Dig Dug + Bomberman? Let's thwart some moles in Murtop! (2023-05-10)
3Having a first look (pre-release preview, even!) at Murtop - a new game that is somewhat of a combination of Dig Dug and Bomberman. You play as a rabbit named Murti who's trying to defend her carrots from a horde of angry moles.
The general goal is to clear out the moles in each level. The simplest way to do this is to run around the level to create paths and then drop bombs to clear moles in the cleared terrain.
The trick is that there's quite a few ways to boost your score - whether it's quickly clearing the level (+5000 points for clearing a level in 15 seconds or less), dropping rocks on enemies by digging under those rocks (Dig Dug style), killing multiple moles with a single bomb/rock, or even killing moles before they spot you (or after they've given up the chase) can boost your score.
With all of the competing different ways to get high scores (fast and slow methods that vary between simple and complex), I think there's a surprising amount of room for different scoring strategies to flourish. There's even a method for causing a radish to appear which leads to a bonus stage for a chance at higher scores.
Murtop is available on PC and Nintendo Switch: https://www.flynnsarcades.com/murtop
Thanks to Flynn's Arcade for the key!
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