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BENBOWARS

FIGHT or KILL your way thru a world under attack by THE EVIL SKELETON ARMY—Episodic 2D+ Super Action Platforminger Adventurevania—The Most Indie Game Ever Made—

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About the Game

A Story Begins......

THE SKELETON ULTIMATE ARMY have begun the EVIL INVASION of the planet

Skeleton Occupied Government issues a warrent for your arrest.

your house is exploded.  Nowhere to run to.

The worlds 1st LONG-FORMAT EPISODIC Sidescrolling Platformerer Advanture bEGINS HERE

WAR.  THE ULTIMATE GAME.  <INDIEGAMES> the INDIEST GAME 

THE MOST INDEPENDANT GAME EVER MADE.

ADVANCED FEATURES

  • THE MOST CLASSIC GAMEPLAY OF ALL 2D SIDESCROLLING FORMATS.

  • Linear nonlinear and chapter-based and Level and Episode-based gaming.

  • the story will unfold... in real time as I make the game. 

  • Monthly?  Weekly??  New Episodes added consistently WHEN I FINISH THEM

  • Explore a FULLY OPEN WORLD map 

  • OVER ONE MILLION LEVELS.  eventually

  • THE MOST PIXEL ART EVER IN A GAME

  • A STORY SPANNING 15 REAL-WORLD YEARS.  

  • Battle in giant robots or hand-to-hand using intuitive combat systems without menus.

  • INTRICATE AND EXPRESSIVE HANDCRAFTED CHARACTERS AND GRAPHICS AND STORRY

  • more than you'd expect. 

IF YOU READ THIS 

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