SNAILS demo

Created with Unity 4.7.2. Personal Edition.

"SNAILS" is a retro-themed 3-D brawler, generated within a primitive aesthetic  which is designed to emulate the characteristics of late-90's era PS1 games.  Such distinctive features reminiscent of this era include:

• meshes with low-polygon counts
• 320x240 resolution
• pixelated and unfiltered textures
• lack of Z-buffering
• short draw distances
• crude pre-rendered cinematic cutscenes replete with unrefined primitives and other low-production characteristics
• tank controls

Heavily inspired by "Nightmare Creatures", "Fighting Force", and other action-oriented titles of the PSX-era, "SNAILS" represents a nostalgic and parodic homage to a bygone age in video game history, officially released under the "Tadpole Interactive" label as of January 2019.

The demo version of this title offers 2 of the game's subsequent total of 7 levels, with additional limitations including the absence of save/load features.

The so-called "Story":

Alas, poor Dora Ditze.  

Bed-ridden with the flu, this innocuous 7-year old had barely recovered into the afternoon phase of the following day, only to find her neighborhood overrun by  a menacing horde of giant mutant snails from outer space.

Having feasted on the majority of the town's inhabitants during the course of the morning, these malevolent slugs have since narrowed their attention on the few remaining appetizers (aka "survivors") in their vicinity.  Dora will certainly make for an unsubstantial, but satisfying, meal.

Alone and overcome with desperation, she can find no alternative at her disposal other than to seek refuge at the local elementary school, whilst hopefully foregoing the monsters' pleasure of a late-afternoon snack.  

GAMEPLAY

The objectives in "SNAILS" is fairly straight-forward;  simply fight your way to the finishing point of each level, whilst accumulating as many kills as you can.

Meanwhile, make use of your inventory system, either by acquiring cookies, which can be used to replenish health, or keys with which you can unlock doors.

CONTROLS

Arrow Keys	movement
SHIFT	walk
Z	attack
X	rear attack
C + Arrow Keys	dodge
SPACE BAR	interact / take
B	cycle inventory items
N	use inventory item
ESC	pause

The full version of this game can be purchased for $1.19, at the following link:

https://tpole.itch.io/snails

Various Survival Tips:

• Holding down the "attack" key is the quickest and most efficient way of piling on damage.
• Employ "rear attack" frequently when surrounded by enemies.
• The "straddle-kick" maneuver (which can be triggered by pressing "left", "right" and "Z", simultaneously) is an effective means of dispersing enemies converging from the sides.
• When confronted by Spitting Snails, try using other enemies in your vicinity as cover, if possible.
• Don't forget to dodge.  If you find yourself getting clobbered, try diving away from the melee, then re-engage from a more advantageous position.

Additional notes:

To skip cutscenes, simply hold down the "ESC" for a second or two.