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Monday, September 20, 2010

Alien Breed 2: Assault launches 22nd September on XBLA and Steam

Continuing the phenomenal success of Alien Breed: Evolution (XBLA) and Alien Breed: Impact (PC, PSN), Team17 are very proud to announce the official release date of Alien Breed 2: Assault on Xbox LIVE Arcade and for PC, via Steam, as Wednesday 22nd September 2010.


Alien Breed 2: Assault is the second chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is an explosive science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies and highly detailed environments, developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3. ‘Assault’ finds the player taking control of Conrad, Chief Engineer aboard the dying ship Leopold, and continuing his fight for survival across the fatally damaged space vessel. His only hope relies on reigniting the alien spacecraft’s monstrous engines to rescue him from impending annihilation, but to do this he will have to survive wave after wave of relentless alien assaults. In addition to the thrilling single-player campaign and all new “Survivor” modes, the game also offers action-packed, two-player online co-operative battle modes.

"As the second adventure in the Alien Breed trilogy, we’re really happy with how much ‘Assault’ adds to an already strong game play formula. We've got some awesomely destructive new weapons to purchase and upgrade, monstrous new boss battles, and some really exciting set-pieces”, says John Dennis, Head of Design at Team17 Software Ltd. "Add to this our brand-new "Survivor" Mode, which pits players against relentless waves of enemies in either single-player or two-player co-op, and the stress-inducing, claustrophobic experience of moving ever deeper into a space station infested with blood-thirsty aliens, and you get a very strong offering that we hope will please both Alien Breed fans and players new to the game alike."

KEY FEATURES:

* NEW - “Survivor” mode: Resist endless waves of intense alien horde attacks in specifically designed arena environments, or team up with a friend in order to reach the highest score in two-player co-operative assaults!
* NEW - Set Pieces – Fight the breed through stunningly choreographed action sequences.
* NEW - Weapons– More equipment to combat the horde including Hardened Armour and new weaponry:
* Hyper Blaster – a destructive chain-gun.
* Rocket Launcher – blow the horde away!
* NEW – Alien Foes – Enter into conflict with the all-new ‘Webber’ alien and endure dramatic encounters with new and shocking bosses.
* Epic Single-Player story mode - The single-player campaign mode that follows the continuing narrative of the game through huge and challenging environments.
* Two-player co-operative play mode – Work together to defeat the alien horde across specially customised assault maps for two players, over Steam or XboxTM LIVE Arcade.
* Exclusive Xbox LIVE Avatar award items – ‘Barnes’ Helmet and Body Armour (male and female versions) awarded to the player by killing a set number of aliens (the helmet) and by completing the single-player story mode (the body armour).

About Alien Breed:
Alien Breed, recognized as one of the foremost Amiga games ever released, was launched in 1991, developed and published by Team17 Software Ltd. It proved an instant success, with the Special Edition version spending an incredible 33 unbroken weeks at the top of the UK Sales Charts. A sequel was released in 1993 (Alien Breed 2) and a 3D edition, both of which won numerous awards. The well-loved series had lain dormant for 14 years, until December 2009, when it arrived in stunning fashion with the production-heavy 'Alien Breed Evolution' on Xbox 360 LIVE Arcade achieving Christmas No. 2 sales position on Xbox 360 LIVE Arcade.

Alien Breed 2: Assault is Developed and Published by Team17 Software 2010. Team17 Software and Alien Breed 2: Assault are Trademarks or Registered trademarks of Team17 Software limited. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, copyrights and logos are property of their respective owners.

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