Battle Chef Brigade

Battle Chef Brigade is a brawler and puzzle video game developed by Trinket Studios and published by Adult Swim Games. The game was released for Windows and Nintendo Switch in November 2017.

Battle Chef Brigade
Developer(s)Trinket Studios
Publisher(s)Trinket Studios
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Release20 November 2017
Genre(s)Brawler, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Battle Chef Brigade is a video game that combines gameplay from tile-matching puzzle video games and side-scrolling brawler games.[1]

The cooking phase is performed by dropping ingredients into the cookware.[2] With the ingredients in the 4x4 cooking zone, the player can rotate them like in Puyo Puyo.[3] When flavor gems of the same color are aligned, they combine to increase their rank and the quality of the dish.[1] As ingredients are matched and gems rank up, the player's dish increases its quality. Once finished cooking, the player has to deliver the dish to the judge before time runs out.[2]

The cooking gameplay with tile-matching. There is different cookware and a match timer.

Development and release

Battle Chef Brigade was developed by Trinket Studios. In 2014, the developers crowdfunded over US$100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign.[4] The studio was founded by former employees of Wideload Games.[4]

Battle Chef Brigade was published by Adult Swim Games and released for Windows and Nintendo Switch on 20 November 2017.[1][5]

Reception

Battle Chef Brigade received "generally favorable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[6][7] GamesRadar+ ranked it 24th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017.[13]

The game was nominated for "Game, Puzzle" and "Performance in a Comedy, Lead" with Erica Mendez as the character Mina at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[14][15]

References
  1. Porreca, Ray (21 November 2017). "Review: Battle Chef Brigade". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. Prell, Sam (20 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade review for Nintendo Switch". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. Williams, Mike (21 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". USgamer. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. LeRay, Lena (18 October 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade captures the pace and feel of cooking shows". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. Valdez, Nick (11 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade cooking up on Switch and PC November 20". Destructoid. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. "Battle Chef Brigade for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "Battle Chef Brigade for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. Reiner, Andrew (20 November 2017). "A Tasty Treat For Puzzle Fans - Battle Chef Brigade". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. Ryan, Zachary (21 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. Bowley, Steve (21 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. Ronaghan, Neal (19 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. Rosner, Helen (20 November 2017). "Battle Chef Brigade review". Polygon. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  13. GamesRadar staff (22 December 2017). "The best games of 2017". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  15. "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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