Skullgirls is an arcade developed by Lab Zero Games, released 10 April 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and Mac.
What Skullgirls is
Skullgirls is an arcade game developed by Lab Zero Games and released in 2012. It was published by Autumn Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Z-Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Skullgirls takes place in the fictional Canopy Kingdom, a country reminiscent of 1940s postwar America. In a corrupt and war-torn world, several individuals and organizations seek to obtain an artifact known as the Skull Heart. Once every seven years, the Skull Heart grants one woman's wish. However, if a woman with an impure soul attempts to use the Heart, her wish will be corrupted and she will be transformed into a monster known as the Skullgirl. Hundreds have sought after the Skull Heart, yet none of its wielders have been deemed worthy and spared of its curse. Seven years following the Grand War, a battle fought between three nations, the newest Skullgirl, Marie, has emerged and begun…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 45 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Skullgirls holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 66% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 100 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual-core CPU, 2 GB RAM and Intel HD3000. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 14GB.
What it launched against
Skullgirls launched on 10 April 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead and Fire Emblem Awakening. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead, Fire Emblem Awakening.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Skullgirls yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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