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Vanquish Demo Date Confirmed

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Demo available from 31st August for Shinji Mikami’s epic sci-fi third-person action shooter

The date for the Vanquish demo has been set and will be available exclusively for download from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360, and PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 on 31st August, across Europe on 1st September and Australia on 2nd September.

The Vanquish Official Demo: Velocity Attack, allows players to choose one level from the two levels of difficulty (Casual or Normal) available. Taking on the role of Sam, a United States government agent kitted out with a futuristic ARS battle suit, players are vying for ownership of the planet’s remaining energy resources against Russia on board a huge space station. On entering the third port lobby of the space station, numerous enemy robots are being brought in by dropships. Players have an array of weaponry and upgrades at their disposal, as well as the ability to hijack “Walkers”, or use the suits unique Boost and AR mode to take down the robots. The demo climaxes with the formidable boss, Argus which you will need to use all your skills acquired throughout the demo to defeat.

Vanquish is the hottest title Shinji Mikami has worked on in over 4 years, achieving high tension throughout the game and delivering a new sense of game merged shooting and action in a finely balanced manner. The game is set for release across North America on 19th October, Australia on 21st of October and across Europe on October 22nd 2010 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Vanquish Demo Screens

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