Sword-boy

Sword-Boy (or simply prounounced Swordboy) is a 2021 3D Boss-Rush game for PC, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch released on March 3rd, 2021. It was created and liscensed by Tundra Games
==Story==
===The Beginning===
It is another beautiful day in the town of Placeville, this town is about, oh, mayble a few centuries dated, as it is best compared to a medievel village, in this village, there lives 2 young brothers named Swordboy and Slashkid who work at a blacksmithing shop, today, their shift has just begun
Another day, another sword to be made! Right, Slashkid?
Y-Yeah, you're right! Well, w-why wait now? Let's get, uhhh, s-smashing!
The door of the shop dingles as a cloaked man walks in.
Oh, look! We already have our first customer of the day!
Really? R-right now?
Yeah, right now! Now stop freaking out and let's get to work!
Good morning, travellers
Oh! Uhhh, good morning, my fine sir! Swordboy & Slashkid's, what can we get 'ya?
Uhhh, can we interest you in a, uhhh, f-fine sword? Maybe an axe or two? Defensive? Try a sh-shield, 50% off this year only!
Ah, well i'm sorry to say that I am not in the market for a sword, axe, or shield, in fact, I am not interested in any type of weapon
I came here to tell you that you two have been.... selected
Huh, selected? What's that supposed to mean?
...Come with me...
The cloaked man walks out of the store
Hey, uhhh, Slash, I think we should bring our swords with us, this guy's kinda, well, spooky
G-good call
The boys grab their swords and follow the cloaked man to an allyway
Down here
The man walks into the shadowy ally, as the 2 brothers reluctantly follow, they are lead to a shadowy area, the cloaked person puts their hand on the dead end as some sort of door opens, the 3 then walk into the room.
The room is a dark red room with a red and gold carpet on the floor, a desk sits in the middle with a few papers scatterd on the table and what looks to be a small shop in the back of the room, an elevator is at the left of the room with various papers pinned up on the walls
Hey, uhh, weird cloaked guy, what are you bringing us into?
Ah, I'd thought you'd never ask
The man removes his cloak and reveals himself
My name is Murakino
Uhhh, that doesn't really answer my question
Well, I happen to have a question to you, as well, do you know...
...where your parents are?
Uhh, well, our mom died when she birthed us, and uhhh, we don't really remember where our d-dad went.
Incorrect, here's another question, are you aware of the Purple Star Gang?
Oh yeah, we know those guys, they went and raided our village like a year ago, we didn't hav the guts to fight back back then.
Alright, well, the Purple Star Gang isn't a new thing, they've been around for a decade or so, they've caused havoc all across this world, causing various tragedies, in fact, they were the ones who killed your parents, too.
H-HUH? Wha, how do you know about that? 
Let me explain, I am the leader of this, team, we are a team of people who have set to end the Purple Star Gang's attacks once and for all, we've had various attempts at fighting them, however, they've always come out victorious, up to this point, I am the only one left.
Which is why i've selected you two, you boys could possibly have the ability to destroy the Purple Star Gang, I see it in you, which is why i've decided that you two should be our main soldiers, together, we can stop that gang forever, what do you think about that?
Uhhhh, maybe no-
HECK YEAH!
Huh? S-swordboy, why do you want to risk our lives just for some old guy who we've just met?
Slashkid, think about it for a sec, if we get rid of those guys, we'd be FAMOUS! Just think, crowds of people cheering for us, we would have our own mansion, our own chef who cooks us 5-star meals, our own hot girlfriends, our own golden toiletbowls. 
Even if we do die, tons of people would mourn for us, and we'd still get famous anyway, besides, dying can be fun at times!
So I take it you boys agree?
Uhhh, sure I guess, but, uhmmm, how do we even know who to beat up?
Murakino gives Swordboy a long paper of people
See everyone on that paper? They are all Purple Star members, if you boys can defeat them all, we'd be one step closer to defeating the Purple Stars for good.
But... you two don't look ready yet, physical-wise, how about I give you two a quick training downstairs?
Huh, sounds good to me
Yes.
Alright, let's do it, and quick, we don't have much time, the Purple Stars could be causing havoc any second
==Gameplay==
The game is a boss-rush game like Cuphead or Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, meaning most, if not, all levels are boss battles, as for the game itself, it is a 3d-esque platformer, Swordboy and Slashkid can walk around the arena and jump onto platforms, some levels start with a quick platforming-like segment efore the can get to the main boss, The two can also crouch in order to avoid certain attacks, though they cannot move in this state. Their main method of attacking is using their swords to attack, it is mostly melee, meaning the two have to risk getting hit by getting close, they can also attack in midair, giving them a slight floatiness to reach certain platforms and dodge attacks, speaking of dodging attacks, Swordboy and Slashkid can dodgeroll in order to evade certain attacks, however, it gets weaker if they contstantly use it
The player can also get certain ranks based on how well they did on Bosses, with higher ranks mean beating the boss quicker, S rank also means beating the boss without taking damage.
==Levels/Bosses==
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This field is the first world of the game, it's theme is natural and water-like bosses
 	
===                              Dummy===
                          Who ya callin' Dummy?
Level Name: Murakino's Training Room
Rank Criteria:
D = N/A
C = N/A
B = N/A
A = 0.00 or higher
S = 0.00 or higher + No Damage
Transition to/Reason for fighting: N/A	 TBA
 	
