Multiplayer party game Jumping Jazz Cats for PC to be published by Team17
The cats have taken over the mansion.Team17 will publish Le Catnip Collective-developed multiplayer party game Jumping Jazz Cats when it launches for PC via Steam, the companies announced. A release date was not announced.
“We’re excited to share that Team17 has partnered with Le Catnip Collective!” said Team17 general manager Ann Hurley in a press release. “Our developers showcased Jumping Jazz Cats at Gamescom this year, and the response was fantastic. We know that party game and cat lovers alike are going to enjoy finding out lots more about the game.”
Le Catnip Collective co-founder and sound designer Arun Sol Warszawski added, “Le Catnip Collective is paws-itively delighted to announce our partnership with Team17! With their support, our little indie studio has created its first game, Jumping Jazz Cats, and we are SO excited for folks to find out more about it!”
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Play, race, and hang with your feline friends in this online platformer party game! Purrfect your pussycat parkour as you sprint, jump, bounce, swing, skid, and slide through a collection of collaborative and competitive mini-games set in a grandiose cartoon mansion. Get jumpin’, jazz cats!
Key Features
- Pawsome Parkour – Grind down handrails, swing from chandeliers, bounce off cushions, perform acrobatic jumps, slide across slippery floors, and climb the curtains!
- Be the Zoomiest Cats – While the humans are away, the cats will play! These amical mini-games are played in teams and include rip-roaring races, fat cat collectathons, and epic showdowns between shadow cats and mighty lions! To win, your cat pack will need to collaborate and pull off the fanciest pussycat parkour!
- Welcome to the Ellington Estate – The fun takes place in the Ellington Estate, a jazzy cartoon mansion. Its spiral staircases, rooms, and passageways are filled with devious distractions, a city of furniture, and so much more!
- Get Creative – Choose from a host of playable cats or customize your own! Get creative with your team’s style and unlockable accessories! There’s plenty of time to chill between matches, tweak the cosmetics, and try out new moves!
Highlights
- Two-to-nine players online.
- Four local players can join via split-screen.
- Six levels across the mansion to discover.
- Six cat-GIF inspired mini-games.
- 10 original jazz tracks that influence gameplay during the choruses.
- Mix and match levels, mini-games and songs for immense variety.
- Blend of cooperative and competitive strategies.
Watch a new trailer below.