Freeware Game Pick: Assassin Blue (Banov)
Assassin Blue is a 2D platformer with combat elements, consisting of twelve levels split evenly between four distinct areas to explore. In the game, players assume control over a sword-wielding hitman who must carry out a series of missions for his superior. This naturally translates to a lot of jumping, climbing and fighting as you make your way past hordes of henchmen leading up to the commander of each resistance group.
The entire adventure takes about an afternoon or two to finish. To use the high quality soundtrack instead of the standard MIDI tunes, simply download the optional 30 MB music add-on from the same page and unzip it into the game folder. An option to switch between the two will then appear just before the title screen is shown.
Name: Assassin Blue
Developer: Banov
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 10MB
Direct download link: Click here
Comments
I'm instantly reminded of the main character from Braid when I see this screenshot.
Posted by: Esquar | January 24, 2009 9:30 AM
Yeah it reminded me of the Braid character too, although it was just based on that screen, I still haven't played the game though, will try it later on
Posted by: Secret Admirer | January 24, 2009 10:33 AM
Ditto, hair colour, animation frame, that picture on the wall, all looks very much like the Braid guy.
Anyway, it sounds very interesting and looks that way, too, definitely going to try it :)
Posted by: MisterX | January 24, 2009 12:26 PM
That's not the player character, though. "Blue" is the guy on the left. More screenshots if you click the link.
Posted by: Mark | January 24, 2009 2:38 PM
This game is very fun. Make sure you try out the music pack as well. It's worth it.
Also, there are bonuses that you can unlock for taking out certain numbers of targets which you buy from the main menu, including extra attacks, boss rush mode, and extra backstory scenes.
Thanks for putting this up, I doubt I would have ever seen it otherwise.
Posted by: Chinook | January 24, 2009 2:45 PM
Wow, very surprised by how fun this game was. Thanks for the recommendation.
Posted by: Flawe | January 24, 2009 6:16 PM
Thanks so much for linking to this. Really enjoyed the game - in fact, it's inspired me to start LPing again.
Posted by: Malefact | January 24, 2009 6:52 PM
What happens if you unlock everything and complete boss rush mode?
Posted by: Mark | January 24, 2009 7:10 PM
AHAHA! that liddle nigguh in da suit look like dat punk ass bustah from braid
Posted by: MuhFuggah | January 25, 2009 12:04 AM
Great game.
Pretty awesome story, if a bit cliched.
Posted by: Loki | January 25, 2009 12:47 AM
This was actually a lot more enjoyable than I was expecting it to be. Attacking can be a bit unresponsive at times, but that still wasn't enough of a drawback to take away from the fun of the overall gameplay, and it didn't really get in the way of battle either, so that's good.
Glad I tried it out.
Posted by: Knite | January 25, 2009 1:58 AM
None of the elements of the game are _amazing_, but they're all pretty good. Graphics, controls, gameplay, level design, storyline, that kinda stuff. It's definitely worth checking out.
Posted by: Quetz | January 25, 2009 3:02 AM
Pretty fun. I wish there were more unlockables, though.
Posted by: Chetyre | January 25, 2009 3:24 AM
Enjoyable game and it has it's somewhat addictive.
Posted by: Simonitro | January 25, 2009 4:19 AM
Short,good control, easy to master, or you could say a nice casual game.
Posted by: magallanes | January 31, 2009 2:56 PM