Rising Star Games has announced the forthcoming release of 2D shooter XG Blast by releasing the above trailer.

Due out on February 6th, the blaster looks vaguely reminiscent of Geometry Wars or Super Stardust HD, though it appears to take place in smaller areas and features boss monsters which suck up plenty of bullets before shuffling off their mortal coil. The game also has several multiplayer modes, including co-op games and competitive deathmatches.

It’s nice to see more hardcore stuff on DS, and with Rising Star’s reputation for publishing quirky and interesting titles, I’m hopeful that this will be as interesting to play as it is to watch.

Oh, and the Lichtenstein-esque boxart is brilliant, which is a good start. See below.

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This entry was posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 7:44 pm by Chris Schilling
DS, Forthcoming titles, Hardcore-friendly, Quirky.