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Wow, a video review, nonetheless! Thank you very much for playing the game and recording the video :)

We totally agree with you, a tutorial is desperately needed to explain the controls and some of the game mechanics, it's definitely on our to-do list!

A few notes that may make you enjoy the game even more:

• The 3 characters you see in the selection list at the beginning of the game are just the characters you start with (it will be explained in the tutorial); in this build you can unlock 5 more characters to begin a new run with; the final version will have all those slot filled with characters to unlock!
• In order to unlock a new character for the selection list, you must kill one specimen of that particular class, grab its DNA (the glowing blue sphere they release when they die), and you have to complete the level (defeating the boss)
• Some of the characters in the selection list can unlock even more stuff (Special Characters, Items, etc.); in order to do that, you have to complete the secondary mission (the Sewers) using that specific character!
• Destructibles (barrels, crates, phone booths, etc.) may drop loot (HP points, Parasite lives, etc.)
• You can use the explosive red barrels and the vehicles as a diversive; hitting them with a melee will make them start a countdown process that will lead them to explode; you can use that to kill more enemies
• Each character class comes with its own Special Attack; you can activate that with Left Trigger button
• The small box in the upper-right of the screen is a mini-map, you can use that as a reference when you don't know where to go, or you can just use the bigger map (using left special button)
• If you use right special button, you can pause the game and have a look at some stats, read what the controls are, etc.

Thank you again for your interest and support!