Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad is a sidescroller that asks 'What if G.I. Joe were vampires?'

Motion sidescroller BATS—which stands for Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad—solutions a query everybody has been asking for years: What if G.I. Joe was composed fully of vampires?

The sport begins in Washington D.C., the place a vampire named Depend Bloodbayne is woke up from peaceable slumber beneath the Lincoln Memorial—precisely the place a authorities sponsored patriotic vampire would relaxation. It appears the dastardly Scorpion Supreme (a stand-in for Cobra Commander) has captured the 4 different members of BATS, america' heroic vampire strike crew. 

Scorpion Supreme threatens to kill the members of BATS on stay tv. “It's going to be disgusting!” he says. “Like, actually disgusting! Individuals will vomit. Mwa-ha-ha!” That Scorpion Supreme is rattling dastardly. As Bloodvayne, it’s good to combat your manner via Supreme's lair, dispatching dangerous guys and executives, chugging blood, and smashing via flooring and ceilings together with your vampire energy. Bloodvayne additionally has a particular capability—when his blood meter is stuffed he can remodel right into a wolf for some severe rampages via Supreme's hideout.

On the finish of every degree you may free one other member of BATS and add them to your roster, then swap between them and use their totally different skills. Sgt. Sabre is half-human, half-vampire, and might slice into enemies with a whirlwind blade assault. Mitzie has big leathery wings and might fly, making her rather more maneuverable than anybody else on the crew. Rick Ghastly prefers to make use of a shotgun relatively than claws or fists, and probably the most historical vampire of the crew, Nosferadude, drains extra blood from enemies than anybody else, rapidly filling his blood meter and permitting him to rampage extra usually.

There are solely 5 ranges to play via (one to free every BATS member) however even when everyone seems to be unlocked there's a boss rush mode and a particular speedrun mode that can allow you to attempt to beat your report instances utilizing your vampire roster.

One unlucky be aware: The unalterable management scheme for BATS appears to have been designed to make you defy muscle reminiscence. The motion keys are lined up properly: A, S, D, however these are assigned to leap, assault, and evade, and a lifetime of urgent spacebar to leap is a fairly onerous behavior to overlook on the fly. Motion, in the meantime, is the left and proper arrow keys. Perhaps somebody on the market will really feel proper at residence with these controls, however my fingers discovered them a bit baffling and it could be good if we might change them. 

BATS: Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad is available on Steam. I’m wondering what the vampire equal to “Yo, Joe!” is. “Proceed, bleed?”