Person Hero Shooter Goes Top
Game Informer • • technology
Key Points:
- Blizzard Entertainment is developing Overwatch Rush, a top-down multiplayer twin-stick shooter for smartphones and tablets, led by their Barcelona team as a standalone spin-off of the Overwatch universe.
- The game features many of the same characters and mechanics from the main Overwatch game, adapted for mobile with intuitive touch controls and a free-to-play model.
- The initial hero roster includes Tracer, Reinhardt, Kiriko, Soldier: 76, Lucio, Pharah, Mercy, and Reaper, with some characters like Mercy undergoing significant gameplay changes.
- Players can earn mastery levels to unlock mods and talents that enhance or alter hero abilities, and matches last under five minutes with multiple competitive modes, including a new Nano Grab mode.
