Assault on Dark Athena Demo Now on Xbox Live
Assault on Dark Athena, the semi-remake/sequel/expansion to the Xbox hit Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, is now available on Xbox Live in demo form. Check out some gameplay footage, conveniently posted here for your viewing pleasure.
Developed by Starbreeze Studios, the same developer behind the original game as well as The Darkness, you can see the same visceral take on the combat (which is to say that it’s awesome). And don’t worry if you missed out on the first game — Escape from Butcher Bay has been visually re-mastered for next-gen systems and has been included for free.
Assault on Dark Athena will also include 6 multiplayer modes, such as Death Match, Capture the Flag, Arena (1v1 or 2v2), as well as two new modes: Pitch Black and Butcher Bay Riot.
Pitch Black is a 6-player mode where 5 players take the role of Mercenaries trying to hunt down and kill Riddick with only weapon-mounted flashlights to see by. Riddick starts in the darkness, while the Mercenaries start in a lit room containing shotguns, SMGs, and Assault Rifles before dropping into the darkness to hunt Riddick down. The more powerful the Mercenaries’ weapons, the lower the power of the flashlight. Riddick is armed with the Ulaks and his unique eyeshine night vision which gives him a great advantage in the dark. The player that kills Riddick then becomes him for the following round.
Butcher Bay Riot is a fast-paced three-team mode in which 12 players split into teams of Guards, Prisoners, and Mercenaries. Each team has to take a power cell to the base of one of the opposing teams to win the round. Players buy weapons before the round starts, and winning rewards them with more cash, as does killing the opposing players. All weapons are available to be purchased and all maps support 12 players. This mode requires close team collaboration and demands more strategic and tactical gameplay than the other multiplayer modes.
Sounds fantastic. We should be able to nab a copy of the full game and will let you know how it fares when it releases, currently scheduled for April 7th. Check back later for the full Ripten Review.
