'Splosion Man

jpg http://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/1/10320/1034419-_splosion_man___screen_03.jpg 'Splosion Man is a platforming-action game by Twisted Pixel, the indie game developer who brought you The Maw (Game). This 2.5D side-scrolling game features a military experiment gone wrong at Big Science Labs, resulting in a molten man who can ’splode at will! He is your basic platforming character except for the fact that to get around he can explode to get past tough jumping puzzles. The game features 100 total levels, half being cooperative multiplayer levels and the other half being the story mode, "chock full of hilarious cinemas seamlessly integrated into gameplay, [and] epic boss battles". The idea for 'Splosion Man was formed from an idea Sean Riley (Person) had about a man who could only explode in a world made of glass, the team joked about the concept so much they eventually developed it into a full game. Twisted Pixel has cited many platforming games such as Mega Man (Franchise) and Mario (Franchise) as inspirations for the gameplay, they also credited Earthworm Jim (Game) as an influence for the humor in the game. 'Splosion Man was announced on April 01, 2009 and Twisted Pixel were forced into releasing another statement the next day to confirm the game was in fact real and not an April fools joke. It was released on July 2, 2009 as the first game of the 2009 Summer of Arcade.