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SummaryKnights and Bikes is a co-op action adventure game set in a beautifully hand painted 3D world, inspired by The Goonies, Earthbound and our own childhoods.
Setting
The game takes place on Penfurzy Island, off the coast of Cornwall, a place of medieval legend, and modern tourism. We pick up the story in the 1980s when the island faces fresh challenges that can only be met by the island’s two most overlooked heroes: two young girls.
Characters
You play as Nessa and Demelza. Nessa is an outsider from the mainland, who is searching for her family’s past. Inspired by her favourite video game, Demelza is an imaginative local who believes in the island’s legend. Together they explore the island both on foot and on their bikes, searching for treasure, discovering new locations, recruiting new gang members and getting into trouble.
Story
When their investigation awakens the malevolent spirits of history, the girls must use their unique skills, and their bikes, to save the island. They deal with the threat with bike-jousting, Frisbee-throwing, puddle-stomping and whatever other kid-like schemes they can improvise. And with each islander they rescue they learn new abilities to enable them to do more and travel further.
Gameplay
Local Co-Op – Play through the game with AI helpers, or with friends controlling the other characters in your party.
Explore – Jump on your bikes and explore the island following the ever trusty beak of Captain Honkers, your pet goose.
Treasure – Trade collected treasure to upgrade your bike and acquire new abilities.
Quests – Prove yourselves worthy saviours of the island by rescuing loved ones, finding ancient relics, and solving mysteries.
Battle – Fight like kids do – use your ingenuity to splash enemies with mud, swerve a Frisbee past their shields, hack video game hardware to use against them, or make a fast getaway on your bikes
Who is it for?
This is a game for anyone that ever wore their coat like a superhero cape, wondered if there was any treasure buried in the back-garden, and faced danger by peddling their bike at top speed into it.
Who is Foam Sword?
Foam Sword is a new game studio consisting of Rex Crowle (Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet, EpicWin) and Moo Yu (Moshi Monsters, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank). We’re making games about fun, friends, and imagination.
Inspiration
We’ve been inspired by games like Earthbound and Secret of Mana and films such as The Goonies and ET to create Knights and Bikes. But those inspirations have been the starting-point to then combine with our own childhood memories, and a fair few years of experience making games.