2-Bit Riffs Ep #10 - Let's Play Axiom Verge [PS4]
2Join Tim and Brian every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as they play and riff on video games from all eras. Today we have the indie hit, Axiom Verge being played on the PlayStation 4!
About Axiom Verge
Publisher: Thomas Happ Games
Developer: Tom Happ
Platform: PS4
Axiom Verge is a side-scroller action-adventure game where the player controls Trace, a scientist who, after suffering a fatal injury, wakes up in an ancient and high-tech world. The game focuses on action and exploration, and features over 60 items and power-ups. The gameplay borrows elements from classic games such as Metroid, Contra, Blaster Master, and Bionic Commando, among others.
Axiom Verge is an independent project by Petroglyph Games engineer Tom Happ, who has worked on games such as End of Nations, NFL Street, and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series. Happ also worked on a small Game Boy Advance project named Orn, a small Metroid fangame. He is the sole developer, artist, and musician of the game, and began work on it in March 2010 as a side project.
An alpha build of the game was submitted to the 2012 Dream.Build.Play challenge on May 15. The game was originally expected to be released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in 2013, but was ultimately delayed. In 2014, Axiom Verge was included in Indie Statik's list of Top 100 Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2014. In April 2014, it was announced that Axiom Verge would be released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in early 2015. On May 14, 2015, Axiom Verge was released for Linux, Microsoft Windows, and OS X.