BLOOD BOWL: Dwarfs vs. Lizardmen! – New Screens
Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide are happy to reveal new Blood Bowl screenshots!
Previously, we introduced you to two races: the Orcs and the Humans, classic enemies from the Blood Bowl world. Today, we are pleased to introduce two more races: the brave and stout Dwarfs versus the savagely agile Lizardmen. The two teams have completely different tactics that lead to spectacular face-offs when these two teams play each other.
Dwarfs are incredibly strong and are naturally gifted with the "block" ability, allowing a relentless offence against opponents. They can face off against the most fearful creatures and withstand high levels of punishment thanks to Dwarf armor and thick skulls! Their weakness is their slow speed and their poor agility. Opposing teams always have a hard time piercing through these veritable living walls.
Although physically weak, Skinks are one of the Lizardmen's greatest strength—they like to avoid combat and surprise the enemy with their agility and tremendous speed. If they are confronted by too solid of a defense, the Lizardmen team can count on the dreadful Saurus. These giant lizards represent their team's blockers and can easily punch a hole in any defense to allow their smaller team-mates to sneak through.
When defense is truly impossible to break (as Dwarf defenses often are!), the Lizardmen can then call in the monstrous Kroxigor, a lizard bigger and more vicious than all others… In the match up between Dwarfs and Lizardmen, the Dwarfs only counter to these mighty beasts are the Troll Slayers — tougher and more reckless than his team mates and thanks to his dauntless skill, brings the Kroxigor back to an even level. With the teams introduced, Let the tackles commence!
Besides the skills that are native to each race and player in Blood Bowl, you also control your team's finances, which must be managed wisely. During a championship, a large part of your winnings from Blood Bowl matches will surely go toward the purchase of equipment, armor and other team assets like Cheerleaders and Apothecaries. Not to mention the experience your players earn as they play more matches (if they survive!), which will greatly improve the abilities of your cherished players. With many pieces of armor to choose from for every part of your players' bodies, each with a diverse assortment of characteristics, Blood Bowl allows so much customization for teams that YOUR team will be unlike all others, so you can set yourself apart during both solo and multiplayer games!
Blood Bowl is being developed for the PC and the Xbox 360™ as well as for the handheld systems Nintendo DS™ and Sony PSP™.
Woah, Lizardmen cameltoe alert!
hell yes. i love warhammer.
Dwarves perhaps?
Those game developers made billions of dollars with the Madden games...
And those other developers made billions of dollars on World of Warcraft...
If there were only some way that we could combine the two, we'd RULE THE WORLD.
Its nice that gamesworkshop is really getting back into the software side of gaming again.
It's as close as I'll get to a new Mutant League Football for now, so... awesome.
Mutant League Football has needed a spiritual successor for a LONG TIME!
I'll play a demo at least.
Honestly, this is the kind of sports game I would play. It also makes me yearn for a new Mutant League :[
lol Big Moot
blood bowl huh hmmm you know wat why arnt they making a w40k game? i mean come on BLOOD BOWL there putting money in that stupid game??
Holy shit, more old school Games Workshop games please!!!! I can't wait for Talisman to come out for the XBLA. How about some Battlefield Gothic games or something along the lines of Necromunda, or maybe even an Apocalypse RTS. A HeroQuest action RPG would totally rule or it could be based on Warhammer Quest which would be even better. A Space Hulk game would totally rule but people would claim that they are ripping offf Starcraft...lol.
Blizzard owes everything they have to Games Workshop.
@Shin_Ra Cause they already have one would be my guess.
So..I take it people here remain ignorant of Chaos League which was a great little game.
Mutant leagueeee
This looks like a full retail release! Originally wasn't this going to be XBLA? I can't wait for this game. I love playing Blood Bowl. The fact they are including both real time and turn based modes is doubly awesome!
ORKZ! ORKZ! ORKZ! ORKZ!
Orkz are made fer foightin' an' winnin'!
@KaL_YoshiKa We're probably just not into rip offs.
Gives a whole new meaning to Fantasy Football.
I also know what I like: Lizardmen battling Dwarfs in Speedo's
Grim did you get Aces of the Galaxy today?
If done right this will make me so happy. :)
Anybody know if Cyanide have developed any outstanding games, I checked their website briefly, nothing stood out. :(
wasnt there already a space hulk game like 15 years ago? i was such a GW-whore back then, "oh, benny still painting your little tin dolls, are you?"
I love me some blood bowl.
I'll be on he look out for this.
Ohhhhh fuck YES! No THIS is a football game worthy of my attention. Please let it not suck! Bring on the blood, guts and beer!
Also, I would love it if Games Workshop did something to revive their Man O' War game in the form of a turn based RPG.
hahaha badass. I look forward to seeing a graphical representation of a goblin being thrown down the field.
@Gavin: I agree, Battlefleet Gothic NEEDS to be made.
Midway Monsters and Galaxy Aces, FTW.
Scrap this spiritual successor nonsense and make a new MLFB game, immediately.
-Jd
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