It has been almost two years since I did my preview write-up of Blast ‘Em Bunnies, which the team at Sydney-based indie developer Nnooo were showcasing at the 2013 EB Games Expo in Sydney. Despite the game being enjoyable enough at that point in time, the development team have still not released the game to market.
With plans to finally release it in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe later this year, Nnooo have confirmed that in addition to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS, they will also be publishing the “bunny shooter” on the Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program.
Nic Watt | Creative Director of Nnooo
We’re really pleased Blast ‘Em Bunnies is coming to Xbox One. It has a cartoon style but there’s also a hint of darkness about the game which makes it less cutesy than people might expect. It’s our first time on Xbox and we’re excited to finally bring one of our games to the platform.
Official Description for Blast Em Bunnies
Grab your carrot rifle and wreak havoc on those reckless rabbits with your heat-seeking parsnips, blow ’em apart with bouncing pumpkin bombs fired from your turnip mortar or split those horrible hares in two with your runner bean laser. They’ll burrow, charge, propel and even fly to destroy you and your furry family. With your expertise in bunny ballistics you have a huge range of weaponry at your disposal, so hop to it and…Blast ‘Em Bunnies!
Keep your bunny alive as long as you can. The longer you play, the more difficult survival becomes. You also need to deal with the throat slitter who is holding your baby bunnies hostage. He’ll pop up every now and again with one of your little ‘uns. Kill him quickly and the baby bunny escapes. If you’re not quick enough, your little rabbit is in a real stew!
Collect in-game coins to upgrade your weapons and purchase special ammo types such as self-detonating peppers, sticky exploding raspberries and daikon rain bullets. Shoot crates to activate power-ups and ammo types. Take out the elusive golden bunny to go into “frenzy” mode and collect a warren-load of cash.
