For hungry Battle Bears fans whose appetites we whet with the preview we provided of SkyVu Entertainment‘s latest project back in August, the feast has finally arrived. Omaha-based SkyVu today released Battle Bears Royale, its first multiplayer game, for free download in the App Store.
“This is truly the best Battle Bears game to date,” a SkyVu press release said. “Our fans have been begging for a multiplayer Battle Bears game for a long time, and we’re happy to introduce to the market an innovative multiplayer shooter experience.”
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The game is available for iOS devices third generation and newer and allows up to four players per team. Like previous SkyVu offerings, Royale is a shooter game that revoles around weapon-wielding cartoon bears. In a blog post announcing the release of the game, SkyVu highlighted several of its features:
- iTunes’ first and greatest online, multiplayer, class based shooter.
- 5 Distinct classes to choose from.
- A vast array of class specific weaponry to unlock
- A multitude of costumes/skins to further customize your character.
- 4 arenas varying from open air to closed spaces.
- Content updates and expansions to ALL of the above!
Royale uses a freemium model, so while gamers download and play the game for free, SkyVu makes money through the purchase of in-game enhancements and upgrades. “But,” the SkyVu release pointed out, “the game is designed to allow the player to acquire everything without paying a dime should they so choose.”
SkyVu CEO Benjamin Vu explained during a demonstration of Royale at Cornstalks Demo Night in August that the game is aimed at teens and other gamers who play first-person shooter games like Call of Action. “This interface is a little more complex,” Vu said then, “because we anticipate a little more hardcore audience playing this game.”
SkyVu produced the game in partnership with Recharge Studios, a company based in Sartell, Minn. that helps with analytics, funding and marketing.
For the official Royale trailer, check out the video below, courtesy of SkyVuTV on YouTube.
