July 24, 2007
SEGA Ships Alien Syndrome on the Wii and PSP
Sci-Fi Shooter-RPG Introduces Revolutionary
Gameplay for Up to Four Players
SEGA of America, Inc. today announced today that
Alien Syndrome™ has shipped to stores nationwide for the Wii and PSP. Alien
Syndrome is a lightning-fast game combining RPG and shooter genres in a
stunningly imaginative sci-fi universe. The game offers a dramatic and engaging
single player adventure in addition to an infinitely replayable co-op
multiplayer mode for up to four players. Derived from the classic SEGA arcade
game, Alien Syndrome’s new shooter-RPG gameplay makes it easy to pick up and
play, while its depth and wealth of features keeps it challenging for all
gamers.
In Alien Syndrome, players take control of the
game’s strong and enigmatic heroine – Earth Command Trooper Aileen Harding – and
battle a variety of fearsome aliens and colossal bosses. Gamers will unlock a
wide selection of character specialties and skills upgraded as they progress
through an engrossing campaign, protected by many different types of armor and
using a variety of increasingly powerful melee and ranged weaponry. Players can
improve their heroine’s statistics and discover a huge number of powerful new
abilities as they fight through infested spaceships and bizarre alien planets.
Alien Syndrome features 20 different weapon types
including flamethrowers, quad-barreled lasers, nanobot swarms that dissolve
enemies, and incendiary grenades that shoot fiery geysers from the ground. Each
weapon offers advantages and disadvantages, depending on how it is used and the
specializations players have chosen to adopt. Alien Syndrome’s fast-paced combat
also allows for any number of combat strategies to defeat over 100 different
alien enemies at one time.
Fighting alongside Aileen is the SCARAB, a
sentient combat and inventory robot that can be upgraded to a powerful and
indestructible battle-machine, automatically attacking nearby enemies during
battle. It also acts as a vendor through which players can recycle or sell items
at any time, as well as construct better weapons and synthesize more powerful
items. Additionally, the robot can be upgraded with abilities such as healing
and charging weapons.
Alien Syndrome on the Wii will utilize the Wii
Remote™’s motion-sensitive technology to allow players a full range of motion
when slashing through enemies, unloading on bosses, or running and gunning
through hallways using a uniquely intuitive aiming system. Gamers will also be
able to access new game modes and mini-games that expand on the core gameplay.
Using the Wii Remote, these new modes allow players to craft new items, to
enhance existing items and character abilities, and to hack into computer
systems.
For gamers on the go, Alien Syndrome on the PSP
system is Wi-Fi enabled so that up to four players can play cooperatively in
various multiplayer modes.
Alien Syndrome is developed by Totally Games and
is now available for the Wii system and PSP system. The game is rated “T” for
Teen by the Entertainment Software Rating Board and will have an MSRP of $49.95
on the Wii, and $39.95 on the PSP system.
