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Snake Pass Release Date
February 15th, in the year of our Lord 2017
- Sheffield, United Kingdom - Independent developer Sumo
Digital, the studio behind AAA blockbuster Sonic & All-Stars
Racing: Transformed and LittleBigPlanet 3, today announced that
Snake Pass, it’s slithery physics platformer, will launch on
PlayStation®4, Xbox One™, Nintendo Switch™ and PC on March 28th
in North America and March 29th across all platforms in Europe.
Snake Pass will support PlayStation®4 Pro at launch with
enhanced visual features. Snake Pass is a retro-inspired
collectathon platformer, where players slither, curl and climb
their way through increasingly challenging worlds filled with
intricate obstacles and fiendishly mind-bending challenges.
“Snake Pass is a real passion project for the team. It’s been so
fun creating our own characters, visual style and establishing
our own voice as IP creators.” said Seb Liese, Creator of Snake
Pass. “Our mission with Snake Pass, was to make the simple act
of controlling Noodle the Snake as fun as possible. Once players
start to “think like a snake”, they will be amazed at the
incredible feats of acrobatics they are capable of.”
Sumo have also announced that Snake Pass will support
PlayStation 4 Pro. Owners of the PlayStation 4 Pro with 4K TVs
will be able to play Snake Pass in a higher resolution, allowing
them to appreciate the beautiful, Unreal Engine 4 powered
visuals in pin-sharp detail. Owners of a PlayStation 4 Pro with
HD TVs will be able to play Snake Pass at a higher frame rate.
Snake Pass will also support High Dynamic Range on PlayStation 4
Pro and PlayStation 4. Players with compatible TVs will be able
to experience the lush colours and textures of Haven Tor in
incredibly vibrant HDR. Prepare your eyeballs.
For Xbox players, Snake Pass will support the Xbox Play Anywhere
initiative, where once you buy Snake Pass, you can play it on
both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC at no additional cost. Your
progress goes with you, saves, achievements and game add-ons are
all in the cloud, so when you switch from one device to the
other, you can pick up right where you left off.
For Nintendo Switch owners, Snake Pass will be playable in TV
mode, Handheld mode and Tabletop mode. Supporting the Joy-Con©
and the Switch Pro Controller©, Snake Pass on Nintendo Switch
offers unparalleled flexibility, letting you play any place, any
time and any way you want.
When a mysterious intruder threatens the tranquillity of their
home, it’s up to Noodle the Snake and Doodle the Hummingbird to
embark on a daring journey to save the day. Controlling this
dynamic duo, players must become one with the snake as they
slither, curl and climb their way through 15 levels across 4
increasingly challenging themed worlds. Snake Pass is a unique
take on the platforming genre that is intuitive and fun to
learn, but will gradually test your snake charming skills to the
limit!
No word on a physical copy of this game at this time. Families
are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download this
game. For more information click
here.