February 28, 2006

New Vertical Shooter Serves up Relish of Mindless Drilling and Clever Dodging

Alien Stars is a chance for a gamer to make their way through the universe full of bad guys. A choice of invaders craving for destruction wants to stop you from fulfilling your mission. Solid visuals and sound aim at igniting your fighting spirit so you can sweep the Galaxy clean of malicious presence.

Awem Studio today announces the release of a remake to the good old fun-giver of a vertical shooter. Gamers with taste for a fighting relish are sure to find in Alien Stars a nice choice of enemies to drill through. The ever changing strategies of the attackers, a range of weapons in your arsenal and power-ups to boost the blast power are all summoned to make your missions ever so diverse and entertaining. Alien Stars is a solid bit of fun you can add to the collection of chosen ones.

According to the game's plot you are sent to protect two remote systems from the hordes of cruel Biodos, the embodiment of evil. Your starship is powered with a blast weapon and energy supply, though to handle the perils you will need to rearm and recharge power drivers along the way. Solid control of the ship moves provides for a speedy response to ever emerging attackers and rocks. But reliance on it alone can be misleading as your enemies flood in with diverse patterns and speed. The way to succeed in the job is to focus all your senses on the screen and prepare for action. A final fight with a sinister boss is the moment of truth that consummates each mission.

In Alien Stars the traditional scenario of a vertical shooter got more diverse and distinguished with rich visuals and sound. Twelve fully-fledged missions lead you through star systems of both sides of the war. Only the hissing of missiles, shrieks of alien creatures, and alarm warnings resound through the deadly silence of space. To cheer brave pilots up, however, the game makers entwined an encouraging background tune. Alien Stars features four difficulty levels, ranging from "for kids" to the hard one. They help accommodate to the rules of the game and comfortably slip into it. Once you gain progress and the tributes of high score, the Worldwide Hall of Fame will readily display your achievements to others' awe and homage.

The game was put to the test on the game evaluation sites. It received acclaims and the Silver Star award at Game tunnel, praise for "impressive visuals", "spectacular sound effects", and the title of the top game of 2005 at The Adrenaline Vault.

Alien Stars Features:

• 12 original fully-fledged missions
• Pack of enemies with diverse attack patterns
• A choice of weapons and bonus power-ups
• Additional support for gamepad input
• Four difficulty levels (for kids, easy, normal, hard).

Pricing and Availability
Alien Stars runs under Windows 98/2000/ME/XP and costs $19.95 (USD) for a single-user license. Registration opens up access to all missions. All registered users are entitled to a qualified technical support and program updates.

An evaluation version can be downloaded here from GameZone.

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