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The Red Star (PS2)
I got this game recently, "The Red Star", but haven't had 5 seconds to play it yet.
It is supposed to be a shooter/melee game based on a comic book.
Got it used from GameStop, asked the cashier, he had never heard of it before.
Looks interesting, I'll have to find time to play it eventually.
The Red Star (PS2)
The game that almost wasn't:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Star_(video_game)
Action, Beat 'em up/Shoot 'em up
Single player, Multiplayer
Release date: April 2007
The Red Star video game is an action game consisting of constant close and far range combat, based on the The Red Star graphic novel. This game is a mix of different types of games. It has been described as a fighting, action, and shooter game rolled into one. RPG elements are also apparent as players have the option of upgrading certain attributes of a character depending on how well levels are completed. Characters playable are Makita, a Nokgorkan rebel, Kyuzo, a bodyguard of Maya Antares, and Maya Antares herself, (unlockable), a warkaster (sorcerer and human energy cannon). The Red Star was originally scheduled for release for the PlayStation 2 in the fall of 2004. The first time that gamers could get their hands on the Red Star was in August 2004 on the Official PlayStation Magazine Demo, along with an Xbox demo. Soon later though, the maker of the game, Acclaim Studios went bankrupt. XS games and Jak of All Games picked up where Acclaim left off.
Quote from IGN feature Missing in Action: The Lost Games of Xbox
The Red Star Developer: Acclaim Publisher: XS Games What Was Promised Based on the critically-acclaimed comic book, The Red Star was a classic arcade-style shooter that blended big guns and magic powers. Planned for a 2004 release, The Red Star (which was finished, no less!) went into limbo following the demise of Acclaim. It was later picked up by XS Games with the expectation that it would ship for Xbox and PS2 in 2006. Here we are in 2007 and The Red Star remains hidden, even though we've had a copy of the completed game sitting in our drawer for the past three years. Where It Stands XS Games is no longer going to publishing The Red Star, adding another sour note to the long life of the little shooter that almost could. The good news, however, is that Jack of All Games has picked up the title and is expected to release The Red Star on February 14. The bad news (at least for Xbox owners): The Red Star is coming only to PS2.
