Gaming News - April 2006
Montreal, Canada (April 26, 2006) - Meridian4 and Frozenbyte today
announced that Shadowgrounds has shipped and is now available in retail stores.
"It's an incredible feeling to finally have the game released in North
America. I know how much effort Meridian4 has put into Shadowgrounds, and I'm
happy that the retail box is so awesome and even includes a handy weapons
chart," said Frozenbyte CEO, Lauri Hyvarinen.
“When we first saw Shadowgrounds we knew we had to get this title released in
North America. It’s high-octane, non-stop action had us hooked the first time we
played it,” said Steve Milburn, Marketing Director at Meridian4, “For anyone
looking to have fun again playing a PC title, Shadowgrounds is your game!”
From Meridian4:
Shadowgrounds is now available in retail stores, including Best Buy and
Gamestop at a suggested retail price of $29.99. For more information about
Shadowgrounds 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.
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