Factsheet

Developer:
Toolkitz
Based in United States

Release date:
TBD

Platforms:
Windows

Website:
childarms.com

Available From:
Free - Steam

Description

Child Arms is a 2D sword-fighting game taking inspiration from the popular Punch-Out!! series to the obscure Neo Geo arcade game Crossed Swords. The game aims to take what makes those game great but add a competitive nature to them. Taking place in an alternative 16th century where humans have evolved to remain youthful far longer, it will follow the journey of eight diverse warriors as they travel their world for the first time. Players will fight in a 2D first-person view with simple to learn controls, improve their skills in practice mode, see each characters endings in arcade mode, and even challenge other players in both local and online battles.

History

Child Arms was conceived in 2004, planned in 2013, and began development in 2019. Prior to 2013, the game was eventually shelved due to being too ambitious for the time. Post-2013 Child Arms was inspired by the Neo Geo title "Crossed Swords II" which had a versus mode that appeared to be rushed and lacked a 2-player versus option. The desire of making it more of a competitive fighter and improve on it brought back the dormant Child Arms idea into its current form.

To learn more, please see the pamphlet.

Features

• Large beautiful 2D hand-drawn sprites and backdrops
• Arcade ladder with endings for all characters
• Versus mode, both online and local
• Practice mode, tutorials, and character information
• Various mini-games
• User friendly editors for custom color palettes and AI opponent
• Keyboard and controller support

Child Arms Credits

Toolkitz
Founder

House of Imagi Studios
Artist

J.R.S. Schattenberg
Musician

Contact

Support
toolkitzgames@hotmail.com

Homepage
childarms.com

Devlog
indiedb.com/games/child-arms

Twitter
twitter.com/child_arms