Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage, until you face the final boss and uncover the truth behind the game! Features - Randomly generated stages, enemies and bosses, resulting in a very replayable game - Artwork, coding and animation done by one person (me) in that unique Nerdook style - Split screen, local co-op, as well as local network coop! - Destructible terrain and multiple uses for each skill gives you plenty of options to approach the different situations generated - Tons of skills, abilities, traits and powers that you can unlock in the game, creating a different hero each time - Unique combat system where proper planning is more important than quick reflexes - Persistent upgrades allow you to carry forward progress between games, with a choice between increasingly expensive persistent upgrades or generally cheaper temporary upgrades - Every enemy and boss has been designed to provide challenge and variety BACKGROUND This is a HD remake of GIGANTIC proportions for Vertical Drop Heroes, the original webgame with over 2 million plays... from Nerdook, a one-man developer with a portfolio of games that has accumulated more than 50 million plays worldwide! Bigger and better in every way, Vertical Drop Heroes HD revamps the entire game into an epic, randomly generated platformer RPG! Reviews “If you're looking for a fun and slightly different type of RPG that you can easily play in spurts, definitely give this one a go.” 95/100 – GamingNexus “It is perfect for gamers who are into roguelike games and who also like platformers and RPGs. And of course, fans of Nerdook would certainly appreciate and enjoy this updated classic.” 8/10 – ThatVideoGameBlog “Dropping random heroes through strange 2D worlds until they meet their untimely, permanent deaths has never felt so exhilarating… Fun gameplay, lots of reasons to replay, great value!” 8/10 – GamesInAsia System Requirements Windows MINIMUM: OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Processor 2 GHz (Dual Core) Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible 3D graphics card with 256 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Hard Drive: 40 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Additional Notes: Support for Xbox controllers RECOMMENDED: OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Processor 2 GHz (Dual Core) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible 3D graphics card with 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Hard Drive: 40 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Additional Notes: Support for Xbox controllers Mac OS X MINIMUM: OS: OS X 10.7.0 or later Processor: Processor: 2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 256 MB VRAM Hard Drive: 40 MB available space Sound Card: OpenAL-compatible sound card RECOMMENDED: OS: OS X 10.7.0 or later Processor: Processor: 2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 256 MB VRAM Hard Drive: 40 MB available space Sound Card: OpenAL-compatible sound card
