Assault Heroes for XBLA puts you behind the wheel of a couple different assault vehicles - a land-based buggy and a water-based gunship - and then gives you more than enough things to shoot at.
Available on:
PS3
,
Xbox 360
Genre: Arcade Release date: December 13, 2006 Published by: Sierra Developed by: Wanako Studios
Sierra goes back to basics with simple gameplay and big booms
Nov 17, 2006
If you're looking for an engrossing story with compelling characters, then put down your controllers and read a book. Assault Heroes jettisons this unnecessary baggage to make room for action, explosions, and swarms of enemies that will strike a chord with old school arcade rats.
The game plays like Smash TV on steroids. You'll control your jeep's movement with the left analog stick while directing your turret's fire with the right. The controls are quite responsive and we couldn't resist
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Fully in keeping with Xbox 360 Live Arcades distinctly retro approach, Sierra On-line jumps right in with this little offering, Assault Heroes, which is about as “retro” as you can get. The gameplay is simple, straightforward action with little to no higher brain functions required, while the graphics are colorful and splashy and about as subtle as a brick in the face.
Which aint really a bad thing. Sometimes, you just wanna blow sh%# up, yknow?
In fact, its not even worth going
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ESRB Rating
Assault Heroes is rated: Teen
Animated Blood,
Violence