Lilac and Carol rush to the Kingdom Stone's shrine but are waylaid by the Shang Tu officers General Gong and Neera Li, who doubt that the Stone is threatened. This involves them in a conflict between three nations on their planet: Shuigang, a country militarized by its new king, Dail Shang Mu, led by the wealth-obsessed Mayor Zao (/ˈzaʊ/ or /ˈʒaʊ/) and Shang Tu, whose Royal Magister is unprepared for war.
At Torque's request, the three set out to protect a powerful relic called the Kingdom Stone. The game begins as Sash Lilac and Carol Tea-an anthropomorphic dragon and wildcat -rescue a duck-billed creature named Torque after his spacecraft crash lands. Time Attack mode allows the player to attempt to complete levels in the quickest time possible. Players can play through the main game in one of two ways Adventure, which tells the game's story through the perspective of a chosen character, and Classic, in which the levels are played in order without any story cutscenes. Milla can throw gelatinous cubes and put up an offensive shield, combining the two to perform a Shield Blast, and flap her ears to reach high areas. By picking up gas canisters, Carol can bring out her motorcycle, which can double-jump and ride up vertical walls. Carol is able to curl into a spin-attack while running and can climb up walls. Lilac can perform a double-jump attack and can launch herself into an air dash, allowing her to bounce off walls and reach high areas. Each character has Melee attacks and a unique array of moves which allow them to traverse the environment in different ways. The game has three playable characters that are the protagonists: Lilac, Carol, and Milla.
Cards are hidden through the levels, which unlock bonus content such as music and concept art, and bonus tokens which allows access to a bonus game at the end of the level. Players can also obtain various types of shields, some of which often bonus attributes such as invulnerability to fire or the ability to breathe underwater, and invincibility power-ups. Players can earn extra lives by collecting blue crystals found throughout the level, or by rescuing creatures trapped in cages. Players have a health meter, which can be replenished by collecting red leaves, and a regenerative energy meter used to perform each character's unique special moves. The game puts players in the role of one of the available playable characters as they traverse each level, fighting enemies and obstacles before facing a boss at the end.
A sequel, Freedom Planet 2, will be released in 2020.įreedom Planet is a 2D platform and action game featuring anthropomorphized animal characters and 16-bit style graphics mimicking the look of games released for the Sega Genesis, particularly the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Critics praised its gameplay, aesthetics, and balance of Sonic elements with original content, but were mixed on its pacing and length. Freedom Planet has been widely compared to the early Sonic games. The game was later released on the Wii U in October 2015, on the PlayStation 4 in 2017, and on the Nintendo Switch in August 2018. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, first as a demo in August 2012, then, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, as a full game via Steam in July 2014. Freedom Planet was developed in Denmark and the United States and its art direction has East Asian influences: its background visuals were inspired by medieval Chinese art, and the game's title is written in katakana. Further changes were suggested by fans and incorporated throughout development. Lilac, originally a hedgehog, became a dragon antagonist Doctor Eggman was replaced by Brevon and the Sonic series' ring-based health system was abandoned. He visited the website DeviantArt to recruit artist Ziyo Ling, who replaced the existing cast of characters with her own.
While the game focuses on fast-paced platforming, its levels are interspersed with slower action scenes.įreedom Planet began development as a Sonic the Hedgehog fangame, but DiDuro lost interest in creating a derivative work and reconceived the project as his own intellectual property. Aided by the duck-like Torque, the player attempts to defeat Lord Brevon, who plans to conquer the galaxy. The player controls one of three anthropomorphic animal protagonists: the dragon Lilac, the wildcat Carol, or the basset hound Milla. Freedom Planet is a 2D platform video game developed and published by GalaxyTrail, a studio set up by designer Stephen DiDuro.