Release date: October 20, 2010 XBLA | November 30, 2010 - Windows
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Gameplay
"Super Meat Boy is a game where you play as a boy without skin whos girlfriend who is made of bandages gets kidnapped by a fetus in a tuxedo wearing a top hat and a monocle."
Wiki wrote:The game sees players taking on the role of a small animated cube of meat named Meat Boy who must save his girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the evil Dr. Fetus. Players must use sharp reflexes to guide Meat Boy to the end of each level, using his wall clinging ability, whilst avoiding buzzsaws, salt, and other various death bringing obstacles. The game will contain about 350 levels, which are split across various chapters. Levels in each chapter can be played in any order, but a certain number of levels need to be completed to access the boss stage. Completing a level with an 'A' grade will unlock a harder alternate level. Characters from various indie games can be unlocked by collecting bandages hidden in the levels, or entering warp zones featuring retro styled bonus levels. These levels will also have retro rules applied to them (such as a three life limit). There will also be a replay function, showcasing failed attempts simultaneously. The XBLA version will feature an unlockable mode which will be freely updated with new levels. A full level editor was planned, but due to new regulations concerning user made content on consoles, only the PC and Mac versions of the game will have this feature, which will be released some time after the PC version ships.
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Characters
Wiki wrote:Along with Meat Boy, there will be 12 unlockable characters appearing from various indie videogames, each with unique abilities. These characters can be unlocked by collecting enough bandages or completing certain warp zones. Some bandages can only be collected by using certain characters. Some levels, such as warp zones and boss levels, cannot be played with different characters. Additionally, characters vary depending on the version played.
Common to All Versions
- Meat Boy
- Bandage Girl (playable in Chapter 7)
- Commander Video (Bit.Trip series) – Can hover in mid-air
- Jill (Mighty Jill Off) – Can slow descent
- Ogmo (Jumper) – Can double jump
- Flywrench (Flywrench) – Can triple jump and slide up and down walls
- The Kid (I Wanna Be the Guy) – Can double jump
- 8-bit Meat Boy
- 4-color Meat Boy
- 4-bit Meat Boy
- Meat Ninja – Can Teleport
Exclusive to XBOX Live Arcade
- Gish – Can stick to walls and slide across ceilings
- Alien Hominid – Can shoot downwards to increase jump height or slow descent
- Tim (Braid) – Can rewind time three seconds
- The Spelunker (Spelunky) – Has an explosive jump
- Ninja (N/N+)
- Pink Knight (Castle Crashers) – Can perform a flutter jump
Exclusive to PC/MAC
- Steve (Also known as Mr. Minecraft) (Minecraft)
- Captain Viridian (Known as The Captain) (VVVVVV)
- Josef (Machinarium)
- Headcrab (Half-Life)(Steam version)
- Goo Ball (World Of Goo)(Non-Steam version)
- Two as-of-yet unannounced characters
