Chaotic music game Trombone Champ has a new update with 2 fresh festive songs – as well as achievements on Switch
Holy Wow's weird and wonderful trombone-based rhythm music game, Trombone championhas been updated just in time for the holidays with two new festive songs, expanding the library of tunes for touring.
Trombone champion is perhaps one of the dumbest music games you can play right now. It was released on PC in 2022 and later appeared on Mac and Nintendo Switch this year. Players are tasked with playing along to a variety of songs on their virtual trombones – with classics like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Flight of the Bumblebee, and new additions from the developer like Martian Killbots (a very different vibe there). However, it is difficult to play something without it sounding terribly funny, especially with the more challenging songs where you have to play a larger number of notes and change pitch more often.
This latest update, which rolled out yesterday (December 12), adds God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, and O Christmas Tree to the mix, as well as a few other tweaks. For example, if you manage to complete a song without breaking your combo once, you can 'Perfect' it, which will cause a new image to appear on the score screen.
Otherwise, the Nintendo Switch version now includes an achievements panel with 15 achievements for players to work towards, which Holy Wow say “is intended to reflect the Steam performance that PC/Mac users can aspire to.” However, it's worth noting that the PC and Mac versions house 25 achievements, so it's not currently clear what the differences are between the platforms, as they're all hidden until unlocked on Switch.
“There are 15 achievements to unlock on Nintendo Switch, and it will be absurdly difficult to complete all 15. If you can unlock them all, send us a screenshot! We would like to send a prize to whoever can get them first!” Holy Wow tweeted.
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