Cheryl & Donna’s Cardio Combat

A retro Beat'em up

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Role

Gameplay & UI Programmer, Sound Designer

Context

Ubisoft Game Lab Competition 2026

Game Overview

Cheryl & Donna’s Cardio Combat is a retro beat’em up where two fitness queens dive straight into a pastel cartoon world to reclaim their time slot and put the residents of Heartland back in their place.

Project Context

This game was developed during the Ubisoft Game Lab Competition 2026 in 10 weeks. The team was composed of 3 programmers from UQAC and 5 3D artists from NAD-UQAC.

Theme and mandate

  • 80s-90s
  • Multiplayer Couch game
  • All Ages
  • Only D-pad and 2 buttons for the controls.

Tools

This game was developed using Unreal Engine 5.