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Ultrakill (Video Game)
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About
Ultrakill (stylized as ULTRAKILL) is a retro first-person shooter developed by Arsi "Hakita" Palata. The video game was released into early access on September 3rd, 2020, with the game becoming a popular subject of memes and fan art in the retro FPS community.
History
On February 3rd, 2018, Finnish indie video game developer Arsi "Hakita" Palata announced the development of retro first-person shooter ULTRAKILL, posting a first development progress video to YouTube.[1] On September 3rd, 2020, Hakita released the early access version of the game, including its first act, on Steam (trailer shown below).[2]
Gameplay
ULTRAKILL features fast-paced FPS gameplay combining elements of classic and modern shooter games, such a as Quake, with character action games such as Devil May Cry. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity is extinct and Earth is inhabited by machines who run on blood. With the resource becoming scarce, the main protagonist, V1, ventures into hell in search of blood.
Reception
Following the early release on Steam, the game received an overwhelmingly positive score (99%) from users with nearly 2,000 votes submitted as of September 16th, 2020.[3]
Fandom
Through the course of the development and following the release, the game has been a subject of memes online among the retro FPS community (examples shown below). V1, the robotic protagonist of the game, has also been a subject of fan art.
On June 21st, 2020, YouTuber[4] Civvie 11 reviewed a demo version of the game.
As of September 2020, the official Twitter[5] account for ULTRAKILL had over 9,600 followers.
Search Interest
External References
[1] YouTube – ULTRAKILL 01 – Title
[5] Twitter – @ULTRAKILLGame
![GO WHITE BOY GO - [ULTRAKILL SFM Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6dtkpzmHPsg/hqdefault.jpg "GO WHITE BOY GO - [ULTRAKILL SFM Animation]")
![[SFM] Hatsune Miku Loves Shopping! (So does V1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WyBI7fJg4ms/hqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Hatsune Miku Loves Shopping! (So does V1)")
![{{Weapon |title1=Sex Toy |image1=<gallery> Bluejackhammer.png|Core Eject Line 23: |related_weapons=[[Core Eject Shotgun]]<br>[[Pump Charge Shotgun]]<br>[[Sawed-on Shotgun]] ladditional_info=Deals higher damage with velocity.}} The Vibrator (also referred to as the "Sex Toy" <ref>https://twitter.com/ActionDawg/status/1781081270170345500</ref> and more formally known as the Sourpatch"S---") is the alternate variant of the [[Shotgun (disambiguation) |Shotgun]]. It can be found in a hidden underground tunnel in ""[[[7-2: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT]]]", the entrance to which is opened by activating all three of the sour patch gen-alpha kids hidden throughout the level. {{Weapon |title1=Impact Hammer limage1=<gallery> Bluejackhammer.png|Core Eject Line 23: |related_weapons=[[Core Eject Shotgun]]<br>[[Pump Charge Shotgun]]<br>[[Sawed-on Shotgun]] ladditional_info=Deals higher damage with velocity.}} The """Jackhammer"" (also referred to as the "Impact Hammer"<ref>https://twitter.com/ActionDawg/status/ 1781081270170345500</ref> and more formally known as the """SlabShot"") is the alternate variant of the [[Shotgun (disambiguation) Shotgun]]. It can be found in a hidden underground tunnel in "[[[7-2: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT]]]"", the entrance to which is opened by activating all three of the slabs hidden throughout the level. ==Behavioral Differences== The Vibrator fires no projectiles, and is instead more of a pseudo-melee weapon. It deals higher damage based on the user's velocity indicated by the left side of the gauge. Each level on the gauge multiplies the damage by 2. (Green = 1x Yellow = 2x Red = 3x) ==Behavioral Differences== The Jackhammer fires no projectiles, and is instead more of a pseudo-melee weapon. It deals higher damage based on the user's velocity indicated by the left side of the gauge. Each level on the gauge multiplies the damage by 2. (Green = 1x Yellow = 2x Red = 3x) ===Primary Fire=== The piston pulls back and releases after a slight delay. Holding primary fire keeps the piston held back until it is released. There is a very slight delay in between shots; however, if hitting an enemy while the gauge is in the red, the Vibrator variant used for the hit will be forced to cool down for seven seconds, which cannot be reset by switching. ===Primary Fire=== The piston pulls back and releases after a slight delay. Holding primary fire keeps the piston held back until it is released. There is a very slight delay in between shots; however, if hitting an enemy while the gauge is in the red, the Jackhammer variant used for the hit will be forced to cool down for seven seconds, which cannot be reset by switching. Damage, recoil, and hitstop length scale based on how fast V1 is moving, indicated by the gauge on the left side of the weapon. The gauge has 3 levels: Green (Slow), Yellow (Fast), and Red (Mach F---). Line 68: Damage, recoil, and hitstop length scale based on how fast V1 is moving, indicated by the gauge on the left side of the weapon. The gauge has 3 levels: Green (Slow), Yellow (Fast), and Red (Mach F---). Line 68:](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/image-covers/nsfw-small-89411e48e05424344bd3dadd415e878a.png "Just your average day at Ultrakill wikis")
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