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Vertical Drop Heroes HD Heading to Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita

Vertical Drop Heroes HD Heading to Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita

Digerati is pleased to confirm the downward delights of 2D monster battler, Vertical Drop Heroes HD, developed by Nerdook, is coming to PS4, PS Vita, and Xbox One in February.

Vertical Drop Heroes HD is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage, until you face the final boss and uncover the truth behind the game!

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Vertical Drop Heroes HD Key Features

  • Randomly generated stages, enemies and bosses, resulting in a very replayable game
  • Artwork, coding and animation done by one person, Nerdook, in his unique style
  • Split screen, local co-op
  • Destructible terrain and multiple uses for each skill gives you plenty of options to approach the different situations generated
  • Tons of skills, abilities, traits and powers that you can unlock in the game, creating a different hero each time
  • Unique combat system where proper planning is more important than quick reflexes
  • Persistent upgrades allow you to carry forward progress between games, with a choice between increasingly expensive persistent upgrades or generally cheaper temporary upgrades
  • Every enemy and boss has been designed to provide challenge and variety

Watch the Vertical Drop Heroes HD Launch Trailer:

Vertical Drop Heroes HD release dates and pricing as follows:

  • PS4/Vita release date: February 14 (NA), February 15 (EU)
  • PS4/Vita price (Cross Buy): $6.99/€6.99
  • Xbox One release date: February 17
  • Xbox One price: $7.99/€7.99
  • Xbox One game page (10% discount for pre-orders)
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