Meridian4 and Frozenbyte Spotlight Cooperation in Shadowgrounds new Demo!
Montreal, Canada. May 4, 2006 - Game
publisher Meridian4 and developer Frozenbyte are pleased to
announce the release of their second North American demo for
their Action/Shooter; Shadowgrounds, now featuring the
multiplayer co-op mode and a new mission.
"This demo allows players to delve deeper into the
Shadowgrounds action. It includes a brand new level that
gives you more weapons and a lot more aliens to kill," said
Steve Milburn, Marketing Director at Meridian4, "It also
gives everyone a chance to try out the multiplayer co-op mode
for the first time."
"We are very excited to release the second demo right after
the successful North American launch. The timing of the new
demo is perfect for UK gamers too, because Shadowgrounds will
be launched in the UK on Friday this week," said Frozenbyte
CEO, Lauri Hyvarinen and continued: "The first demo was
well-received, and I believe the new demo will get even more
gamers excited about Shadowgrounds."
About the Demo
The demo features three levels in all; level 1, 2 and level 5
and enables the multiplayer co-op mode for all levels. The
new demo includes all of the crowd pleasing weapons and
upgrades of the first demo, such as the AM-92 Pulse Rifle
with the shocking upgrade of the Electric Tazer and the
return of the fan favourite; the WP650 "B.R.N." Flamer with
the Fuel Trap upgrade for when you need a wall of flames.
Also, if you look carefully, you may find the hidden Laser
Rifle in the new demo mission.
Level 1 - 'Power Plant' has you looking into what seems to be
a routine power outage. You and two members of your team
investigate the power plant. While you fix the problem, your
friends mysteriously disappear, they can't be hailed over the
radio and then all hell breaks loose!
Level 2 - 'Water Treatment Facility' has Corporal Jane Arwyn
trapped and in danger. You must get yourself safely into the
facility, rescue Jane and get out alive. Did we mention the
hordes of aliens and a level boss the size of a semi?
Level 5 - 'New Atlantis: Centrum' New Atlantis is the main
colonisation on Ganymede and is the home for thousands of
people, including a large number of scientists and civilians.
Meet Ltn. Baxter there and help him rescue the remaining
survivors.
Take on the role of Tyler, an ex-security expert, now working
as a mechanic in the outskirts of the space colony on
Jupiter's moon; Ganymede. What you thought was going to be
just another cold, dark and boring day turns into a battle
for your and the colony's survival.
Good luck
For more information about Shadowgrounds and to get the demo,
go to www.meridian4.com.
About Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds is an epic sci-fi game that blends addictive
old school gameplay and modern technology creating one big,
nasty alien-battling carnage festival. Played from a top-down
perspective, Shadowgrounds give you full control over the
battlefield and features a devastating arsenal of weapons,
realistic and sometimes hair-raising lighting effects and
tons of monsters to shoot, slice, electrocute and even flame
broil!
- Upgrade weaponry with powerful modifications
- Face enormous monsters in boss battles
- Destructible environment allows players to wreak havoc with their arsenal
- Visit many exciting locations, including a secret military base and the alien-infested colony New Atlantis
- Fight side-by-side with NPC allies against the massive alien hordes
- Check security cameras and computer logs to investigate alien origins
- Realistic lighting with gameplay effects bring the aliens out of the shadows
- Enjoy horrifying sound effects and a thrilling music soundtrack made exclusively for Shadowgrounds
- Powered by Frozenbyte's incredible 3D engine!
SPECIAL FEATURE:
2-4 PLAYER CO-OP MULTIPLAYER! - 2-4 players can play the
co-operative mode on the same computer to maximize the
destruction.
About Frozenbyte
Frozenbyte is an independent game developer based in
Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 2001, the company is out to
show the world that dedication, hard work and innovation can
still deliver inspiring games. Highly-anticipated
Shadowgrounds is Frozenbyte's first commercial game and has
already received much critical acclaim in Finland and
Germany, where the game was released in November 2005.
About Meridian4
Meridian4 is an interactive software publisher located in
Montreal, Canada. We are a new publishing company, with new
ideas and a different approach to forming partnerships with
developers. The difference is we actually form a partnership
- a true relationship characterized by mutual cooperation and
responsibility to achieve the best possible performance for
their products.
Find attached a few more screen shots capturing all of the
action.
For more information or to request a review copy of
Shadowgrounds, contact me at:
Steve Milburn
steve@meridian4.com
www.meridian4.com
514-697-2165