Empty Clip Studios Inc, the developers of the unique music-puzzle game Groovin’ Blocks, proudly announced that successful music-based shooter Symphony is currently available for the PC, and will be including the indie-music scenes top rising artists on the official soundtrack. The award-winning game’s soundtrack will incorporate a variety of genres including classic and country, to electro and folk.
Sweeping choruses, melodic chimes, and passion are the main drive to a game like Symphony, one of the most action/music oriented games so far. In Symphony players have the choice to play with the official game’s soundtrack, or from their own personal playlist causing each song to create an intense experience, every time. Players will discover and upgrade new items to help different defeat bosses and in the end, defeat the “Symphony of Souls” and reclaim their own music.
Co-founders of Empty Clip Studios, Francois Bertrand and Matt Shores said “There has been such overwhelming support from the gaming community for SYMPHONY and we sincerely appreciate it, as every word helped get us to launch. This truly has been a labor of love and our greatest hope is that we succeeded in our vision of a music-based shooter that delivers a unique personalized experience.”
SOUNDTRACK
Symphony’s creative and innovating musical gameplay is made possible by an abundance of talented indie music artists, with a wide range of genres between all of them. The vertical-shooter will launch with music from Dynasty Electric, Evan Gamble, James Young, John Belkot, Joshua Bornfield, Marc de Clive-Lowe, Mercer Friendly, Prettydead Ferrari, Seasick Mama and Soliton.
Symphony is out for PC on August 7th at a price of $9.99 USD. A full list of features as well as pricing and purchasing options can be found below in the official press release, or at the games website.
FEATURES
Re-experience Your Music! – SYMPHONY’s advanced music analysis adapts to any genre, with the content of every song creating both a unique level and item to discover, equip and upgrade.
Liberate Your Music! – The “Symphony of Souls” has been trapped by an unknown entity that is corrupting and absorbing your songs and you must defeat five sets of enemy bosses to reach it and reclaim your music.
Replayability – The music-driven battlefield offers a long-lasting, gameplay experience, including six difficulty levels, earning “Kudos” and “Inspiration” points unlock upgradable items.
Per-Song Leaderboard System – Showcase your skills with SYMPHONY’s per-song leaderboard system with 30 achievements/medals to unlock.
Soundtrack – In addition to importing personal music, SYMPHONY’s soundtrack provides players a plethora of songs to play to ranging from classical to rock, comprised of today’s top indie talent.
Indie Game Challenge Winner– SYMPHONY is the winner of two awards at the 2012 Indie Game Challenge, including “Technical Achievement” and the “GameStop PC Digital Download Award”.
