Super Freaks Presents: Strato Freaks 2

About

Super Freaks Presents: Strato Freaks 2 is a chaotic, over-the-top shooter that channels the neon-drenched energy of 90s arcade classics. You play as one of the Super Freaks, a crew of rogue-like heroes piloting their signature Grand Gyros to stop the Ribson family skeletons from seizing a galaxy where logic doesn’t stick. Battle through surreal stages filled with floating islands, alien carnivals, and other bizarre locales while blasting enemies with absurd weapons like glitter grenades and disco ball lasers. The single-player campaign offers co-op splitscreen, while competitive multiplayer modes let you team up or take down opponents in fast-paced dogfights. What really stands out is the sheer volume of ridiculousness crammed into every frame. The story pits a skeleton clan’s messy family drama against the Super Freaks, who’ve evolved new abilities and looks since their last adventure. Players can customize their roster with wild cosmetics and power-ups, all set to a synth-heavy soundtrack. With its frenetic combat and vibrant 80s-influenced visuals, the game appeals to fans of retro action without leaning on nostalgia as a crutch. The co-op and four-player deathmatch modes keep things lively, even if the plot veers into “anything goes” territory.

Storyline

Welcome to the United States of Craziness, a galaxy where anything goes. Thanks to Unlimit Energy, anyone can do whatever they want, provided they gather enough of it. You can go to Brazil! You can smear sunscreen on your liver! You can even shoot frozen yogurt out of your armpits! The Powerful Monkey Council is a group of magic monkeys who are perfectly attuned to Unlimit Energy and can easily control it. For this reason they are frequently sought after by evildoers, such as Sticky Funnybone of the skeletal Ribson family. In 2009, the evil skeleton tried to capture the powerful monkey council and make them his perfect power source, but he was stopped by his mortal enemies, the Super Freaks, in their brand new Grand Gyros. The year is 2024, and things are as different as they are the same. The Super Freaks grew more powerful, and gained new forms and appearances. Meanwhile, after a time travel incident, Sticky’s hated brother Kranion stepped in and replaced him for a while as the galaxy’s most feared evil skeleton, and the other Ribsons followed suit. After Kranion was forced to seek out Sticky to reluctantly ally with him, the evil skeletons now share equal prominence, which they hate more than anything—but the enemy of my enemy is my friend, after all. While Sticky’s Stronghold was under renovation, he was forced to stay at the Ribson household for the weekend, and put up with his half siblings: Kranion, younger brother Krankenspine, sister Whipeon, and the three headed cousin Geryon. He was also never too fond of his father Marrow Prime’s wife, Karen. And yet, the ever-scheming skeleton knew something useful when he saw it; all of these evil skeletons he was unfortunately related to were some of the strongest beings in the universe. Suddenly, hunting down and capturing the Monkey Council didn’t seem like such a sky-high notion afterall. Against his better judgement, Sticky decided to recruit the entire Ribson clan to do his dirty work. Of course, if we were to repeat what happened in 2009, it was time for the Super Freaks to head back to the stratosphere. By a funny coincidence, they were just giving their Grand Gyros a new paint job when they noticed the massive skullships darken the skies. The Super Freaks no longer feared Sticky or Kranion, but the whole Ribson family ravaging the galaxy raised their eyebrows. They needed to act fast. Luckily, they had a lot going for them; Scruffy’s training in Brazil gave him white gloves. Gambi finally got that teardrop shaped head! With these new powers, and a whole helping of unwilling participants yoinked from a capsule machine, the Super Freaks were going to rattle some bones.