Assault Heroes

Timed Xbox exclusive

Assault Heroes is an arcade-style scrolling dual-joystick shooter where the player drives 4x4s or speedboats, sometimes moving around on-foot.

Released: 13 December 2006
Platforms: PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox 360
Genres: Arcade Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Wanako Studios
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Chile
Age ratings: PEGI 12 ESRB T

About

Assault Heroes is an arcade-style, top-down shooter video game developed by Wanako Games. The game has the player driving 4x4 vehicles, piloting speedboats, or proceeding on foot against enemy hordes. Players can play alone or co-operatively, including both online and offline 2-player co-operative modes.

Assault Heroes was originally available as an Xbox Live Arcade title. On March 19, 2008, its price was lowered when the game joined the Arcade Hits lineup. A Microsoft Windows retail version was released on October 23, 2007, and the PS3 version was added to the PlayStation Network on January 28, 2010, published by Konami in the United States.

Keywords

vehicular combat
achievements
boss fight
vehicle combat
digital distribution
upgradeable weapons
twin stick control
digital rights management
nuclear bomb
leaderboard
regenerating health

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Gameplay

Over the course of the game (which is very similar to the 1987 video game Time Soldiers), players battle through five progressively more difficult levels. In addition to countless lesser foes, each level generally contains several "bosses" which must be defeated in order to proceed. Using the left thumbstick to move and the right thumbstick to aim/shoot (when playing on the Xbox 360 & PS3), players dodge enemy fire while inflicting damage upon foes utilizing three primary weapons:

Minigun - A traditional machine gun with a high rate of fire.

Story

Originally designed as an Xbox Live Arcade title, Assault Heroes features only minimal story elements. According to the game, the player controls "the last surviving member of an elite forces unit" searching for a secret enemy laboratory. Once located (near the end of the game), the goal is to destroy the lab and escape.

Reception

Assault Heroes received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the Xbox 360 version of the game has a score of 79/100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".