The sounds of yelling, stomping, frustration, joy, and laughing still ring fresh in my ears. Although I grew up with two younger brothers who consistently held Super Smash Bros. parties, I don’t have much experience with the game other than laying eggs with Yoshi. I can still picture his little feet chugging away as a last stand to keep from falling over the edge. The reason I say this is because SSB’s influence clearly seen in Chu’s Dynasty. If other indies are creating “clones” of AAA titles as well polished as this, then sign me up!

Quite clearly, Chu’s’ visual spectacle will jump right off the screen at you – literally. Beautifully hand drawn characters will catapault, soar, and jump across one side of the map to the other. The vivid backdrops are seen not only the background, but the foreground as well, filling in the space between your character and the screen. There are three levels in total, and players have their choice between four characters as well, each uniquely different from one another, whether visually or with their move set.

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