PowerUp Forever Grows Up in New Media
PowerUp Forever will hit Xbox Live and PlayStation Network later this year.
PowerUp Forever will hit Xbox Live and PlayStation Network later this year.
In a Super Stardust HD-meets-Katamari Damacy twist, the player's spaceship grows larger and larger as the player destroys more enemies, and so does the world surrounding that spaceship, creating one persistent level that gets bigger and bigger a la Katamari.
PowerUp Forever has missed its intended summer release but is still in the works. When completed, it will be a digital purchase on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Store.
While I didn't get my hands on the Stardust HD-esque title, I did get to see an alpha version of it being played. From what I saw, I would judge it as one of the most promising titles within the Namco lineup.
Players will steer a fractal-based ship around a procedurally-generated level, firing away at various enemies. The visual style was very impressive, featuring whispy fluid dynamic-based shield effects that swished around the ship and the various enemies. Combat consists of shooting standard space shooter lasers and triple-shot guns using the right analog stick, with a full 360 degree field of fire. Nothing too exciting yet, but wait--there's more.
In a fantastic twist, as the player takes down parasitic monsters and bosses, the fractal ship grows in size. And while the ship may... Read more
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