Duality ZF - Oct. 2008 Alpha Demo - Dual Play (Xbox 360; Shoot'Em Up; Shmup; 2D Shooter)

thats solid

click through the video responses to see our improvements... this video is a year old now!

wow!
did you guys make the sprites or get them from somewhere?

We created all the artwork ourselves. Most of it is hand drawn, but there's a lot of procedural artwork as well.

nice thing but its for xbox so it sux anyway and of techno music in background so it sux even moar

this alpha demo is now 9 months old. check out our latest trailer, currently the april 2009 trailer.

plus, duality zf features "Custom Soundtracks" which means you can replace the music with your own if it's really that big of a deal. the imphenzia soundtrack is hard to showcase in a video clip, but the unique songs per each stage, each game mode, each boss fight, etc. really match the mood of the game. no one has put techno to a shooter before, so it's something extra for us to stand out.

Is this going to be two ships controlled with just the controller because if it is then i fear you've lost a potential audience already - sure some people could surely manage the difficult task of controlling this way but clearly for the most, it would prove insanely frustrating

dual play is optional, not a requirement nor default, so no fear. when know it can scare gamers away so we were cautious with our presentation of it. once you play the game solo play (regularly, with one ship) then we introduce game modes with dual play, completey optional and completely with different scoreboards. that said, i guarantee there's no way anyone will not be trying it out. it turns out dual play is not that hard for xbox gamers who are already use to independent thumb controls.

*we know it can scare gamers away so we were cautious with our presentation of it.

Keep in mind this demo is now 6 months old. You should watch the April 2009 trailer. But, thank you! We have enough difficulty modes to suit anyone. It has been very well tested. We entered an unfinished game in DBP 2008 and we plan to submit a finished game into DBP 2009. Not sure what game, yet!