Double Kick Heroes - 1 Hour Gameplay - Xbox Series S

First hour of gameplay captured on an Xbox Series S on the internal SSD.

Double Kick Heroes is a 2D side-scrolling video game with rhythm gameplay that features up to three musical instruments. Its story follows a band of heavy metal musicians who travel around a post-apocalyptic monster infested world in a Cadillac automobile. Players must repel pursuing enemies through shoot 'em up mechanics which is intertwined with the game's double kick drumbeat: this involve pressing buttons on a controller or a keyboard, timed to the beat of a music track, in order to trigger firearm weapons which are strapped to the musicians' instruments, with different notes powering up different weapons. Players may maneuver the car to evade obstacles, or launch grenades to deal area of effect damage to enemies. Enemies encountered by players include zombies, mutant soldiers, anthropomorphic sharks, dinosaurs, and Mad Max-style road gangs. Each level in Double Kick Heroes takes the form of a highway which lasts exactly as long as the featured track. Double Kick Heroes features up to 30-tracks composed by musician Elmobo at launch, in addition to nine guest tracks from other games and bands. Alternatively, payers may customize levels using a complimentary level editor by importing music into the game, or compose and design note-charts for levels from scratch.