Zeboyd Games (Breath of Death VII: The Beginning) has announced their upcoming RPG, Cthulhu Saves the World for the Xbox 360.

Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when a band of heroes cursed him and sealed away his powers. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it.

Features:

* A journey of redemption and insanity.
* Classic 8/16-bit style combined with modern gameplay design.
* 720p, Parallax scrolling, Backgrounds.
* Use magic and skills to inflict insanity upon your opponents. Insane enemies are more dangerous but also more vulnerable.
* More accessible than ever before. Collect Save Notebooks to save wherever you like. Collect 1Ups to retry failed battles.
* 7 playable characters - Umi the beautiful heroine with an unhealthy obsession with the ocean, Sharpe the sentient floating sword, October the cute necromancer, Paws the alien cat, Dacre a senile old man, Ember the dark dragon, and of course, Cthulhu from the classic horror of H.P. Lovecraft.
* A 6-10 hour main quest with multiple difficulties and post-game modes like Score Attack and Highlander to increase replayability.
* All of the great features players know and love from Breath of Death VII: The Beginning have returned - fast-paced gameplay, combo system, random encounter limits, unite techniques, branching LV-Ups, and more.

Cthulhu Saves the World is currently scheduled for an August 2010 release on Xbox Live Indie Games. It will cost 240 MS points ($3 USD).