http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CJET-NYGJkWebsite:
http://www.awesomenauts.com/Steam Site:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/204300/I started playing this over the weekend, and its been a lot of fun so I figured I'd share a bit. Awesomenauts is a 2d platformer Moba-style game currently on Steam. Now, normally when I see the word Moba my eyes instantly glaze over and I look for something more interesting to read, but the cartoony style + platformer managed to convince me to look into this game a bit.
It has no microtransactions, and the gameplay essentially involves two teams of 3 players trying to destroy the enemy turrets that are blocking the path to the enemies energy core(or something). Destroy the energy core and you win the game. The turrets will eat your face off if you fight them directly though, so you need to stand behind and defend little team-coloured robots that will attract the turret's gunfire. This will work great until gecko with a knife or a purple girl on a surfboard will come along and murder you.
It has less characters than other Mobas, but that probably means its a bit more balanced. The characters are:
Clunk: A big hardy robot that can take a lot of hits and has the ability to explode, doing a little damage to itself and a lot of damage to anyone else caught in the radius. Works well with Voltar it seems.
Coco Nebulon: Purple alien girl on a surfboard. I don't quite understand how she plays, but I do know that almost every time I fight her I die horribly.
Derpl Zork: Mentally slow slug-like alien in a powerful mech. The mech can turn itself into a turret. I don't know much about him either.
Froggy G: Rapper Frog! He has a fair bit of mobility and a powerful stun/dash attack.
Leon Chameleon: Stealth jerk who shanks you when you least expect it.
Not only can he turn invisible, but his melee attack does a LOT of damage and he's pretty quick. Also he has a tongue-grab attack that pulls you towards him.
Sheriff Lonestar: This is the cowboy I've been playing so far. He carries some powerful dynamite and has a holographic bull that can push people back.
Voltar the Omniscient: Psychic 3-eyed alien healer. He can also summon more bots and keep them alive pretty well. This guy is amazing to have around when assaulting a tower or when you need some healing.
Yuri: Cosmonaut Monkey! Apparently he's pretty hard to play. He can fly, shoot lasers and drop mines. I haven't fought him yet, but he's pretty handy to have around when I'm expecting a backstab from Leon and Yuri is protecting me with a bunch of mines.
Gnaw: *new* A gross toxic beast of some kind. I don't know anything about him yet.
Anyway, I'm having a lot of fun with it so far, and the 2d platformer style appeals way more to me than traditional Moba games.
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