Kepa Auwae of Rocketcat Games joined us for our podcast this week and provide us some exclusive details about their next major Hook Champ update as well as their planned followup title.
In case you missed it, Hook Champ was listed amongst our list of best games of 2009.
In Hook Champ, you play as an Indiana Jones-like character equipped with a grappling hook trying to escape from various haunted ruins before you’re eaten by a ghost. The core gameplay mechanic revolves around using your grappling hook and rope to swing through these ruins as quickly as possible.
Hook Champ‘s 3rd is almost complete, but Auwae provided details of the subsequent update. The 4th major update to Hook Champ will have a Minigore crossover in which you can play as John Gore in Hook Champ with a Minigore level set complete with gun. He describes it as a “Bionic Commando / Megaman style" gameplay within Hook Champ.
Meanwhile, the next game Rocketcat Games is going to set their sights on will be about trying to outrun an avalanche across a procedurally generated mountaintop. Terrains will include grassy plains, meadows, inside and outside of caves, as you try to escape the avalanche. The graphics will be upgraded from the 8-bit inspired Hook Champ graphics to a 16-bit inspired (“Super Mario") style. And don’t worry — a Hook will be one of the tools at your disposal.
App Store Link: Hook Champ, $2.99
