2715
Usually when scientists have a disagreement, they settle their dispute in a civilized and refined manner, involving meticulous research and logical scientific evidence…but there are some things they can’t communicate through words, some things they have to settle with fists!…or maybe their wheelchair?
On April 9th, Superinteressante, a Brazilian science magazine, published Science Kombat—a hilarious, side-scrolling, one-on-one, combat game—with Pixel Art animations. Diego Sanchez, pixel artist, attempted to recreate some of the greatest scientific minds with combat techniques relating to their discoveries and contribution to major scientific breakthroughs; the results: 7 crazy scientists plus one final boss with polished and smooth animations that can all fight incredibly well. Each character possesses 6 basic attacks and 2 special techniques, all of which are related to the characters scientific achievements.
All of the 7 scientists are designed with their contribution to the scientific community in mind, as Sanchez has stated himself on his website (http://www.diegosanches.com)
Albert Einstein, Physicist: Relativity and the Mass-energy equivalence (E=MC2)
Charles Darwin, Geologist: Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection
Isaac Newton, Physicist: Gravity and Optics
Marie Curie, Physicist and Chemist: Polonium, a rare and highly radioactive element
Nikola Tesla, Physicist: Tesla coil
Pythagoras, Mathematician: Pythagorean Theorem
Stephen Hawking, Physicist: Black Hole and Wormhole
The game has already been released, and offers a solo and tournament mode although the default language is Portuguese there is also an English version that can be toggle with the straightforward interface.
The game was created by the team at Superinteressante Magazine:
Original Idea, texts and executive production: Fred Di Giacomo and Otavio CohenGame Design, art, and animations: Diego Sanchez
Programming: Cheny Schmeling, Murillo Lopes, and André Cabral
Art Direction: Abraão Corazza
Graphic User Interface: Daniel Ito and Juliana Moreira
Music and Sound FX: Juliana Moreira
Text Edition: Karin Hueck
Click here to go play the game for yourself, and remember, may the best scientist win.
Share
Print
