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Gauntlet Force: Rise of the Machines

Gauntlet Force: RotM is a metroidvania-lite action-brawler platformer. Fight brutally against an army of silly robots while ascending the interconnected Fortress of Doom. Collect upgrades and evolve your weapon to slay your way through bizzarre and evil villains.

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About the Game

Major B. Campbell, brave and proud operative of the Gauntlet Force Team is on a rescue mission to find his lost agents and retrieve back a powerful stolen weapon.

Prove your fighting proficiency by scoring the best Tier and try to hold on to it: if you die, your Tier resets. Progression style is for you to decide: you can cash-in your Score Tier to acquire as many abilities as you want or set it aside and use it as sustain to endure exploration.The game blends seamlessly brawler classic action with platforming. A Tier system ranks your combat skills and pushes you to master the sleekest combos.

Traverse the perilous Fortress of Doom, an extraordinary stronghold run by an army of thousands of robots under the aegis of a mysterious evil mad scientist. An interconnected castle that will need all of your Combat Gears to be explored, mixing the arts of combat and platforming.Something special awaits the most adventurous players who are willing to help the Wanderer retrieving all the Relics, and complete all the ninja trials given out by General Ryo.

Dash, spin, slide and ascend the Fortress of Doom from the deepest core of the earth, where mysterious crystals with unknown power are being mined with evil intent, up the highest towers of a massive and futuristic research center.Encounter bosses and villains during your adventure inspired by famous vintage characters from action movies and anime classics. 

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  • Master your combos through a flexible combat system that allows you to personalize your own fighting style with an arsenal of diverse weapons. 

  • Capitalize on your fighting expertise by scoring the highest possible Tier in combat and decide how take care of your resources.

  • Explore the eccentric and interconnected Fortress of Doom. Collect new abilities along the way and unlock secondary passages to find secrets and resolve mysteries.  

  • Collect upgrades along the way to evolve your fighting style, enhance your combat prowess and create new possibilities on the battleground. 

  • Meet the NPCs from the Resistance who are secretly fighting against the Villain and help them to break their shackles towards freedom.