After receiving a call from the General, Tembo grabs his gear, paints his face and sets off to help his friend in need by doing what he does best – causing destruction. Struggling to fend off the invaders with the local Army, General Krenman rubs his hairless chin – but doesn’t twiddle his amazing moustache – and remembers a time with an old friend, a grey mammoth of a friend, that once helped him in the past to defend a hostile opposition on Tembo’s own island of Tuskland. This force pushes forward, destroying parts of the city with their skull decorated tanks and helicopters, while capturing civilians for prisoners. The game opens up with comic book panels painting a picture of the peaceful Shell City coming under attack from a purple army known as PHANTOM. We saw this with their last download only game, HarmoKnight, offering a great, charming, rhythm game that was completely unexpected from the developer, and Tembo the Badass Elephant seemingly keeps the trend up with its big focus on action gameplay and platforming with no Pikachu, Charizard or Mewtwo in sight. It looked like a simple, jolly game that had potential to be fun, but after my time with Tembo, I’m changed on my feelings and I truly believe that it seems Game Freak produces some of its best work when it isn’t confined to making Pokémon games and has the freedom to develop. I’ll honestly confess that the initial reveal for Tembo the Badass Elephant didn’t exactly light my world on fire. After beating the content twice in the preview build, I left knowing more about what the game is and why I’m excited to see what else this peanut munching mammal has left to show once he escapes from the confines of development zoo. This is a title that I didn’t know much about apart from the initial reveal trailer that was shown during its announcement back in March of this year, which showcased an elephant that appeared to be dressed up like Rambo ready for a war. Thanks to the friendly folk at Sega, I was given the opportunity to sample the first two zones from the PC version of Game Freak’s upcoming game, Tembo the Badass Elephant.
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