Time Attack (2005 video game)

This is a cancerous article about The Bizarre Life of Tesla Hunt, a fangame created by the Alphonse Uprising on 7/12/2016. The Bizarre Life of Tesla Hunt (or Tesla Hunt for short) is a 2005 platform video game developed by Alphonse Uprising (for lack of a better name) and published by Microsoft Studios as an Xbox 360 launch title on 28th November, 2005 for the United States, Europe, and Japan. When Windows 7 launched in 2009, it was re-released as a Windows game.

It follows the story of four young characters Tesla, Curtis, Isabella, and Mario who break into an illegal water park and end up finding a mysterious alien, and must prevent an impending alien invasion on Earth. Although this was not a real game at all, Alphonse Uprising has proposed it to become a real game exclusively for Windows and Mac (though with a possibility of being released as a digital download on Xbox One ), and may also include seasonal DLC packs containing Sonic fan characters whose owners would pay to be in the game. It's aimed to go in development no later than 2019.

Gameplay
Tesla Hunt is a side-scrolling, 2.5D platform game. It is playable with up to four players that can work together in Co-op mode, compete against each other in Race mode, or work as two teams in Team Battle mode.

Tesla Hunt's gameplay is split into four main characters-- each with their own unique abilities. Tesla is the easiest character to play as, whose mission is to basically speed through the course as fast as possible. There are many different routes the player could take, and some are shorter than others.

Curtis's gameplay is a harder twist, and involves more on melee combat instead of speed. Strong enemies are placed around map, and Curtis usually has to defeat all enemies in order to continue. Curtis, thanks to his strength, is capable of picking up heavy objects (such as cars, bombs, etc.) and through them towards enemies, which can deal great amounts of damage.

Isabella's gameplay is even more harder, and involves solely on not getting caught by enemies. Isabella can only perform a few attacks, such as the ability to silently kill enemies to prevent further suspicion, or even stand on ceilings, and relies on her stealth to get past a level and help her allies reach a normally unreachable area. Isabella can only get caught by enemies in the vicinity a few times, but if she gets caught too many times, or if time runs out, the game is lost.

Mario's gameplay includes longer and more technical stages that would contain a lot of problem solving. These levels are often puzzle-themed. Mario is a mechanic, so these levels often involved vehicles. Mario is able to pilot planes, control mechs, drive cars, etc. through the levels.

Playable Characters
Tesla Hunt

Curtis Radical

Isabella Castilo

Mario di Otto

Stages
There are a total of 16 unique stages throughout the game. An interesting note is that as the game progresses, the levels become more "futuristic", enunciating the idea that an alien invasion is coming.

Invidious Water Park - The first stage of the game, Taking place right after sunset, the Invidious Water Park is an illegal water park that was built at a tropical lake during the 1970s, but was closed down due to safety concerns. It was eventually used as a dumping ground for toxic waste between the 1980s and early '90s. Now, most of the park was taken over by mutant plant-life and unusually large squirrels that were genetically modified to become strong and hostile due to the high amount of toxic waste.

Trivia

 * It's weird that a 2005 video game takes main inspiration from Freedom Planet, a similar platform game that wouldn't exist for 9 more years.