Mayan Death Robots – PAX East Hands On

<p>If giant- killer robots from outer space don&&num;8217&semi;t spring to mind every time you think about the ancient Mayan civilization&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;re not thinking hard enough&period; Created by the two-person&comma; indie fledgling Sileni Studios&comma; <em>Mayan Death Robots<&sol;em>&comma; succinctly connects these dots to present their unique spin on the turned-based strategy genre&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;05022003&sol;Kukulkan-the-Feathered-Serpent-God&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79027" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;05022003&sol;Kukulkan-the-Feathered-Serpent-God&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Kukulkan the Feathered Serpent God" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Inspired by titles like <em>Scorched Earth<&sol;em> and the <em>Worms<&sol;em> series&comma; <em>Mayan Death Robots<&sol;em> is a 2D&comma; turned-based strategy game where players choose one of ten giant robots to slug it out on battlefields littered with some very unlucky of Mayan villagers&period; As always&comma; when robots from outer space descend upon a primitive civilization&comma; their revered as gods and thus the tiny little Mayans actually get involved in the battle&comma; aiding their chosen robot deity by attacking the other combatant&period; These villagers&comma; whose influence on the battlefield increases as you proceed through the campaign&comma; makes the environments feel more fun&comma; forcing you to take them into account when you make your moves&period; Plus&comma; annihilating crowds of tiny humans with giant alien robot weaponry never gets old&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;05022022&sol;Roster-01&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79026" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;05022022&sol;Roster-01&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Roster 01" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While <em>Mayan Death Robots<&sol;em> is heavily inspired by titles like <em>Worms<&sol;em>&comma; there are several notable things that set it apart&period; Instead of controlling multiple units and a host of weapons&comma; you control only your single robot with it&&num;8217&semi;s own unique attack&period; During each turn&comma; you can either use your attack&comma; move&comma; or build land to your advantage&period; Furthermore&comma; instead of killing your opponent&comma; victory is obtained by destroying your opponent&&num;8217&semi;s power core&period; Every combatant has infinite lives&comma; but if you die&comma; you lose a turn&comma; which can be very costly&period; The most notable thing <em>Mayan Death Robots<&sol;em> brings to the table is that although it is turn-based&comma; the turns happen simultaneously&period; Each player decides their next move as a timer quickly counts down&period; When the timer hits zero&comma; the moves are made in unison&period; This mechanic makes the game feel exceptionally fast-paced for a turn-based strategy game&comma; forcing you to make decisions and quickly learn how to use randomly dropped special weapons&comma; or die trying&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;05021948&sol;Mayan-Christmas&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79028" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;05021948&sol;Mayan-Christmas&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Mayan Christmas" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Mayan Death Robots<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi; campaign allows for both one or two players&comma; and includes unlockables&comma; and boss battles against some very jealous actual Mayan deities&period; If you&&num;8217&semi;re into fast&comma; turn-based combat and brutally slaughtering hordes of confused primitives&comma; sign up for the <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;333399&semi;"><strong><a style&equals;"color&colon; &num;333399&semi;" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mayandeathrobots&period;com&sol;beta&sol;">beta<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;span>&comma; or check out <em>Mayan Death Robots<&sol;em> when it launches on Steam for Windows&comma; Mac&comma; and Linux this August&comma; with a possible&comma; yet-to-be-named console release to follow&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s worth playing if you&&num;8217&semi;re into giant robots and ancient Mayans and if you&&num;8217&semi;re not this game will still be fun for you&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;