Black Inc. has announced that Ion Assault, developed by Coreplay, will hit Xbox Live Arcade later this summer. Ion Assault, the first XBLA game developed by a German studio, according to the press release, is a space shooter with an interesting twist. Rather than endow the main ship with unlimited ammunition, akin to Geometry Wars, Ion Assault requires players to draw in "free energy particles" and blast them at foes. Once the particles are blasted away, they are redistributed throughout the play area and can be drawn in for another attack.
The full game will run 800 ($10) and will include four different scenarios, multiplayer and plenty of power-ups. Check out the first trailer above and pore over some screens and artwork in the gallery below.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jcarpio @ Jul 7th 2009 1:19PM
It looks more like Super Stardust than Geometry Wars
Dance Mofo @ Jul 7th 2009 6:05PM
it looks more like I am getting this
Danielnator @ Jul 7th 2009 7:12PM
Another cluttered seizure inducing shoot em up.... didn't we have enough of those already.
Dan @ Sep 1st 2009 9:46AM
no
StGermain @ Jul 8th 2009 5:34AM
Nice screensaver...