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2009 · Coreplay · Arcade · Indie

Ion Assault

In Ion Assault players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, Ion Assault adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!

Released: 23 September 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox 360
Genres: Arcade Indie Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Coreplay
Publishers: THQ Nordic
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Germany
Age ratings: ESRB E10+GRAC ALL
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 2hmain story9hcompletionist

About

Ion Assault is a multidirectional shooter video game developed by Coreplay and published by Black Inc. for the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows. It was released in North America and Europe on September 23, 2009. Its gameplay is similar to that of the classic arcade shooter Asteroids. Ion Assault was the first Xbox Live Arcade game to be developed in Germany.

Ion Assault was released for Windows on the Steam platform on November 17, 2010. It was delisted in 2015, but got relisted in 2018 for Xbox 360 and in 2019 for Steam.

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Reception

Ion Assault received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 62/100 for the PC version based on 4 reviews and 74/100 for the Xbox 360 version based on 23 reviews. It received praise for its graphics, particle effects and gameplay (including the recharging mechanic for the main weapon), but received criticism for its controls, short campaign and screen clutter during intense battles.