Ion Assault

Ion Assault is a multidirectional shooter video game developed by Coreplay and published by Black Inc. exclusively for the Xbox Live Arcade. It was released in North America and Europe in September 23, 2009 and priced at 800 Microsoft Points. Its gameplay is similar to that of the classic arcade shooter Asteroids. Ion Assault is the first Xbox LIVE Arcade game developed in Germany.

Developer: Coreplay

Publisher: Black Inc.

Genre: Shooter

Release Date: 9/23/2009

Console: Xbox 360

Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)

Animated Blood

Mild Fantasy Violence

Plot:

Experience Ion Assault, an action-packed arcade-style space adventure with an unprecedented particle physics engine. Fight alone or cooperatively through four different modes and more than 20 exciting levels. Instead of conventional weapons, use the free energy particles that are abundant in space to fend off swarms of aliens. Space adventure: Battle aliens with a unique fluid and particle system. Variety of play: Explore more than 20 levels in four diverse settings with lavish graphics. Upgrades: Earn upgrades for your spaceships, such as augmented speed or increased radius for collecting surrounding particles. Multiplayer action: Enjoy various multiplayer modes like Cooperative, Arena, or Harvest with up to four players. Power-ups: Collect special power-ups, usable for a limited time, such as Black Hole. International flavor: Ion Assault is the first Xbox LIVE Arcade game developed in Germany.

Features :

* Space adventure: Battle aliens with a unique fluid and particle system.

* Variety of play: Explore more than 20 levels in four diverse settings with lavish graphics.

* Upgrades: Earn upgrades for your spaceships, such as augmented speed or increased radius for collecting surrounding particles.

* Multiplayer action: Enjoy various multiplayer modes like Cooperative, Arena, or Harvest with up to four players.

* Power-ups: Collect special power-ups, usable for a limited time, such as Black Hole.

* International flavor: Ion Assault is the first Xbox LIVE Arcade game developed in Germany.

System Requirements:

Supported OS: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista® (with Service Pack 1)(only)

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz, or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ or higher (Intel Core 2 Duo 6320 / AMD Athlon X2 4000+ or higher recommended)

RAM: 1 GB (Windows XP) (2 GB recommended), 2 GB Windows Vista

Video Card: 128 MB DirectX®–compliant, Shader 2.0–enabled video card (256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher recommended)

(see supported list*)

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0–compliant sound card

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)

DVD-ROM: 4x DVD-ROM, dual-layer drive

Hard Drive Space: 7 GB

Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)

Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster / LAN connection

* Supported Video Cards at the Time of Release

Shader Model 2.0:

NVIDIA® GeForce® 59xx

ATI® RADEON® X8xx / 9800

Shader Model 3.0 / 4.0:

NVIDIA® GeForce® 6/7/8/9 series

ATI® RADEON® X1300XT / X1650-1950/HD 2000/3000/4000 series

ATI® Crossfire

NVIDIA SLI

Sound Cards Supported:

Creative Audigy I, II, and IV series, Creative X-FI series, Realtek HD Audio compatible, Realtek AC97 Audio compatible, Hercules Series

Game Pad Supported:

Gembird Dual Force GamePad, Logitech Dual Action, Logitech Extreme 3D, LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO, LOGITECH FREEDOM 2.4 CORDLESS JOYSTICK, Logitech Rumblepad 2, Mad Catz,SAITEK AVIATOR, SAITEK CYBORG EVO, SAITEK CYBORG EVO FORCE, SAITEK CYBORG ST, 90 JOYSTICK, Saitek FPS, Saitek P2600 Rumble, Saitek P880, Saitek X52 Flight Control System, Sony Analog Controller (with Dual PSX-USB Adaptor), THRUSTMASTER AFTERBURNER II, Thrustmaster Dual Trigger, Thrustmaster Dual Trigger Force, Thrustmaster FireStorm Dual Analog 3, Thrustmaster FireStorm Dual Power 3 Gamepad, Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar Joystick, Thrustmaster Run'N' Drive, Thrustmaster Run'N' Drive 3-in-1 Rumble Force, Thrustmaster T.Flight Stick X, Thrustmaster T-Mini, THRUSTMASTER TOP GUN FOX 2 PRO, TRUST PREDATOR, TRUST QZ 501 PREDATOR, Xbox360 Controller.

Other controllers may work but functionality may vary.Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported.