Hudson is definitely hopping all over the gaming scene these last few weeks (as they should be) and that's a good thing. The company has announced that its classic turn-based strategy game, Military Madness (Nectaris) is coming to Xbox Live Arcade on September 30, 2009 for 800 Microsoft Points. In case you never owned the original TurboGrafx-16 or the later PlayStation remake, the game is an addictive single or multiplayer strategy game that takes place on the Moon (in the future, of course).Backbone Entertainment is handling the development for this new version of the game, and as a fan of their work on the amazing N-Gage game Rifts: Promise of Power (one of the best portable SRPGs I've played to date) and other projects, I'm thrilled by the possibilites for this update. Given the pile of stuff in my inbox, I'll let the press release take over for a bit:
Military Madness takes place in the year 2156, where the Earth has become vastly overpopulated. In an effort to preserve the population, Earth establishes lunar penal colonies to remove convicted criminals from the population. Although it's rough treatment for the criminals, the method proves to be effective. Soon however, the prisoners begin to rise up against the minimal security detaining them on the Moon, and begin to threaten the entire planet with a weapon so powerful, it could obliterate all of the Earth's population. The newly founded Xenos (as the prisoners refer to themselves), are determined to take revenge on the planet that cast them onto the cold lunar surface.Screenshots and a cool teaser trailer to ogle below:
This is where you come in. As commander of the Union army, you take part in a mission to take back the lunar surface by outsmarting the Xenos army. The new generation of Military Madness brings classic turn-based strategy gameplay with a fresh coat of paint to bring the universe to life. You've never seen action strategy look so good! Several factors on the battlefield add to the dynamic decision making you'll have to do throughout the course of conducting your operations on the Moon. Unit placement and movement, terrain advantages, and predicting enemy movements all come into play when trying to outsmart your enemy.
Military Madness will come with a platoon of features! With the newly implemented 4-person multiplayer, you can coordinate strategies or taunt foes in team or vs. multiplayer modes! Whether it's locally or online, no two battles will be the same! You can also customize the all-new commander unit with 20 different unique abilities to lead your forces. Along with online leaderboards which track stats, you'll even earn experience in each match like a true general on the field. Additionally, multiple command views let you strategize in 2.5D and let you see your battles unfold in 3D in cinematic camera action.
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