RockStars!
"RockStars!" is a third-person action adventure game set in an alien planet with a 70's retro psychedelic style. When Aero's rocket minivan crash lands on a hostile alien planet, they must use the abilities of different instruments to find their band members and escape.
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6 itemsAbout the Game
Aero is the lead electric guitarist in a band of hippie astronauts. While on their way to an intergalactic music festival known as the Protostar Palooza, Aero and their band members crash land on the planet Ergosporrus. After becoming scattered during the crash, Aero must use the abilities of different instruments to locate each missing band member while traversing through harsh and hostile environments.
Unique Instruments and Abilities
New instruments are introduced gradually, each containing unique attacks and abilities essential to overcoming specific challenges and progressing through the story.
Diverse Platforming Challenges
Players navigate diverse terrains such as canyons, caves, and psychedelic levels. the use of traditional moving and jumping in combination with a variety of special abilities. Platforming utilizes the player’s base movement and jump abilities in combination with the special abilities of different instruments.
Narrative Cutscenes and Dialogue
Players engage in a story told through cutscenes, gameplay dialogue, and NPC interactions. All narrative elements are voice acted.
Rhythmic Combat
While executing instrument attacks, players can time their strikes to a rhythm for enhanced damage values.
Interactive Environment
Environments have multiple opportunities for player interaction, such as destructible crystals bounce mushrooms, health and ability collectibles, as well other pieces of destructible environment which trigger narrative and gameplay events.
Enemy Variety
Each area has a new enemy to encounter. Enemies have unique designs and introduce new gameplay mechanics.
