As one of the more gung-ho action action games coming to Sony's Vita platform, the announcement of Broforce instantly piqued my interest as it seemed to play according to the same tropes as run and gun shooters of yesteryear. And with its unequivocal macho brashness presented in glorious pixel art detail, Free Lives' first commercial title certainly harks back to a more simpler time when men were depicted as 2D action heroes who were out to win the war on terror. Indeed, with the title taking its cues from action movies of yesteryear, it wasn't at all surprising to discover that Lionsgate contacted the development team to produce the officially sanctioned 'Expendables 3' movie tie-in in the form of the free Expendabros download. To hear about this and more, I spoke to Ruan Rothman of Free Lives at Gamescom, and got to ask his as to what was it that made the development team announce Broforce for Vita (along with a whole host of other platforms). Enjoy the interview...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZJk2J36KE
How long has Broforce been in development for?
The game was originally conceived in April 2012 Ludum Dare game.  We've been working on it full time since September of that year.
It's a game that's inspired by the run-and-gun...