Label something as a 2D tribute to DOOM and you’ll instantly appeal to a whole ton of people. BUTCHER has a lot to live up to.
From the makers of Soldat, BUTCHER will release on Xbox One and PS4 comes May 10th 2017. A fast paced shooter (what else!), it promises to deliver a blood soaked love letter to cult classics like the Doom series.
Being developed by Transhuman Design, the team who created Soldat and King Arthur’s Gold, and published by Crunching Koalas BUTCHER sees you take charge of a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity. Basically, if something moves, you shoot it. And that annihilation will come about by chainsaw, shotgun and grenade launcher as you make your way through underground hideouts, jungles and half-destroyed cities in the search for enemies to kill.
Main features include:
- Ultra-violent uncompromising carnage in the spirit of Doom and Quake (chainsaw included).
- Release your inner artist, paint the walls with (permanent) blood (up to 4 million pixels available to be painted per level).
- Use the environment (saws, hooks, lava pits, animals and other) to brutally dispose of your enemies.
- Put your reflex and patience to the ultimate test.
- Choose from an array of weapons (featuring classics like chainsaw, railgun and the deadly grenade launcher).
- Soak in the dark atmosphere reinforced by a wicked, heavy soundtrack (while you kick corpses around).
- Die painfully: melt in lava, become piranha food, get crushed by heavy doors… and more!
- Absolutely no mercy for anyone!
You’ll be able to find pre-orders for BUTCHER up on the Xbox Games Store from Friday 5th 2017, with the full game then becoming playable from the 10th May. We will of course remind you when that time comes, and should have a review hot on the heels of the launch article, but for now, hit up the rather bloody trailer below
