PRESS KIT
Everything you need to cover Tape to Tape: facts, texts, screenshots, key art, logos, team logos, characters, locations and story art.
- SCREENSHOTS ZIP · 12.4 MB
- KEY ART ZIP · 9.7 MB
- LOGOS ZIP · 1.1 MB
- TEAM LOGOS ZIP · 2.0 MB
- CHARACTERS ZIP · 12.9 MB
- LOCATIONS ZIP · 10.8 MB
- STORY ART ZIP · 6.9 MB
- AVATARS ZIP · 798 KB
- ANIMATION ZIP · 14.8 MB
Press contact and review keys: [email protected]
FACT SHEET
- Developer and publisher
- Excellent Rectangle, Quebec City, Canada
- Release
- 1.0: coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch
Early Access: May 3, 2023 (PC) - Platform
- PC (Windows) on Steam
PlayStation 5
Xbox
Nintendo Switch - Genre
- Roguelite sports game (hockey)
- Players
- 1–4 local players
Campaign solo or in couch co-op
Steam Remote Play Together - Languages
- English, French, German, Czech, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Romanian, Finnish
- Controls
- Full controller support, gamepad recommended
- Links
- tapetotapegame.com
Discord · YouTube · X
DESCRIPTIONS
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One sentence
Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game where you hire unique players, bribe the referees and take on rival teams that don't play by the rules, solo or in couch co-op.
Short paragraph
Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game by Excellent Rectangle, an independent studio from Quebec City. Players lead Angus McShaggy and his squad across a world of rival teams and strange characters on a journey to restore hockey to its former glory. Between games they hire unique players, manage their benchwarmers, discover synergies, choose new abilities, bribe the referees and visit the Blademaster for upgrades. Lose and the run is over, but persistent unlocks bring new players, abilities, Relics and Squads. On the ice, it's fast arcade hockey with big hits, one-timers and saucer passes, played solo, in couch co-op or with up to 4 local players.
Full description
Explore a gorgeous roguelite hockey world where every choice matters on your journey to restore hockey to its former glory. Hire unique players, manage your benchwarmers, discover synergies between them, choose new abilities, bribe the referees, visit the Blademaster for upgrades and a lot more.
Craft your team
Take control of Angus McShaggy and lead your squad across a world filled with rival teams, strange characters and increasingly ridiculous challenges.
Hit the Training Center to boost your attributes, visit the No. 1 Fan to unlock a new player talent, or stop by the Infirmary to sacrifice a player… for the good of the team.
But this isn't a regular hockey season. Lose and your run is over. Start again, take a different route, build a different team using your new unlocks and discover new combinations along the way.
Face teams that don't play by the rules
Your opponents aren't interested in playing ordinary hockey. Take on cheating referees, farting princesses and the most sinister opponents of all: the Golfers.
Face teams with their own players, abilities, strategies and occasionally absurd interpretations of the rules. Learn how they play, adapt your strategy and figure out how to counter their strengths before they end your run.
Master every squad
Each Squad introduces its own twist on the game and can completely change how you approach a run.
Build your roster by hiring Free Agents with the GM Squad, embrace the physical side of hockey with the Violence Squad, go back to old-school hockey physics with the Retro Squad, or forget the wrist shot entirely and blast away with the Slapshot Squad.
Deep and rewarding gameplay
Tape to Tape combines fast-paced arcade hockey with responsive controls, big hits, one-timers, saucer passes, desperate saves and plenty of opportunities to send your opponents flying.
Easy to pick up but with plenty to master, the game rewards good positioning, passing, timing and learning how to take advantage of your team's strengths.
KEY FEATURES
- A hockey roguelite campaign where every run brings a new path, opponents, events and opportunities to build your team
- All the replayability and progression of a roguelite, built around fast-paced arcade hockey
- Face a colorful cast of unique rival teams, each with their own players, abilities and ridiculous ways of playing hockey
- Experience the entire campaign solo or in local couch co-op
- Fast, responsive arcade hockey featuring big hits, one-timers, saucer passes, dekes, rebounds and desperate saves
- Keep coming back with persistent unlocks, including new players, abilities, Relics and Squads
- Challenge your friends with up to 4 local players in Play Now, Tournament, Shootout and other game modes
- Hundreds of power-ups, artifacts and abilities to stack into overpowered combos
KEY ART
Download all (ZIP, 9.7 MB)With and without the logo. The versions without the logo leave room for your own titles.
TEAM LOGOS
Download all (ZIP, 2.0 MB)The rival teams you face as bosses and elites in the campaign, plus the Spartans. Transparent PNG.
CHARACTER ART
Download all (ZIP, 12.9 MB)Transparent PNG, ready for thumbnails and article art. The ZIP has the illustrations and the in-game sprites.
In-game sprites
VIDEO
1.0 Official Trailer on YouTube (the Early Access trailer from 2023 is still online). The original video files are in the press kit folder on Google Drive.
Animation: the Blademaster
Download both (ZIP, 14.8 MB)
ABOUT THE STUDIO
Excellent Rectangle is a small independent studio launched by a team of three sports fanatics with a shared passion for innovative and visually unique video games. The studio was founded in October 2020 by Hugo Julien, who was convinced to leave his public service employee's pension plan to make games by his lifelong acolytes Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin. Excellent Rectangle is based in Quebec City, Canada, in the land of hockey sticks and where syrup is made from maple.
Founders: Hugo Julien, Jean-Nicolas Fortin, Mathieu Fortin
PRESS CONTACT
For interviews, review keys or anything else, email [email protected].
For a review key, tell us your outlet or channel.
Excellent Rectangle is a small independent studio launched by a team of three sports fanatics with a shared passion for innovative and visually unique video games. The studio was founded in October 2020 by Hugo Julien who was convinced to leave his public service employee's pension plan to make games by his lifelong acolytes Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin. Excellent Rectangle is based in Quebec City, Canada in the land of hockey sticks and where syrup is made from maple.