Ben Kim – June 3 2013

What is the Broforce? No, it’s not the name of a Call of Duty team—it’s actually a collection of the greatest bros of the ’90s working together under the watchful eye of “the ultimate bro”: Nelson Brodela. It also happens to be the name of a game by South African indie developer Free Lives.

Imagine a game that combines the sidescrolling action in Contra with the destructible environments of Worms and the cave exploration of Spelunky. Add in a little blood, just a hint—maybe a big hint—of gore, some explosions and you’ve got Broforce.

The Brominator featured in the video above is just the latest addition to the growing roster of playable bros that make up the Broforce. He’s joining a squad straight out of the 90′s filled with classic bros like Rambro, Brohard, McBrover and BroWalker. Wield iconic weapons such as Rambo’s 50 cal machine gun and the Noisy Cricket from Men in Black while throwing copious amounts of dynamite at everything with reckless abandon. Yes—if you shoot a wall you’ll be showered in a flurry of brown pixel dirt. Better yet, shoot an enemy and he’ll explode in a shower of red pixel blood.

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 “BROFORCE” Brototype: Blast Aliens or Just Destroy Everything

9 May, 2013

Oh look, another action platformer with pixel art – yawn, right? WRONG! For starters, have you ever played a game with fully destructible terrain… in 2D? Somehow I doubt it and no, Terraria doesn’t count – I said destructible, as in explosions or gunfire, not a shovel or a pickaxe! That’s not the only way in which BROFORCE differs from the norm either: how about playing as pop culture action heroes, like Rambo or Judge Dredd? aha! Got your attention now, eh?

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We were super excited when Broforce got reviewed by Cyprien Gaming, a French YouTube channel, at the end of April, and crested over 660 000 views!