When indie title The Dishwasher was released in 2009, the side-scrolling hack 'n slash was notorious for its difficulty level and dark visual style. Buckets of blood would fly from your enemies as you used various weapons against them. Most of these attributes remain in the sequel, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, but you'll find it slightly easier on Normal and there are some new features.
The campaign of Vampire Smile stars the Dishwasher's sister, Yuki, who is attempting to escape after being wrongfully imprisoned. If you don't want to bust out of prison alone, the sequel allows for a buddy to hop in as Yuki's brother both for local and online cooperative play. On Yuki's journey to exact revenge upon the world for throwing her in the slammer, she discovers that she's a little bit nutty. No matter though, as her craziness grants her powers akin to the Dishwasher's dish magic.
Hardcore Gamer: They brought multiple games to XBLA, some of which went on to become cult classics. These were Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. Each title features hand-drawn, punk-inspired visuals and are tremendously gory.
Ethan Lee from the flibitijibibo Patreon page writes:
"Today I’m (in)formally announcing that I’ve been working on Steam versions of Ska Studios’ Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile! The Steam versions will be available for Linux, macOS and Windows on day 1, and will include all the features of the Xbox 360 versions including online multiplayer, achievements and leaderboards. They will also be the debut titles for FNA.Steamworks, a new reimplementation of the XNA4 Xbox Live features for FNA (which all versions of the game will be using)."
Yeah, the gameplay evolution is quite evident. Still, I loved Ska Studios' earlier work, so I'm really happy that they are releasing both CM and The Dishwasher: VS on PC.
Console Monster writes: "Today I had the opportunity to sit down with James Silva and Michelle Juett Silva, the folks behind the Dishwasher and Charlie Murder games. They took a bit of time to answer some questions about their latest title 'Salt and Sanctuary' and give some insight on the development process over at SkaStudios."
