Software:Crab Champions
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| Developer(s) | Noisestorm |
| Designer(s) | Eoin O'Broin |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 1 April 2023 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Roguelike, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Crab Champions is an upcoming third-person looter shooter video game developed and published by Noisestorm for Windows. The game is based on Noisestorm's hit song titled "Crab Rave", which featured a 3D animated music video of dancing crabs. The song quickly grew viral upon its release, garnering millions of views on YouTube, and millions more plays across all music streaming platforms. The game was first announced on 1 April 2019, one year after the song was released, and became available on Steam as Early Access on 1 April 2023, five years after the song made its debut.[2][3][4][5][6]
Gameplay
In Crab Champions, players take control of a crab and use firearms to destroy other crabs, critters, and boss creatures. The game features both single-player and multiplayer modes, allowing players to play with up to 3 other friends. The player can choose to begin each playthrough with weapons such as miniguns, rocket launchers, pistols and more. At the end of each level or in a shop level, the player can choose from a selection of stacking upgrades to their weapon, health, armor, grenades or melee attacks. Every 8 levels, the player must face a boss and, if victorious, are rewarded with keys that can be used to unlock new content such as new weapons.
Players can customize their crabs with a range of skins, all available for free, after completing in-game achievements. As the game is still in early-access, new content is constantly being added to the game.[3][7][5]
Development
Moving forward, O'Broin listed the game on Steam as unreleased/coming soon, and would post near-monthly updates to the game's Steam news hub, and share what he had been working on. On 9 January 2023, O'Broin announced that the game would release in early access on April Fool's Day, 1 April, on the 5 year anniversary of "Crab Rave"'s release.[7][8][5][9][10][11]
Reception
References
- ↑ Marshall, Cass (27 May 2021). "Game dev uses next-gen technology to create millions of dancing crabs". https://www.polygon.com/2021/5/27/22457103/noisestorm-crab-champions-unreal-engine-5-millions-of-dancing-crabs.
- ↑ Wang, Zijin (4 April 2023). "Crab Champions is a crab shoot 'em up sequel to that dancing crab meme" (in en). Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crab-champions-is-a-crab-shoot-em-up-sequel-to-that-dancing-crab-meme.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crab Champions on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/774801/Crab_Champions/.
- ↑ Bolding, Jonathan (3 April 2023). "Obviously, this is a fast-paced roguelike where you are a crab with a gun" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/obviously-this-is-a-fast-paced-roguelike-where-you-are-a-crab-with-a-gun/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Template:Cite twitter profile
- ↑ (in en) Noisestorm - Crab Rave [Monstercat Release], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDU_Txk06tM, retrieved 17 April 2023
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 DiCerbo, Anthony (6 April 2023). "Crab Champions Review: Fulfilling the Crab Fantasy" (in en-US). https://gamelevate.com/crab-champions-review-guide/.
- ↑ Template:Cite twitter profile
- ↑ (in en) Crab Champions Reveal Trailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyOZB0jRlA, retrieved 17 April 2023
- ↑ "Solo Project From The Creator Of Crab Rave, CRAB CHAMPIONS, Claws Its Way To Steam Early Access Later This Year" (in en-US). 6 April 2020. https://gametyrant.com/news/solo-project-from-the-creator-of-crab-rave-crab-champions-claws-its-way-on-to-steam-early-access-later-this-year.
- ↑ "Crab Champions - Steam News Hub" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/774801.
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