Indie developer Monte Boyd, maker of the fast-paced arcade game Finger Smash (Free), has a really cool looking game in the works called Knights & Slimes. It’s an action platformer but not in the traditional sense. You play as a knight aiming to rid the world of slimes of all sizes and colors. Slimes are a nuisance in the world of fantasy lore, you know" Best to slice and dice them. But they also have a tendency to split apart when sliced, thus creating two enemies from one. That’s exactly how it works in Knights & Slimes too. Slimes will burst into two smaller slimes when attacked, but in a very cool twist you’ll actually create a combo chain if you’re able to slice that smaller portion before it hits the ground. See what it’s like in the following trailer.
As I said, Knights & Slimes isn’t a traditional action platformer. The levels are arena-style and are only a couple of screen lengths long, and the layouts of the platforms and the enemies are randomly generated each time you play. But this isn’t an endless game and there actually is a level-like structure to it. Kill all the slimes in a single level and you’ll move on to the next, and beating ten levels will bring you to a boss fight. Beating a boss will unlock the next area. There are five different areas and five different bosses in the game for a total of 50 levels. The game gets more difficult as you go and every five levels will unlock a new...