Energy Hook, the new swinging game from the creator of the swinging mechanic from Spider-Man 2, launches on Steam Early Access this week.Energy Hook is from Happion Labs, founded by Jamie Fristrom. Fristrom worked at Activision on Spider-Man 2 and Tony Hawk before going indie, and Energy Hook, built using the Unity game engine, combines elements of both. It uses the much-loved swinging mechanic from Spider-Man 2 and a trick mechanic set in a sci-fi world.
"Energy Hook is homage to my Spider-Man 2 days," Fristrom said, "a game of swinging from building to building with a grapple beam, running on walls, and doing aerial tricks, all to build up chains of tricks like in Tony Hawk or to win races like in SSX."
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