Crunchyroll Adds Action Puzzle Game Battle Chef Brigade to Its Android Vault

Battle Chef Brigade is the latest addition to Crunchyroll’s mobile Game Vault. If you’ve got a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan membership, you can try out the whole game. It brings everything from the Deluxe edition.

The game first launched on PC and consoles in November 2017 and later expanded its features with the Deluxe edition in August 2018. Developed by Trinket Studios, it was published by Adult Swim Games on these platforms.

Battle Chef Brigade is everything mixed together

It’s part side-scrolling brawler, part puzzle game, and also a cooking competition! It takes place in the fantasy world of Victusia, where people figured out how to safely hunt terrifying monsters and turn them into fancy gourmet meals.

That eventually led to the creation of the Battle Chef Brigade. It’s an elite group of warrior-chefs who both protect the world from monsters and cook incredible dishes using the creatures they defeat. You follow two aspiring chefs, Mina and Thrash, as they enter a tough tournament to earn a place in the prestigious Battle Chef Brigade.

The gameplay is split into two parts. First, you’re out hunting monsters and gathering ingredients from plants around the area. Combat is fast-paced and combo-based, with physical and magical attacks helping you. Once you’ve beaten a monster, it’ll drop body parts that become ingredients for your recipes.

After you’ve gathered what you need, it’s back to the kitchen for the cooking phase. This is where things become a puzzle game. You turn the ingredients into differently coloured flavour gems that appear inside a 4×4 cooking grid.

You rotate the gems like Puyo Puyo, matching colours together to increase their rank. The better you combine them, the higher the quality of your dish becomes. Then it’s a race to get your masterpiece in front of the judges before time expires.

Each cooking contest is kind of like an Iron Chef showdown. You’re competing directly against another chef. Up to three judges score your dishes based on their quality, whether you’ve included the required ingredient, and how well you’ve matched each judge’s preferred flavour profile.

Crunchyroll’s Battle Chef Brigade includes all the extra modes, such as Survival Mode, Restaurant Rush, Daily Cook-Offs, and Free Play. It’s now available on the Google Play Store.

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