Late last week, award winning publisher Kalypso Media Digital announced the release date of the highly
anticipated Dollar Dash; Wednesday March 6. Dollar Dash will be available on the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft points and will likely be well received by the platform, attesting to XBLA’s selection of the game as one of the most anticipated titles of 2013. The game can also be purcashed on PC for $9.99, with the Playstation Network version launching at a later date.
Described as the “Bomberman killer”, Dollar Dash is a top down game that puts players in the shoes of a cartoon thief. The objective is to use powerups and a selection of weaponry ranging from vacuums to tasers to nukes in order to grab bags of cash and make a getaway, all the while competing against up to three other thieves. The game can be played offline against bots, but the major draw will be the multiplayer mode, pitting 4 players against each other with a drop in, jump out system in place to ensure that games can be played quickly and easily.
Dollar Dash will also allow players to use their in game cash in a special store in order to upgrade their weapons and level up perks, as well as give a degree of customisation to their characters to make them stand out from the other thieves in the game. In addition, gamers can unlock a range of achievements to declare their skill to the world, something facilitated by online leaderboards.
Jonathon Hales, Managing Director for Kalypso Media Digital is confident that Dollar Dash can deliver “simple yet addictive multiplayer mayhem that hardcore and casual gamers alike will enjoy” as the “perfect party game.” He also emphasises that players will have a wide degree of choice available to them, with 20 weapons, three game modes and over 30 maps.
