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Assault Heroes to assault XBL

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Dec 11, 2006 2:20 pm PT

This Wednesday's Xbox Live Arcade offering will be the cooperative arcade-style shooter from Sierra Online and Wanako Studios.

Ahhh...a beach paradise. Let's blow stuff up!

Microsoft continues its Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays program this week with Sierra Online's Assault Heroes. The game, developed by Wanako Studios, will be available at 1 a.m. on Wednesday for 800 points ($10).

Assault Heroes is an arcade-style, top-down-perspective shooter in which gamers steer heavily armed 4x4s, drive souped-up motorboats, or go at it on foot against wave after wave of enemies. Armed with weapons such as flamethrowers, grenades, and flak cannons, players can take on the challenge alone or play cooperatively with a friend online or offline.

Assault Heroes is rated T for Teen. For more information, read GameSpot's preview.

69 Comments

  • NinjaShadows

    Posted Dec 13, 2006 5:54 am PT

    this game is better than geometry wars period.

  • snakes2solid

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:49 pm PT

    it's after 1 am on east cost... what time were they talking about...it says 1am on wednesday...

  • JLCrogue

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 12:46 pm PT

    I hope this one is better than the last two!

  • jdbthexboxgamr

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:24 am PT

    I am really happy to see more original next gen games hitting the arcade with Small Arms,Robo Blitz and now this one,it is just what the XBLA was needing! Can't wait to check it out!

  • Brainpr0n

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:19 am PT

    Yeah! +1 for...

    HEAVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY BARREL!

    The co-op makes this one interesting.

  • djord02

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 9:34 am PT

    This one looks promising. Wish they would port Ikari Warriors, gawd I loved that game.

  • stejmatty

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 9:29 am PT

    absolutly love next gen arcade games, just like marble blast, robo blitz, and now this! cant wait!

  • qiwihead

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 9:24 am PT

    KingofTrolls, it's not called Xbox Live Arcade because all of the games used to be in the arcades. They're trying to make XBLA like old-time arcades, places where gamers could get together and play simple, mindlessly fun games solo or together. In that sense, I think they're doing a pretty good job so far. Ironically, I think the actual arcade games are generally the weakest offerings. I'm looking forward to more original games like Cloning Clyde, Roboblitz, and this new one, Assault Heroes.

  • princeofgames90

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 8:26 am PT

    HAHAH still arcade why doesnt every one stick there *** with the good fenomenon GEARS OF WAR

  • feryl06

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 6:33 am PT

    Plays like MERCS, or Ikari Warriors---take ya back in the day. Played it for the first few minutes---it's mindless fun!

  • KingofTrolls

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 6:26 am PT

    another so called arcade game that really wasn't ever an arcade game. This is arcade live isn't it?

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 6:07 am PT

    Excellent. This game looks pretty fun.

  • keinuveye

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 5:45 am PT

    just bought robo blitz..... i wanted this for awhile but do i need to keep spending on this stuff??? arggg

  • Zumafire

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 5:38 am PT

    Looks great... this game will put me over the 30 XBLA title mark....damn!

  • Dinghy_Dog

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 5:35 am PT

    800 bucks is a steal for this game!

  • pupaboy

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 4:51 am PT

    I checked out the video on the Assault Heroes web site. This game looks too cool. I am so buying this come Wednesday.

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 3:55 am PT

    looks nice, what we need is some HEAVY BARREL!

  • gagan21

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 1:54 am PT

    this game looks awesome , i ll buy it 4 sure

  • ocdog45

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 1:05 am PT

    i'll be buying this gasme. it looks fun

  • Dreski83

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 12:41 am PT

    after playing the heck out of Contra, this should be a nice substitute... not from all the shooting and blowing up stuff part, but definently a nice card to toss into the XBL arcade

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