Walrus hockey anyone?

Hey ReadySet Heroes fans! We can’t wait to take on this dungeon-crawlin’ loot-brawlin’ multiplayer game when it lands in the Epic Games store on October 1st. As the launch date quickly approaches, Kyle, the lead designer on ReadySet Heroes from Robot Entertainment, gives us a more in depth look at some of the brawls you’ll see at the end of your dungeon crawl. 

The Brawls

After the dungeon crawl, a round of ReadySet Heroes concludes with an all-out brawl. The brawl brings together all players, decked-out with their gear from the crawl, to compete in one of five objectives. Here I want to go over a couple of my favorites.

Snail Race

Snails usually aren’t the ideal creatures for a race, but these big guys have a need for speed. Each team has their own snail, and the snail that travels the furthest by the end of the brawl wins.



You’ll need to speed up your snail to win. Smack berry bushes scattered around the level with your weapon to grab berries. Throw the red berries into your team’s flower cannon to launch the berry to your snail. When your snail takes a bite, it’ll give him a boost.



You can also sabotage your opponents by throwing the poison berries into their flower cannons. These berries slow snails down by making them a little queasy. 

Finally, keep an eye out for golden berries. These berries give your snail a huge speed boost. They’re great for catching up to the pack or securing the lead.

Walrus Hockey

Walrus hockey is all about trying to feed sushi to giant walruses.  Each team has their own walrus rotating around the ice rink. Players use their weapons to send sushi flying across the ice and into the mouths of their walruses. The team that consumes the most sushi wins.
 

Much like in snail race, you can sabotage your opponents. This time, you’ll need to hit the stinky fish heads into their walrus. This subtracts a point and causes their walrus to duck under the water for a few seconds. This leaves your opponents unable to score.



Walrus hockey also has a golden sushi. The golden sushi is worth five points. It’s often a game changer.

In snail race and walrus hockey, you still have to manage fighting the opponent players while trying to complete the objective. Finding the right balance between combat and feeding the snails and walruses is the key to victory.

I’m excited for you to experience these and the rest of our brawls when ReadySet Heroes launches on October 1st in the Epic Games store.