still a curious acquisition, one that fans should definitely keep an eye out for. With its nostalgic but sound concept, and the current renaissance of the brawler scene, a remake of Night Slashers is an excellent idea.

Bursting chests, dismemberment, and poorly animated decapitations are the order of the day, with most of the enemies facing a splatteriffic demise, complete with a really repetitive (and horrible) sound effect. None of the enemies are named in-game, no doubt to keep Universal’s lawyers at arm’s length. Our heroes take on an army of zombies, werewolves, and demons, while facing off against familiar bosses such as not-quite-Dracula and not-quite-Frankenstein’s-monster.

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