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Skullgirls Picked Just The Right Day To Reveal The Deadly Nurse Valentine
You just know the team at Reverge Games have been giggling to themselves for the past week in anticipation of today’s reveal of Nurse Valentine, the Skullgirls fighter with a prescription for pain.
Skullgirls Isn’t Just A 2D Fighter, It Has A Story, Too
Skullgirls, Revenge Labs’ downloadable game coming sometime soon (“early 2012″ is the latest word) on PSN and Xbox Live, is a 2D fighter with a heavy multiplayer component. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a story explaining who its characters are, how they acquired their skills and powers, and just what the heck “Skullgirl” means, anyway.
Time To Justify Giant Breasts And Panty Shots
Some video games have exploding heads. That evokes criticism. Other games have giant breasts and panty shots. Likewise, people get upset. Skullgirls developer Reverge Labs is here to pass out the chill pills.
Skullgirls Had A Kitty Girl And Her Head Popped Off
Upon first glimpse of Ms Fortune, one of the femme fatales in the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade fighter Skullgirls, I was all “Oh cute, a kitty girl”. Then she ripped off her own head and threw it at her opponent.
A Primer On All-Girl Fighter Skullgirls
Pretty pictures and adorably odd characters are nice and all, but when it comes to fighting game fans it’s the game mechanics that matter. This video primer for Skullgirls shows off some of the features that button mashers just won’t understand.
Meet Skullgirls’ Parasoul (Oh, And Skullgirls Has Been Delayed)
See the newest cast member of the (currently) all-female 2D fighter Skullgirls in action. This is Parasoul, part-time princess, part-time commander of an elite squad of commandos. Sure, maybe she should dress more sensibly for the fight, but maybe some risque girl-on-girl brawling will help ease the pain of Skullgirls‘ delay to 2012.
From Kuribo’s Shoe To Requiem For A Dream’s Fridge, Skullgirls’ Great Visual Gags
Maybe you’ll see some of them in her debut trailer above. Maybe they’ll slip by you. Don’t worry if they do.
Skullgirls Grabs Castlevania’s Musical Maestro
If you’ve played a Castlevania video game from the past decade, you’ve likely enjoyed the musical stylings of Japanese composer Michiru Yamane. She’s the musician behind Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and dozens of other Konami games. Now she’s scoring indie fighting game Skullgirls, lending it some jazzy flair.
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