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Aperion Cyberstorm Release Date
Bristol, United Kingdom, January 22, in the year of our Lord
2018 - Bristol based indie developer aPrioriDigital is proud to
announce that plasma-spewing twin-stick shooter Aperion
Cyberstorm will launch on February 8th 2018.
Exploding onto Nintendo Switch in a shower of screen-filling
fracas’ for up to five players, Aperion Cyberstorm challenges
pilots to fly through hundreds of maps across three game modes,
combining dynamic abilities and elemental effects to brutal
effect and endless variety. Whether playing alone or with
friends, this co-op shooter will leave players breathless and
wanting more - they will uncover a conspiracy in Campaign,
survive waves of enemies in Onslaught and fight for the crown in
Versus.
Jonathan Price, co-founder and designer said “Prototyping for
Aperion Cyberstorm began development in October 2013 as a
cooperative space shooter made with the XNA framework and in
mid-2014 we decided to move the game from XNA to Unity. This
then gave us the ability to bring the game to Nintendo Wii U.
During the lifetime of the project, we have revised the release
date more times than we would like. The reason for doing so is
that we understand that the game may not make back its
development costs, which is a reality that a lot of studios
face, but we wanted to make a game we could be proud of and that
can be played years from now by a variety of people of different
abilities.”
Jack David, co-founder and artist added “At aPriori we find joy
in making games games and we are delighted to finally be able to
bring Aperion Cyberstorm to market this year. The development
process has really been a case of life imitating art - as a
studio we’ve enjoyed the ride and we hope gamers will enjoy
their virtual ride when they get their hands on the code in
February!”
Gameplay Features
• Three modes of play: Campaign; Onslaught; and Versus
• 1-5 player support in all modes
• Campaign mode with ships, abilities, elements, and several
difficulty levels to select/unlock
• Onslaught mode with 16 maps of brutal challenge, with enemy
compositions specific to each map
• 16 maps in Versus, with a further 16 to unlock through play
across all modes
• Optional AI players in Versus mode for constant five player
battles
• Reverse controls, auto-activation of weapons and abilities,
and scalable text for readability
The game will launch on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U and
Steam on February 8th 2018 with Xbox One versions slated for
later this year.
No word on a physical copy version of this game on this system at this time.
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