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Tozai Games Announces Update and Championship Mode DLC Packs For Spelunker HD for PSN
A bounty of even more punishing stages, plus a special low 50% off price for PlayStation®Plus Members!
Bellevue, Wash.--August 24, in the year of our Lord 2012--Tozai
Games announced today that Spelunker HD will be receiving a
software update on August 28th that includes a new area, and
seven additional downloadable Championship Mode DLC packs to
follow for both North America and Europe. The patch and each DLC
pack will include a new area with 10 stages, totaling up to 80
additional levels to explore and conquer, as well as increased
lives and extra content trophies. The update for Spelunker HD
will take place in both Europe and North America on August 28,
2012.
Additionally, PlayStation Plus members will be able to purchase
both Spelunker HD, as well as the new Championship Mode DLC
packs for 50% off for two weeks starting from August 28th 2012*.
The update improves screen views in Spelunker HD's exciting
online multiplayer mode, and EX1, the first expansion pack will
be included for free as part of the patch. Packs EX2 through EX8
will be available soon after for $1.99/€1.99 each. To round out
the bevy of Spelunker goodness, two more packs are expected next
month.
"Fans in Japan salivated over each Championship Expansion
release, but we're excited to now be offering them all at once
to both North America and Europe," says Scott Tsumura, Tozai's
co-founder. "Spelunker addicts beware, because the new stages
really turn up the heat! To wit, Championship mode provides
fifty lives at game start as opposed to only five in the
original mode."
In Spelunker HD, the player navigates each labyrinthine level to
reach an ancient statue that stands at the entrance to yet a
deeper, more heinous cave. En route, you may operate the archaic
mine equipment and ride the automated machinery to aid in your
quest. You'll collect a plethora of items and power-ups,
encounter a vast array of creatures, and detonate bombs and
launch flares as you run, jump and climb your way ever deeper.
When nostalgia strikes, an option to play in the original 2D
graphic style is also available.
This devious reimagining of the classic 1983 platformer created
by Tim Martin contains all the fun and teeth-grinding challenge
of the original, but with bold new 3D graphics, 100 freshly
designed levels (and soon to be 100 more), and both co-op and
competitive multiplayer modes for up to six players.
Spelunker HD received a PlayStation Store Top Sales Award when
it first became available in Japan in 2009. It also received a
truckload of critical acclaim in North America and Europe
including a Best of 2010 award from Joystiq.
*Check your respective territory for exact time of availability