PSP Game Profile: Xyanide Resurrection

As a twitch shooter fanatic, I am somewhat disappointed at the small number of arcade shmups on the PSP. Sure, there was Star Soldier, but the 180-degree flipped control scheme was more of a gimmick than a credit to the gameplay. Every Extend Extra was a real treat, and worth every shmup fan’s money. But once you have played it to death, what’s next?

Well, it looks like developers Playlogic might have you covered on this front. Their upcoming game, Xyanide Resurrection, promises some intense 3D space-shooting action on the PSP, and the best part is that it is coming very soon! It is unclear why this game has snuck beneath the radar of most mainstream gaming sites, but from all accounts Resurrection is set to ship this May to North America and Europe.

In this prequel to the Xbox title, you once again play as executioner Drake. Your last job of transporting the evil Witch Aguira to her execution place did not work out as intended, and Aguira – the destroyer of planets and civilizations managed to escape her sentence. Now you are in a strange world where physical laws don’t necessarily apply – you are in a world Aguira creates using the powerfull Xyanide and her mind. So get in your craft, adjust it’s powers to your needs, and jettison off in a world created by your worst enemy. Everything here will be hostile towards you, and you will need the lighting fast reflexes of a pilot to avoid the waves of enemies dispatched from the inter-dimensional spirit world. [Wow, I will have some of whatever it is they are smoking... ed.]

Game Features:

Innovative Video technology allows fully interactive three-dimensional levels in cinematic quality.

Branching story and level structure which leads to 5 different endings (and difficulty levels).

15 levels spanning across 5 worlds.

Over 35 enemies with both predefined and adaptive behavior.

30 bosses with each their own behavior patterns and fighting tactics.

Multiplayer modes using WiFi technology; Co-op and competitive.

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