History VideoGame / SkullGirls

''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D FightingGame, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games and {{Konami}}, that puts players in control of female warriors ala ArcanaHeart. However, it eschews the "moe" aesthetic and anime designs for a more stylized "Golden Age" Hollywood film motif, with Art Deco ("Dark Deco", as the designers lovingly call it) stage backgrounds and a theatrical, movie-studio front end and presentation. Skullgirls features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and MichiruYamane providing the music. It's set for release for PlaystationNetwork and XboxLiveArcade at some point in 2012.

So far, the announced characters are Filia, Cerebella, Peacock, Parasoul, Ms. Fortune, Painwheel and Valentine. More info about them can be found on the [[Characters/SkullGirls Character sheet]]. In addition to them two characters are currently known to be DLC, Umbrella and Squiggly.

* CreatorInjoke: The random cat that has a .02% chance of appearing when Cerebella hits you with her Lock & Load move (seen [[http://youtu.be/47uFyQDPoyQ?t=56s here]]). One of the animators doodled a cat in one frame and forgot to take it out, and the producers then insisted that the cat be put into the game as an EasterEgg.

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''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D FightingGame, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games and Konami, that puts players in control of female warriors ala ArcanaHeart. However, it eschews the "moe" aesthetic and anime designs for a more stylized "Golden Age" Hollywood film motif, with Art Deco ("Dark Deco", as the designers lovingly call it) stage backgrounds and a theatrical, movie-studio front end and presentation. Skullgirls features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and MichiruYamane providing the music. It's set for release for PlaystationNetwork and XboxLiveArcade at some point in 2012.

''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D fighting game, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games and Konami, that puts players in control of female warriors ala ArcanaHeart. However, it eschews the "moe" aesthetic and anime designs for a more stylized "Golden Age" Hollywood film motif, with Art Deco ("Dark Deco", as the designers lovingly call it) stage backgrounds and a theatrical, movie-studio front end and presentation. Skullgirls features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and MichiruYamane providing the music. It's set for release for PlaystationNetwork and XboxLiveArcade at some point in 2012.

* CreatorInjoke: The random cat that has a .02% chance of appearing when Cerebella hits you with her Lock & Load move (seen [[http://youtu.be/47uFyQDPoyQ?t=56s here]]). One of the animators doodled a cat in one frame and forgot to take it out, and the producers then insisted that the cat be left in the game as an EasterEgg.

* IdiosyncraticComboLevels: It was mentioned that there are at least 250 different lines for combo ratings. Several of them are meant as jokes: 7 hits is "Lucky", 13 is "Unlucky", 18 is "Barely Legal"...

** Ms. Fortune is an exception to this but that's because it's part of her gimmick.

* IdiosyncraticComboLevels: It was mentioned that there are at least 250 different lines for combo ratings.
** Several of which are meant as jokes: 7 hits is "Lucky", 13 is "Unlucky", 18 is "Barely Legal", 32 is "Anatiferous"[[hottip:*:Literally, "producing ducks". Don't ask me why that's there.]]...
* ImprobablyFemaleCast: Male characters will be made available via DLC however.

* PungeonMaster: Ms. Fortune. Examples include:
** A purr-fect plaything.
** Paws-itively delightful.
** The Fifth of Dismember.

* ShowWithinAShow: Peacock and Parasoul are fans of a show called ''Annie: Girl of the Stars''.

* AWorldWidePunomenon: Ms. Fortune. Examples include:
** A purr-fect plaything.
** Paws-itively delightful.
** The Fifth of Dismember.

So far, the announced characters are Filia, Cerebella, Peacock, Parasoul, Ms. Fortune, Painwheel and Valentine. More info about them can be found on the [[Characters/SkullGirls Character sheet]].

So far, the announced characters are Filia, Cerebella, Peacock, Parasoul, Ms. Fortune, and Painwheel. More info about them can be found on the [[Characters/SkullGirls Character sheet]].

''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D fighting game, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games and Konami, that puts players in control of female warriors ala ArcanaHeart. However, it eschews the "moe" aesthetic and anime designs for a more "Golden Age" Hollywood motif, with Art Deco ("Dark Deco", as the designers lovingly call it) designs and a theatrical, cinematic front end and presentation. Skullgirls features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and MichiruYamane providing the music. It's set for release for {{PlaystationNetwork}} and {{XboxLiveArcade}} at some point in 2012.

''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D fighting game, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games and Konami, that puts players in control of female warriors ala [[ArcanaHeart]]. However, it eschews the "moe" aesthetic and anime designs for a more "Golden Age" Hollywood motif, with Art Deco ("Dark Deco", as the designers lovingly call it) designs and a theatrical, cinematic front end and presentation. Skullgirls features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and MichiruYamane providing the music. It's set for release for {{PlaystationNetwork}} and {{XboxLiveArcade}} at some point in 2012.

''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D fighting game, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games, that puts players in control of female warriors in a Dark Deco world. It features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and MichiruYamane providing the music. It's set for release for {{Playstation 3}} and {{Xbox 360}} at some point in 2012.

It's gameplay is reminiscent of old-school arcade fighters, with a high-definition twist. The most notable feature is the "ratio system" that allows for each player to choose to fight with one character or a team of up to three characters, resulting in different combinations for a particular match. Another feature is the game's combo-detection system: if it senses that an infinite combo is being performed, the damage strikes change color and will allow the opponent to "burst" out of the infinite, knocking back the offensive player.

* PinkBishoujoGhetto: Male characters will be made available via DLC however.

** Several of which are meant as jokes: 7 hits is "Lucky", 13 is "Unlucky", 18 is "Barely Legal"...

''Skullgirls'' is a fast-paced 2D fighting game, developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games, that puts players in control of female warriors in a Dark Deco world. It features artwork from Alex Ahad, whose work has appeared in Lava Punch, UDON’s Tribute books, and ScottPilgrim; while [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont leads the project, with CristinaValenzuela directing the voice acting and [[CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Michiru Yamane]] providing the music. It's set for release for {{Playstation 3}} and {{Xbox 360}} at some point in 2012.

The game's storyline is set in the fictional Canopy Kingdom. The combatants fight in an attempt to control the enigmatic Skull Heart, a mysterious MacGuffin with the power to bestow wishes -- but not without a substantial price. Should the soul be less than pure, both the victor's wish and her being will be corrupted into a living nightmare that haunts humanity. She will be known as the Skullgirl, a monstrous entity of immense power. In the middle of a war with two other nations, the Canopy Kingdom's queen got hold of the Skull Heart and wished for victory and peace; in a way, she got her wish -- she was transformed into the most powerful and dangerous Skullgirl of all time, and all three countries had to stop fighting each other due to the sheer necessity of killing her before she could destroy them all. At the time the story opens, the war is a memory still fresh in everyone's minds, when suddenly rumors abound that a new Skullgirl has arisen and is on the move...

* CreatorInjoke: The random cat that has a chance of appearing when Cerebella hits you with her Lock & Load move (seen [[http://youtu.be/47uFyQDPoyQ?t=56s here]]) is supposedly this.

* CreatorCameo: One of the animators show up at Maplecrest.

* WorldHalfEmpty: Powerful {{Police State}}s constantly on the border of [[WarIsHell expensive and bloody conflict?]] Check. [[TheSyndicate Organized crime getting its tendrils into everything?]] Check. [[ForScience Science run amok?]] Check. EldritchAbominations loose in the world? Check. {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s for almost every named character? Check. '''''Skullgirls'' qualifies. '''