Posted on 15 September by Paul Croft – Co-Founder & Creative Director, Mediatonic
I’m Jeff, one of the writers and producers at indie games company Mediatonic, you may remember us from such audacious adventures as “Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess” and “Who’s That Flying?!” – and now we’re massively excited to reveal details of our THIRD, rum-soaked minis title – 1000 Tiny Claws!
Posted on 18 November by Paul Croft – Co-Founder & Creative Director, Mediatonic
We’re very, very pleased to announce that our second minis game, “Who’s That Flying?!” is now live on the PlayStation Store!
Check out the all-new, full trailer for the game.
With “Who’s That Flying?!” we’ve combined side-scrolling shooting action with elements of tower defence and even some up-close and personal quick-time events for the super-dramatic moments.
What that means is that the character you control, the “Guardian of Earth” is pretty much invulnerable, blasting enemies apart and grappling giant bosses with ease – but the cities you are defending are hugely vulnerable. So your goal is not to survive, but rather to stop too many enemies getting past you and destroying your cities.
The story starts out with the Guardian of Earth on trial for allowing the invasion to take place; each level is played out as a flashback as you submit your version of events… in the most dramatic way possible!
The game is now available on the PS3 and PSP worldwide for the price of £3.99/€4.99.
We’ve piled as much as we could into our latest game – INCLUDING (but not limited to):
The response we’ve had to our previous minis, “Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!” has been phenomenal – thanks to everyone who’s supported us, and we’re really hoping that with “Who’s That Flying?!” we can raise our bar even higher!
For more information check out the Mediatonic website, or find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Thanks again for all your help and support! If you have any comments, please drop them below and we’ll do our best to respond!
Posted on 4 August by Paul Croft – Co-Founder & Creative Director, Mediatonic
Mediatonic is a small indie games studio based here in the UK. Earlier this year we released the PlayStation minis game Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!.
Today, I’m super excited to reveal the first details of our brand new PlayStation minis title — Who’s That Flying!? This summary from the games writer and producer Jim is a great overview on what you can expect:
You are the mysterious and powerful creature known only as the “Guardian of Earth.” Your steely eye and HYPER-POWERED LASER ARM have kept the citizens of Earth safe for generations (as well as proving a hit with the ladies).
With all your awesome TALENT and FLAIR, surely it would be IMPOSSIBLE for a sudden and devastating invasion of colossal Doom Beasts to descend on your cities and cause havoc without your knowledge? (Even if you were MAYBE showboating for a magazine photo shoot at the time…)
Now, you must not only defend your cities from the ravenous hordes of Doom Beasts, you must defend yourself against accusations of gross incompetence from the Galactic Council of Justice! And this is all BEFORE you can even start to get to the bottom of just who OR what is really behind the attacks…
It’s a side-scrolling shooter meets tower defense (with courtroom drama and intrigue!) doused in sheer awesomeness… AND THEN SET ON FIRE.
At the centre of the game is the Story mode, which follows the hero through 15 levels across six worlds protecting the Earth from the invasion of the Doom Beasts. Like our previous game Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, the story mode in WTF?! features beautiful animated cut-scenes as you unravel the mysteries of the invasion. In WTF?! these scenes are set in the chambers of the Galactic council with the Guardian of Earth being interviewed on his actions.
The game’s core mechanic is a mixture of side-scrolling shooting and tower defense. As the hero you must prevent a certain number of enemies from escaping into the city in each level in order to save the city from the invasion.
As the ultra-powerful hero you’re both awesome and indestructible, but getting hit will put you out of action for a while — giving your enemies a chance to escape. If you let too many enemies past you, the city will be destroyed and you’ll lose the level.
In addition to the Story mode, the game has four different “infinite” mode levels and a special challenge mode with 25 unique challenges to tackle. We’ve managed to squeeze in a lot of great content.
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We’ve finished the game and are currently going through the age-rating process, so at present we’re anticipating a launch in early September. For breaking news on the game as it happens you can follow us on Twitter @Mediatonic
If anyone has any questions I’m happy to answer them — just post them in the comments below!
Posted on 10 June by Paul Croft – Co-Founder & Creative Director, Mediatonic
Hey everyone, it’s Paul from Mediatonic here.
Since we released Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess a few weeks ago we’ve had a lot of kind comments and great feedback on the game – we’re super excited the game is now live and people are playing it!
The soundtrack for the game has gone down well so I’m really happy to tell you all we’re releasing this as a free-download on the PlayStation.blog today!
All of the game soundtracks are based on iconic pieces of classic music given fresh life and played on the organ – the Duke’s instrument of choice.
The first five tracks were composed by the talented Andrew Bertoni with the final two tracks from the excellent Dean Claydon. They’ve put together some special remixed and extended versions for this giveaway:
“Toccata and Fugue in Demonic“ (Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor) (right click and “save as” to download)
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“In the Hall of the Laughing Duke” (Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King) (right click and “save as” to download)
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“Doomlight Sonata“ (Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata) (right click and “save as” to download)
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“Symphony No. 666“ (Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor) (right click and “save as” to download)
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“Fight on Rock Man-Thing” (Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain) (right click and “save as” to download)
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“Organ Concerto in A Major (Thong)“ (Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto in B FlatMinor) (right click and “save as” to download)
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Bonus Track – “I AM THE DUKE!“ (Verdi: Il Trovatore, “Anvil Chorus”) (right click and “save as” to download)
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Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess is about powerful (and slightly unhinged) aristocratic demon known as ‘The Duke’ who wakes up to discover his Princess is missing. Without a single clue to go on, he can only assume that monsters were (probably) responsible, and sets out to track her down by beating up monsters largely at random in the hope that it will (somehow) reunite him with his beloved.
It’s available on the PS3 and PSP store now for £3.49 / €3.99.
To keep up with the latest news on our games you can follow Mediatonic on Twitter @Mediatonic.
Posted on 22 April by Paul Croft – Co-Founder & Creative Director, Mediatonic
Hi Everyone!
Today we’re super pumped to announce that our first PSP Mini, ‘Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!’ is now live on the PSN store!
The game is available on both PS3 and PSP worldwide for the price of £3.49 / €3.99 – so you can head to the store and grab it today!
For those who aren’t familiar with the game, here’s a short summary:
Monsters have (Probably) Stolen Your Princess! Those fiendish and misshapen fools have (as far as we know) made off with your true love – and they haven’t even had the good grace to leave a shred of evidence to follow. Only sweeping accusations and devastating style can save her from the fate she will (possibly) face now!
Available exclusively from the PSN store, MPSMP comes with a full story mode, 6 unique stages, awesome animated cutscenes and an incredible soundtrack the Duke himself would approve of. With 24 levels of monster pounding justice, this is (probably) the best deal ever.
Check out the trailer to see the game in action:
Thanks for all the great feedback and support we’ve had – we’ve had an awesome time making the game. We’ve written a bit more about it on our blog here. [LINK TO BLOG TO COME]
Be sure to let us know your best level scores – can anyone beat 2,300 on the first story mode level?
For more information on the making of the game check out this blog post on our website or follow Mediatonic on Facebook / Twitter.
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