The Showdown Effect

The Showdown Effect is a 2.5D side-scrolling, multi-player, skill focused action brawler from Arrowhead Game Studios, the makers of Magicka. The gameplay draws influences from Soldat, Worms, Hunter Hunted and Super Smash Bros. just to name a few. Stylistically, conceptually and thematically the game draws influences from action movies of the 80s and 90s. The game features six playable characters, are stereotypical clichéd action heroes with unique abilities according to their archetype.