Gamers will get a classic 2D side scrolling experience

Mar 11, 2015 16:44 GMT  ·  By

Video game developer Game Freak, best known for its work on the very successful Pokemon series of original titles and remakes, and publisher SEGA are announcing that they are working on a new title called Tembo The Badass Elephant, which is designed to be launched on the PC, the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PlayStation 4 from Sony.

The new title will offer a classic adventure experience played in 2D and will include side scrolling mechanics.

Tembo The Badass Elephant will take gamers to Shell City, which is under attack by forces of the Phantom that include powerful war machines.

The protagonist is the only force that can stop the enemy advance, and he will need to jump, punch, swing, butt stomp and smash through enemy hordes in order to reach the Phantom and defeat him.

The adventure will also include a companion bird called Picolo and there are 17 levels for players to explore and a range of interesting enemies to take out as they explore all the secrets Tembo The Badass Elephant has to offer.

John Clark, the senior vice president of commercial publishing for SEGA Europe, states, "We’re delighted to be working with Game Freak to bring this heavyweight adventure to an audience we feel it will have relephants to. It’s a trunkful of fun and we think gamers are going to love it. Hopefully more than my rubbish elephant puns."

At the moment, Tembo The Badass Elephant is set to be offered during summer on all markets.

Tembo The Badass Elephant is an interesting project for SEGA

Traditionally, the team at Game Freak has only worked with Nintendo to create and launch its video games and it's a surprise to see that the new title, which would look interesting on either the Wii U or the 3DS, is being published by SEGA and has no versions for those devices.

If the game is successful, it might open up a new long-term source of revenue for the publisher, which has been in trouble during the last few years when it comes to console projects.

Much of its revenue is at the moment derived from its PC-focused studios, like Relic, Sports Interactive or The Creative Assembly.

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