The TakeOver

The TakeOver is a side-scrolling beat ’em up in which you fight across seven stages and more than 20 locations. You can play solo or with a friend in local co-op, choosing from four playable characters. In the unlockable Relay Mode, you can swap between characters in real time.

Game modes

The game has three modes: Arcade, Survival and Challenge. It also offers Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty settings. On Hard, you start from Stage 1, cannot continue, and face faster, more aggressive and more numerous enemies.

Combat

A combo system lets you link punches and kicks to knock enemies down, keep them stunned or launch them into the air and juggle them. Maintaining a combo fills your Super meter faster, letting you unleash a powerful attack. You can pick up weapons scattered around the levels, including crowbars, swords and machine guns. Each character also has a unique sidearm, but ammunition is scarce.

Story and presentation

The story is told through comic book-style cutscenes. The visuals combine pre-rendered high-resolution character sprites with detailed real-time backgrounds designed for resolutions of 1080p or above.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features music from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Ronald and Yuzo Koshiro.