{"id":30597,"date":"2013-08-08T07:09:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T21:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=30597"},"modified":"2013-08-08T07:09:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T21:09:55","slug":"squids-odyssey-confirmed-for-a-fall-release-on-nintendo-3ds-nintendo-wii-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=30597","title":{"rendered":"SQUIDS Odyssey confirmed for a fall release on Nintendo 3DS &#038; Nintendo Wii U"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><i>The Game Bakers&#8217; popular deep-sea Action-RPG comes to Nintendo platforms.<br \/>\nUpgraded all around; contains a ton of fresh exclusive content.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>MONTPELLIER, FRANCE \u2013 August 7, 2013 \u2013 Hot on the heels of their popular and innovative mobile brawler <i>Combo Crew<\/i>, The Game Bakers&#8217; have today revealed that they are busy at work bringing their deep-sea Action-RPG series <i>SQUIDS <\/i>onto Nintendo platforms. <i>SQUIDS Odyssey<\/i> is poised for a simultaneous digital release on the Nintendo 3DS &amp; Nintendo Wii U eShop during the fall of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Infectious black ooze threatens the Squids&#8217; lush underwater world, turning ordinary crustaceans into dangerous mutants. The Ocean is endangered; it&#8217;s up to you and your squad of squids to save their peaceful homeland from assured destruction!<\/p>\n<p><i>SQUIDS Odyssey<\/i> takes the first two episodes in the oceanic saga and blends them together into a new edition, filled with novel ideas, extra mechanics specifically designed for the Nintendo hardware and a couple of surprises too. Controls are also completely revamped so to fully take advantage to the best unique specificities that the Wii U gamepad and the Nintendo 3DS handheld have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Features of <i>SQUIDS Odyssey<\/i> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tactic RPG mechanics \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 meshed with precise slingshot action gameplay. Grab Squids by the tentacles then fling \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 them across the battlefield.<\/li>\n<li>Recruit a unique team of Squids in four \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 different classes: shooters, scouts, troopers and healers. A new Squid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hero will star for the first time!<\/li>\n<li>Epic exploration, solid story-line, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 characters you\u2019ll care for.<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of new missions, new levels, new \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tricks!<\/li>\n<li>New range of unique ability-boosting \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 helmets.<\/li>\n<li>Full-on utilization of Wii U GamePad \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 potential for gameplay and environment features.<\/li>\n<li>Clever dual-screen design on the Nintendo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3DS \u2013 This edition also sports 3D effects and several layers of depth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A short video segment of <i>SQUIDS Odyssey<\/i> running on Nintendo Wii U appears in the Nintendo Direct 8.07.2013 Presentation released earlier today:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Misc-\/Nintendo-Direct\/Latest-Nintendo-Direct\/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html\">http:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Misc-\/Nintendo-Direct\/Latest-Nintendo-Direct\/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html<\/a>\u00a0(24&#8217;44&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nintendo hardware always had a prominent place on our living room shelves as we were growing up,&#8221; says Emeric Thoa, creative director at The Game Bakers. &#8220;We\u2019re excited to contribute our Squids to their modern gear. 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