Ronimo Games' Awesomenauts Looks Awesome

Swords & Soldiers is probably one of my favorite games of all time. It might have had something to do with the blatantly silly humor, the kid-friendly graphics and the slick manner with which the interface carried itself. It also totally helped that the game features rampant cartoon-y violence that has nothing to do with pixelated gore and things that would make children run crying to their mothers.

Of course, that's all in the past now and as we all knows, developers need to continuously work the grind in order to ensure their survival and our uninterrupted entertainment. Due for publication by dtp Entertainment, Awesomenauts is Ronimo Games' next endeavor, a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) that will be shown for the first time during E3. Obviously, I wasn't going to sit for that and waylaid Jasper Koning with a few choice questions.

When asked about the source of their inspiration, Jasper Koning had said, "We've been very heavily inspired by classic cartoon series like Galaxy Rangers, Thundercats, MASK, TMNT, Starcom, etc." It also appears as though Awesomenauts has been in production since the first release of Swords & Soldiers in 2009, a good sign that we might not have too long to wait before release. "Awesomenauts is an awesome mix between classic side-scrolling shooters like Metal Slug and Turrican as well as MOBAs like Defense of the Ancients and League of Legends. " Koning also added.

Those were the most explicit answers that I got. Everything else, outside of the promise that up to six players can play simultaneously, was replied to with a cheeky, "You'd find out at E3!"

Tease.

After the cut, we have a few early screenshots from the game including an Indiegames-exclusive look at what appears to be a Russian Space Monkey with psionic powers.