4Fourths
What a beautiful game! I got to play with this at Gamma 4 as part of their One Button showcase. It’s a co-operative game where four players control two ships using one button each: players 1 and 3 can charge and shoot their lasers, while players 2 and 4 control the upward thrust of each ship.
Unlike a lot of co-operative games, this one does nothing to stop players from killing each other. In fact, it’s pretty fun to spar between challenges, and most players who pick the game up got right into shooting and dodging each other. Before long, the first enemy is lowered between the players like a giant wall, forcing them to break it up and learn how to work together without a word of dialog. But as the game goes on, bosses place less walls between the players until they must be very careful not to blow each other up.
Despite the fun of shooting each other, there are no competitive scoring elements. Also, it’s rather difficult to defeat a boss without both players’ combined firepower, and failing to do so in time means everyone loses. That makes this one of the most purely co-operative games I’ve played.
Also, I love the bright colors and boxy graphics. It’s so Nu-Lo-Fi. And it’s made in unity.
