Posted by Al

Wed, 6th Oct 2010

Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags! released on SCEE PSN Store today!

Hi everyone,

There’s something of a party atmosphere here today as our latest minis game, Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags! finally goes on sale on the SCEE PSN Store today for the bargain price of £3.99/€4.99!

It’s been a long time coming (the game was released on the SCEA store a few weeks ago now), but we feel the wait’s definitely been worth it! The extra time has been taken up with the game being pushed out to hundreds of Sony’s own marketing contacts across the SCEE territory, so hopefully the wait’s paid off and the exposure level will be our best yet for what I certainly feel is our best minis title to date. :-)

By the way, thanks to those fans who’ve already purchased Ace from the SCEA store and given us such positive feedback. We love you, man. ;-)

For those of you who (somehow!) don’t know what the fuss is all about, Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags! is a super-slick side-scrolling shmup in the tradition of games like Gradius and R-Type, but with an awesome cartoon art style.

We’re sorry, but this game is unapologetically tough ;-), featuring relentless waves of alien scumbags that want nothing more than to blow Ace (and the entire human race) into atoms. You’ll need quick reflexes and a highly developed trigger finger to have a shot at victory. Good luck all of you - you may well need it

Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags! key features are summarised in this previous blog post, and you also have the benefit of a brand new dedicated Ace Armstrong web page, here, from which you can even buy the game direct via Media Go, so get to it!

There are already several videos of the game on our Youtube channel, but here’s Ace’s trailer again, just to whet your appetites:

Anyone who considers themselves a shmup fan, particularly those from the golden age of the late 80s (and maybe early 90s), owes it to themselves to give the game a ‘shot’ (ahaha!). So I say to those older gamers out there: “your fingers are aching to remember what a real challenge feels like - who are you to deny them?”

You youngsters needn’t feel left out; this is a quality title that gives you a rare opportunity to see what games were like when men were men and Betamax VCRs ruled the Earth. Enjoy and see you next week! ;-)

[SPOILERS!!] P.S. For those who are struggling there are Rookie-level play throughs of Level 1 and Level 2 also available via Youtube, both played by my good self. If you need them they’re there to help. :-)