SkyScrappers is an arcade developed by Ground Shatter Ltd., released 15 October 2015 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux and Mac.
What SkyScrappers is
SkyScrappers is an arcade game developed by Ground Shatter Ltd. and released in 2015. It was published by Ant Workshop Ltd. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
SkyScrappers is a classic arcade-style, vertically scrolling, competitive platform-fighting game. Select from a diverse range of extreme sportspeople, to fight and race your way to the top of a falling skyscraper… as it is being demolished. Play with up to four players in classic couch-multiplayer, take on the story-driven single-player campaigns, or set up a skirmish against AI bots. - Classic arcade feel and style - Breathtaking hand drawn artwork - 60fps action - Skill-based gameplay - Full controller support - 1-4 Player Local Multiplayer - Single player story mode
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
SkyScrappers holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 14 points below the year average.
What it launched against
SkyScrappers launched on 15 October 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series.
Official trailer
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