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Take control of the gun turret on an AI-driven spaceship aiming the reticule to vaporize waves of enemies. Featuring pick-up-and-play game play with optional co-operative multiplayer, the user is thrust into epic space battles in the ultimate struggle to survive.

Genre: Action

Publisher: Sierra

Developer: Artech Studios

Online Play: 2 Co-op

Local Play: 2 Co-op

June 2, 2008 –
Skurgians hate humans. There’s something about our distinctly non-slimy species that rubs them the wrong way, and our differences have led inevitably to intergalactic war.

In addition to generally annoying them by being carbon-based, we’ve also apparently declared all-out war on the Empire and stolen their precious Omega Prototype space fighter for good measure. Translation: It’s so on.

Thus opens Aces of the Galaxy, a new arcade space shooter developed by Artech Studios, published by Vivendi’s Sierra Games division and releasing this week on Xbox Live Arcade. Artech’s last XBLA offering was Boogie Bunnies, a middling match-three puzzle game featuring dancing pastel rabbits. Aces of the Galaxy couldn’t be more different, and that’s good news.

Spend just a few minutes with Aces of the Galaxy and you’ll see it leans more toward the hardcore end of the spectrum than the casual. Don’t let the campy character art between levels fool you