Untitled arcade cover-shooter
The formula:
- 1 part Capcom beat-em-up
- 1 part cover-based shooter
- 1 part TV cop show
What do you get? This game, probably!
The play concept
Taking place from an oblique projection, this left-to-right belt-scroller at first resembles a Capcom beat-em-up like Final Fight or The Punisher, with the twist being that your character is always equipped with a gun of some sort. Melee attacks are certainly possible, but are riskier, since enemies also tend to be equipped with guns. The usual ever-present crates, nooks, and low walls are present, which you may use as cover by simply pushing the joystick into them. "Aiming" weapons requires nothing more than being aligned with the target. Your bullets travel quickly, while enemy bullets are bright red and travel slowly (a la Time Crisis).
Setting
Styled after a television crime show, our setting most resembles the typical beat-em-up city. Lots of alleyways, crowded shopping arcades with neon signs, the obligatory park and construction zone levels, culminating in a shootout in a penthouse tower.
Cast of Characters
Note: Names are for illustrative purposes only and subject to change.
- Officer Miho - Most resembles a friendly Japanese police woman. Miho is a very idealistic police officer; when she got into law enforcement, she did it because she wanted to better her community by way of befriending the people of the city. While she passed every athletic and firearms exam at the academy, she hasn't had a lot of time to become jaded, and is a bit naive, but when it comes down to it, she can certainly shoot down some violent gangsters if she has to. She'll just insist on giving them all verbal warnings first.
- She's the speedster, sporting a high-capacity, high-speed handgun that does comparatively little damage.
- Harry Trigger - Most resembles Mel Gibson's character from Lethal Weapon with elements of Dirty Harry. Trigger has a storied history on the force - most reports involve a blatant disregard for procedure, but an undeniable effect on results. If a local gang hears Trigger is on the case, they're likely to just run...which often doesn't stop him from squeezing off a few shots at them in the process.
- Gameplay-wise, Trigger is something of a glass cannon - he can't take a lot of abuse, since he's older than most of the cast, but his Magnum deals high damage and tends to overpenetrate, enabling him to damage more than one enemy at a time with a single shot.
