''Hero Core'' is a

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created by

Daniel Remar Daniel Remar is a Swedish game developer. His most notable games include ''Iji'', '' Hero Core'', Hyper Princess Pitch and MURI. He also has various other games, the majority made in Game Maker. Most of his games are freeware and are available o ...

, the developer of ''

Iji ''Iji'' is a freeware 2008 video game featuring platform game, platform and shooter game, shooting elements, developed by Daniel Remar using GameMaker: Studio, Game Maker over a period of four years. In the game, the player controls Iji Kataiser ...

''. The game was released on 3 May 2010. It was created in Game Maker Studio, with music composed by Brother Android. It is a sequel to the game ''Hero''. Around 2013 the

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of the game was made available to the public.resources
on remar.se ''"remarsource.zip"''

Gameplay

''Hero Core'' is a "

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" styled shooter, where the player controls Flip Hero, and using two fire buttons, navigates his way through Cruiser Tetron's asteroid base. The ultimate goal of ''Hero Core'' is to get to the center of the asteroid base, and defeat the Machine Warlord, Cruiser Tetron.

Plot

The game's plot concerns Flip Hero, a

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who has turned on his former master, Cruiser Tetron, and has been given the task of destroying Tetron in order to save Earth. Every time Flip Hero succeeds in defeating his foe, Tetron's robotic minions rebuild him, locking them in constant battle. The events of ''Hero Core'' portray the end of this cycle. Although the game briefly explores the relationship between master and servant turned foes, these examinations are fleeting because the game is primarily focused on gameplay rather than plot. Players may either attempt to fight Cruiser Tetron immediately after starting the game or explore the asteroid base, fighting powerful enemy bosses and collecting items to improve their chances of success against Tetron. If the player can find all 10 secret computers in the base and defeat Tetron, it triggers an ending in which Tetron and his minions are permanently obliterated in an explosion caused by Flip Hero.

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External links

Hero Core website
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