Co-operative RTS Hex Heroes Announced as Wii U Exclusive

Indie developer Mario Castaneda has announced a new Wii U exclusive RTS project called Hex Heroes.

The concept, which will aim to be crowd-funded via an upcoming Kickstarter campaign, is pitched as a unique co-operative real-time strategy game with a multitude of different classes, where one player acts as commander.

The lead role involves heavy use of the GamePad, managing resources and having an overall picture of the map from a bird's eye perspective. Other players, who'll use the TV in split-screen, will manage resources and take to the battlefield.

Castaneda, who's known for his art direction in The Bridge will be teaming up with game programmer Chris Jennewein as part of a new collaborative studio known as Prismatic Games. As for music, Grant Kirkhope - of Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark fame - will be working on the project as audio composer.

The Hex Heroes is due to launch on March 25th.

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