Beekyr Reloaded Switch Release and PC Swarm Update.

Description

Beekyr Reloaded is a hardcore bee'em up, shoot 'em up with bees. The game breaks molds, moving away from the typical STG game, avoiding the space theme mixing vertical and horizontal scrolling stages with other fun game mechanics. Each stage is very different from the previous: one level we could be fighting poisonous scorpions, another defending the hive collecting pollen, dodging bee-eaters, raiding dark caves protected by the most evil of wasps: Hornets.

History

Beekyr : Eco Shoot'em up [2013-2014]

Kaleidogames originally released Beekyr in 2014 for Android (as Beekyr: Eco Shoot'em up). That version would be the equivalent of an Alpha version to this game. Shortly after that development on the game stopped, as the developer was expecting a new baby. Back then, the art style made players think it was a game for young children, but in reality it was intended for experienced players. Despite that, there have been almost 20.000 downloads for Android, but the full potential of the game was not realised. Two years later, in 2016, Kaleidogames restarted development with a focus on connecting better with the experienced players it was designed for. A more aggressive look and feel was the result. With new stages, new player types, new game progress map, more enemies (including bosses), analog controllers support, new coop-mode and new attack types.... Beekyr Reloaded (for PC-Windows) was born in November 2017. After a few months of work and Nintendo Switch version ready, a massive update with lots of contents was generated for PC.It could have been easly a DLC but we finally decided to make it free for everyone without doing anything but updating the game.

Beekyr Reloaded (for PC v1.0) [2016-2017]

Kaleidogames restarted development with a focus on connecting better with the experienced players it was designed for. A more aggressive look and feel was the result. With new stages, new player types, new game progress map, more enemies (including bosses), analog controllers support, new coop-mode and new attack types.... Beekyr Reloaded (for PC-Windows) was born in November 2017. After a few months of work and Nintendo Switch version ready, a massive update with lots of contents was generated for PC.It could have been easly a DLC but we finally decided to make it free for everyone without doing anything but updating the game.

Beekyr Reloaded Switch (v1.0) and Swarm Update (for PC v1.2) [2018]

After initial PC release, we had in mind a Nintendo Switch version. 6 months of hard work resulted in a brand new Switch edition and a massive update (for PC) . Lots of new arts, music and fx was generated for Switch and used in PC. But there were game balances and lots of new contents for PC. It could have been easly a DLC but we finally decided to make it free for everyone without doing anything but updating the game.

Features

• Easter eggs containing new heroes.
• **Updated visuals and new particle effects.
• Updated fx and music.
• Mold-breaking theme: Based in the treacherous world of insects.
• 'Shmup first-play' friendly gameplay: Novice mode and 'Generic Shmup Tutorial' to enable new players understand and enjoy all shmup games.
• Horizontal and Vertical stages with very different game formats!
• 16 cool bosses to fight.
• Secrets: multiple endings, unlockable stages / worlds.
• Real co-op multiplayer mode.
• Enormous re-playability: 4 different stage combinations that might offer from 18 to 29 stages. Depending on game events and difficulty mode.
• *Fullgame Crossovers: 'Apidya' and 'Vortex Attack'. Game changes completelly.
• *20 visual screen effects: Retro Arcade visuals, crt monochrome, old cinema, sepia, vintage cameras, pixelated, trippin' and many more.
• *Global rank system, achievements.
• Natural hazards in each level (storms, waterfalls, wind, rocks, dark caves...)
• Powerups system. Innovatives 'Bee-squad' bomb and 'Bee-swarm' flock attack.
• Precise analog or digital controls: Steam and Xbox 360 controller support.
• Amazing soundtrack.
• *Playable in low-end gaming PCs.
• *Translated to: EN/ES/JA/CH-ZH/FR/DE/IT/PT/PL
• *Only in PC.
• **Only in Nintendo Switch.