Insaniteam

***Insaniteam*** is a hypothetical platform fighting game concept created by CrystalManta for Frost Lobster Studios.

## Plot Synopsis

*Insaniteam* revolves around the never-ending conflicts between two morally opposed teams who live in large mansions across the street from each other in Beverly Hills.

## Gameplay

*Insaniteam* is a platform fighting game designed for 1-4 players. Players can choose from 18 different playable Fighters. All Fighters are capable of jumping, double-jumping, crouching, using items, grabbing opponents, and blocking attacks. If a player blocks at the exact same time an opponent attacks them, they perform a Perfect Block and can act instantly with no blockstun. In the air, Fighters are capable of performing either neutral dodges or air dashes that give them brief invulnerability.

Each Fighter has a unique playstyle that fits their personality. Fighters have five standard attacks on the ground (four directional attacks and one performed while dashing), five directional attacks in the air, and six special attacks (four directional attacks, one performed while dashing, and one performed while grabbing an opponent).

Instead of the percentage system traditionally used in platform fighters, *Insaniteam* features a unique Shield Meter system. The Shield Meter essentially functions as a traditional health bar, and losing Shield also causes players to progressively take more knockback from attacks. When the meter is fully emptied, players enter an Unshielded state in which the knockback they take from attacks is doubled, even from normally weaker attacks. However, Unshielded players also gain a temporary boost in their own attack power to help them make a comeback.

Underneath a player's Shield Meter is an Insanity Meter, which slowly fills up whenever the player deals damage or successfully blocks a hit. This meter is divided into five bars, and different amounts can be spent during a match on different techniques. For basic combat techniques, players can spend a single bar on a Cancel, a technique that allows them to cancel out of any attack earlier than normal. They can also instead spend two bars on a Burst, which pushes away opponents and breaks combos. However, if players so desire, they can spend bars on extra power attacks. First, players can spend three bars on a Turbo Strike, a powerful one-time-use attack. If players completely fill all five bars, they can perform an Insanity Strike, an incredibly powerful attack that often changes the user's entire moveset or even the stage itself.

### Game Modes

* **Tutorials:** This practice mode puts players through a series of optional tutorial segments for the game's various mechanics.
* **Wreck Room:** This practice mode allows players to train with any unlocked Fighter of their choice, as well as spawn items and CPUs.
* **Classic Arcade:** This mode tasks players with completing a series of random battles, occasionally with unique rulesets, culminating a fighter against the chosen Fighter's Nemesis, and then a final boss.
* **Quick Brawl:** This mode allows players to quickly play casual matches either 1v1, 2v2, or Free-4-All. This mode can be played both local and online.
* **Drone Domination:** This mode tasks players with defeating progressively stronger waves of AI-controlled robotic drones. Players can either set time limits and attempt to beat a set score or play an endless mode to see how long they can survive. This mode can be played both single-player and with other players both locally and online.
* **Spinsanity:** This mode is similar to Quick Match, but each match has a randomly selected gameplay twist added onto it.

### Controls

#### PlayStation (Default)

* **Move Character/Move in Menu:** Left Stick
* **Jump/Select in Menu:** X Button
* **Standard Attack/Use Item/Pummel Opponent:** Square Button
* **Special Attack:** Circle Button
* **Pick Up Item/Drop Item:** Triangle Button
* **Block/Roll/Air Dodge/Air Dash:** L1
* **Cancel/Burst:** L2
* **Grab Opponent/Release Grabbed Opponent:** R1
* **Turbo Strike/Insanity Strike:** R2
* **Taunt:** D-Pad

## Content

### Roster (Unlockable)

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### Maps

* Quarrel Reef
* Scurries' Burger Bug Jamboree
* Smash Compactor
* Unraveled
* Waffle King