Penalty of Heroes

Penalty of Heroes is a 2.5D, arcade, with RPG elements, plot driven story and a four player co-operative mode. Penalty of Heroes or PoH for short, is currently being developed by Databox Interactive, an Indie Game Development Studio in Sweden, and will be published on Xbox Live Community Games in the fall of 2009.
Gameplay
Penalty of Heroes is a side-scrolling, , arcade fighter with RPG elements and a heavy focus on co-operative game play. There will always be four playable characters on screen, which the player can swap between at any given time; any one of the four characters not under player control will be controlled by an advanced AI system. In addition, the characters have been given different strengths and weaknesses, in the form of distinctive weapons, skills and magic.
Story
Penalty of Heroes takes place in the world of Nimo, in a time when machinery has become mans helper, convenience spoils men and the restlessness it brings leads to an abundance of greed and ill-will in this fantasy- and steam punk-influenced world. The land is ruled by the great King Salo, but opposing forces have started to threaten his leadership. At this point in time, King Salo sends out the four friends Llaknel, Kimo, Zedwig and Darwin to stop the upcoming war and to win back the trust of his people.
Characters
Penalty of Heroes has four different playable characters; Llaknel, Kimo, Zedwig and Darwin. They all have different weapons, attacks, magical abilities, visuals, personalities and fighting styles.
Competition
Databox Interactive is currently a competitor in Sweden's biggest game competition, Swedish Game Awards where both PoH and their first game, Exhaust is up for judgement.
Development
The game is being developed by the Swedish game company Databox Interactive and will be released on Xbox Live Community Games the fall of 2009. The game is powered by the in house Heroes engine.

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