GarageGames announced at Game Developers Conference a lineup of exciting new games being showcased in the garage. DH: Lore Invasion, an intense mecha-combat game, scheduled to be released March 18. TubeTwist, an addictive puzzle adventure, now in its final stages. Zap!, the award-winning 2D multiplayer action game has been released showcasing the Torque Network Library. Marble Blast Gold can now be seen on almost every game platform including Windows, Mac, Linux, Xbox, Playstation 2 and more. Three current games in the garage are up for the IGF Game of the Year Award. Finally, GarageGames has partnered with eFlyte to bring 3D gaming into the air.
DH: Lore Invasion puts a player in control of a giant mechanized assault vehicle (MAV). Players will choose either to fight for the Federated States or the Eastern Confederation with battles being played out within a persistent back-end universe where every single battle and kill dictates the direction of the game. To purchase and download DH: Lore Invasion follow the download tab above.
TubeTwist: As an assistant of a brilliant professor whose experiments have unlocked the secrets of time travel, you journey through five exotic eras while trying to solve over 75 different puzzles. TubeTwist challenges players to guide the mysterious macrotron particles through the maze of spirals, switches, anti-gravity devices, twisty turns, and precipitous drops to release the needed energy to find the missing professor. TubeTwist will be available through GarageGames Spring of '05.
Zap! is a fast-paced multi-player action game with old-school 2D vector graphics. The game features the strength of the Torque Network Library to provide a lag-free action-packed gaming experience. Zap! has won the praise of critics and fans alike; winning awards such as Best Overall Game and Best Multiplayer game at the 2004 IndieGamesCon.
Marble Blast Gold has become quite the world traveler and now appears on almost every major gaming platform. This game features over 100 whimsical and challenging levels with crazy power-ups and tricky hazards. Marble Blast Gold has continued to receive numerous amounts of praise. It is now a featured game on every new Mac and Linspire computer, on the Xbox Live Arcade and through a partnership with TransGaming Technologies, now running in prototype on the Playstation 2, as well as on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is honoring three games published by GarageGames. Dark Horizons: Lore Invasion and Rocketbowl, both built on the Torque Game Development Platform, as well as Gish, a side-scrolling physics based adventure are up for the Game of the Year Award.