PixelJunk SideScroller bringing old school to PSN this week

Fans of sadistic, retro-inspired sidescrollers will want to keep one eye on the PlayStation Network this week. Q-Games has released a launch trailer for PixelJunk SideScroller, announcing the arrival of its next PixelJunk title on October 25 in North America and October 26 in the UK.

Q-Games' latest is based on PixelJunk Shooter 2's “The Road to Dawn” bonus stage, which appeared as a diversion available on the ship's old timey computer. Now fully-fleshed out for its own spin-off, PixelJunk SideScroller features an uber-retro vector graphics style, new enemies, upgradeable weapons, and multiple difficulty modes.

“Some people reckon PixelJunk games are a little tough, and well… yes, they are a little because I think games should be a challenge,” wrote Q-Games President Dylan Cuthbert on the US PlayStation Blog, adding, “However, what we’ve done this time is scattered loads of checkpoints so even if you do die, you’ll restart really close, and we also give you the option to downgrade your difficulty setting if you get a Game Over too. We’ve created 4 difficulty levels so everyone is catered for (I hope!).”