Posted by Steven
Fri, 4th Mar 2011
Howdy!
Ah how I love Fridays, not only is the weekend just around the corner but I get to share Cubixx HD news with the world!
This week I am pleased to introduce you to Cubot, the robot that everybody loves to love! If you haven’t worked it out already, Cubot is the robot behind the laser. When you start the game, Cubot will be there to run you through the basics. Think of him as a kind of Cubixx professor who will guide you through all aspects of the game, giving you tips on everything from enemies to game play modes, etc. Cubots come in very handy when playing multiplayer, as each player will have their own Cubot and matching coloured laser. I’m saving the multiplayer information for a later blog, so you’ll have to be patient and wait for further details!
Below are the initial concept designs our artist Marc drew for Cubot. We then all voted for our preferred choice and once the votes were in the Cubot shown on the far right below was elected President of laser firing; how democratic are we?
Here we can see some early 3D model concepts of what Cubot may have looked like if voting had gone a different way.
The screen shot below shows how some of the initial sketches may have looked like in the 3D game environment. This screenshot also gives you an idea of the different coloured lasers you’ll be able to choose when playing Cubixx HD. The laser colour you pick then matches your Cubot’s hat colour.
Lastly, here are two images of our final Cubot. I hope you like him as much as we do!
That’s all for this week, but I promise there will be some more exciting news same time next Friday, so stay tuned!
Steven.
Posted by Steven
Fri, 25th Feb 2011
Hey hey!
What’s up everybody? It’s Friday again, and you know what that means? More Cubixx HD news! Yay!
This week I will give a run down of the remaining enemies and of course include some more super sexy screenshots.
What better place to start with than an old favourite? The FUSE! Yes, the Fuse is back and this time it’s deadlier than ever; the speed of the Fuse varies, so it can be really slow or super fast. This means you’ll have to be careful when drawing long lines on some of the later levels, or the Fuse will soon catch up with you and stop you dead in your tracks.
You can't catch me!
Next up is a brand new enemy, the ASTEROID! This is my favourite new addition to the game. Not only do they look awesome but they add great depth to the gameplay. These asteroids fall from outside the cube and collide with it. Anything in an asteroid’s path will be destroyed, well only the player, but you get the idea. The asteroid is first visible to the user via a target, which lets you know where and when you can expect the asteroid to hit, so you’d better move quickly and get out of the way!
It's raining asteroids!
Finally we have another new enemy, the Black Hole. This new enemy is my nemesis and always ends up costing me loads of lives. Black Holes can spawn above any face and last for a few seconds. While they exist their gravitational pull will affect players’ movements. For example, moving away from a Black Hole will really slow you down. On the other hand you can use its power to your advantage, because travelling towards a Black Hole speeds you up! However, if you’re on the opposite face to a Black Hole you’ll be immune to its effects. I tend to stay out of their way; Black Holes are too scary for me!
My nemesis!!!
That’s it for now, so stay safe and keep checking in to the blog for more updates.
Steven.
Posted by Al
Thu, 24th Feb 2011
Morning all,
For those of you who don't read the official SCEE PlayStation blog (and there's no excuse not to), our first ever minis game, the mighty Cubixx, is on sale until March 2nd 2011 for a measly £0.99 / €1.19!
With its bigger, more attractive brother, Cubixx HD on PS3, getting closer to completion, there's never been a better time to root for the little guy, so take the plunge now, while the sale lasts!
On a related note, there'll be more Cubixx HD news from Steven tomorrow.
See you next week! :)
Al