===                            Mr. Trunks===
                              Leader of the Forest!
Level Name: Chopping down Mr. Trunks
Rank Criteria:
D = 4:00 or more
C = 3:00 - 3:59
B = 2:30 - 2:59
A = 2:00 - 2:29
S 2:00 - 2:29 + No Damage
Transition to/Reason for Fighting: Swordboy and Slashkid battled them because he was the first Purple Star Gang member on their list	
This tree's battlefield is completely flat, Mr. Trunks sits in the middle of the arena, making it easy to attack him, he attacks by
*Orange Squares with excelmation marks will start appearing on the ground, after a few seconds, a large woodenroot pokes out, Swordboy and Slashkid can attack these roots to damage Mr. Trunks
*If the player(s) are near Mr. Trunks, he'll lift himself up and spin his giant roots on his bottom, damaging anybody near it
*Apples fall from Mr. Trunks' head, bouncing forward in random directions, in Easy and Normal Mode, some apples will produce Melons when hit
*Mr. Trunks shakes his head as a bunch of apples are launched upwards, landing on the Excelmation Squares  and damaging anybody near
 	
===                             Aquales===
                                King of the Lake!
Level Name: Lake Aquales
Rank Criteria: 
TBA
Transition to/Reason for Fighting: Swordboy and Slashkid went to confront Aquales at his lake as he is the next Purple Star member on their list	
Aquales Arena is a mostly flat plane with some water of the upper path, 2 platforms are also sticking out on the wall in front of you, Aquales himself is a very speedy fighter, and it can be hard to hit it, He will attack by:
*Shooting out watery balls at Swordboy and Slashkid, these waterballs will then explode into a watery shockwave on contact withthe ground which needs to be jumped on
*Aquales will make huge gysers burst out from the water, marked by Excelmation Squares
*Aquales slashes his arm forward, shooting out 8 Water Balls in different directions
*Aquales dives down into the water and follows one of the players, if he gets close enough, he'll attack the player he's near
*Aquales summons a large whirlpool in the middle of the water, attempting to suck in the players as well as rocks that the players must avoid
 	
===                         The Rat-Man===
                               Scurries Around!
Level Name: Sewers of Rat-Man
Rank Criteria:
TBA
Transition to/Reason for Attacking: Before being destroyed, Aquales turned into a whirlpool and sucked Swordboy and Slashkid in, after making through the sewers, Rat-Man comes out and begins attacking them	
Rat-Man's stage starts with a few rat enemies who chase after Swordboy and Slashkid, which can be defeated with a quick sword swipe, after making through the 3 plates of stairs, the 2 come across the Rat-Man as the fight begins. Like a rat, Rat-Man is very agile and can evade attacks easily, he attacks by:
*If Swordboy and/or Slashkid is near, he'll spin his tail around in a circle
*Rat-Man attempts to lunge at the player numerous times
*Rat-Man spawns some rat enemies in
*Rat-Man enters the sewege drains as various rats start coming out of each one, Swordboy and Slashkid must either jump over or dodge the oncoming rats, leading to Rat-Man jumping out of the drains and attempting to claw at them
*Rat-Man throws some cheese on a random spot of the arena as he quickly runs towards it, damaging anybody in his path
 	
===                      King Ribid===
                          Makes a Splash!
Level Name: Hopping along with the King
Rank Criteria:
TBA
Transition to/Reason for Attacking: Swordboy and Slashkid happened to find him and attacked him due to needing his pink flowers to breath underwater	
The arena has 4 slow moving lilypads moving around one large lilypad, King Ribid is a big target, however, he moves around a lot, he attacks by:
*King Ribid hops on the 4 moving lilypads
*King Ribid shoots a large laser in front of him on one of the moving lilypads
*King Ribid spawns in 4 hoppers to assist him
*King Ribid goes underwater and attempts to chomp onto the player
*King Ribid attempts to eat the players using his large tounge
*King Ribid eats a few flies before shooting them up into the sky which fall down on the Excelmation Boxes on the ground
*King Ribid gets on the large lilypad and sticks his tounge out as he spins around, eating whatever touches it
TBA	
===                          Eco-Tort===
                         The Living Ecosystem
Level Name: The Reef on the Shell
Rank Criteria:
TBA
Transition To/Reason for Attacking: After getting King Ribids flowers to breath underwater, they come across Eco-Tort, who happens to be the next Purple Star Member	
Swordboy and Slashkid are on a large moving clamshell that follows Eco-Tort, Eco-Tort himself is a very large traget, however, his attacks can deal los of damage, his attacks in question are:
*Shooting Starfishes in a certain pattern from his shell
*Growing Coral from Excelmation Boxes
*Sending Angelfish out that home in on you
*Sending out electric eels which in turn also fire homing Electro-Balls at you
*Sewnding out Crabs that attempt to pinmch at you, these can be defeated with a sword swipe
*Making Jellyfish move across the clamshell
*Having large tentacles slam down on the large Excelmation Boxes
*Shooting a large aqua-laser from his shell
==Trivia==
*This is Tundra Games' first original IP, they previously worked on games for Nintendo
*The game was mostly based off games such as Cuphead and Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, the Boss' attack patterns in the later levels are based off Touhou and Undertale DDD, while the bosses themselves were based off of art from artists such as Srpelo and Minue8
*Many of the characters and bosses are based off other game characters
**Swordboy and Slashkid are based off Cuphead and Mugman respectively
**Murakino was based off of Roulxs Kaard from Deltarune
**The Dummy enemy is based off of Dummy from Undertale
**Mr. Trunks is an obvious reference to Wispy Woods from the Kirby series
**Some bosses, such as Aquales and the Rat-Man, are based on submissions from the r/Bossfight subreddit, while some of the arenas are based off of submissions from r/BossFightArenas
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