Topic: Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails Coming Exclusively to Wii U eShop

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

A game with such a weird name could only come from Japan, right? Think again!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33292

Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails has been unveiled as an exclusive title for the Wii U eShop by Welsh development house Dakko Dakko.

The game is described as a 2D side-scrolling shooter with interaction between the Wii U GamePad and the TV screen. On the GamePad, the player takes control of the "buddy on rails" through spaceship-based levels, moving along networks of grind rails and gunning down enemies in gameplay that has drawn comparisons to Smash TV and Jet Set Radio.

In order to progress, the player must simultaneously interact with the titular Scram Kitty, who exists only on the TV, by transferring items between the two characters. Details on this aspect of the game are sparse, but the developer confirms that players who complete certain actions or challenges will be able to send assist items to their friends via Miiverse.

Dakko Dakko previously developed similarly named oddities The 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character and Floating Cloud God Saves The Pilgrims for the PlayStation Minis service, while the studio's founder, Rhodri Broadbent, previously worked at Q-Games on Star Fox Command for the Nintendo DS.

During an interview with Eurogamer, Broadbent revealed that Scram Kitty, which was originally conceived as a 3DS game, became a Wii U exclusive because of the growing potential he saw in the platform.

"There's this peculiar unexplored marriage of a screen in your hands and this powerful HD machine - and I thought that's amazing, and it needs to be explored," he said.

"I think there's potential to have a hit on Wii U in its first 18 months. To get a game out and have it when the system's starting to ramp up with the Miiverse, to be involved in that will be good for us from a business point of view."

Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails is tentatively pegged for release later in 2013.

[Ailingforale]

It honestly sounds interestingly fun.  Depending on the build of the game and length I could see $20/$30 for this.  I'd probably check it out.

[Fjurbanski]

I'm wondering if you switch between controlling each character, or if you only control one and just throw out items at the right time. Either way, it's a good idea that needs to be explored.