Airburst

Airburst

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title= Airburst


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developer= Strange Flavour
publisher= Freeverse
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released= 2001
genre= Action game
modes= Single player, Multiplayer (up to 4 players)
ratings= ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
platforms= Mac OS, Xbox 360 (XBLA)
media= Download
requirements=
input= Keyboard + mouse, Gamepad

Airburst is a 2001 Mac OS game developed by Strange Flavour and published by Freeverse. On October 25, 2007, it was announced for Xbox Live Arcade game for the Xbox 360. There is currently no release date for the Xbox 360 release but the game is available for testing on Partnernet, the private Xbox360 developer site. [ [http://www.strangeflavour.com/page14/files/secrettitle.html This way to the secret title ] ]

Gameplay

The game has been described as "an inverted version of "Pong" [ [http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/25/freeverse-bringing-airburst-to-xbla/ Xbox360Fanboy.com announcement] ] , in which players divert a "deadly chainsaw-bladed burster ball" with a paddle towards other players' platforms, which are made of balloons. There are also a host of power-ups that affect gameplay.The XBLA version uses ReplicaNet for online play. [ [http://www.strangeflavour.com/page14/files/tag-replicanet.html ReplicaNet ] ]

Airburst Extreme

An enhanced version was released in 2004 for the MacIntosh as "Airburst Extreme".

ee also

*"Breakout"
*"Warlords"

References

Reviews

* [http://www.atpm.com/7.09/airburst.shtml ATPM.com] (Original)
* [http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=199 Inside Mac Games] (Original)
* [http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=530 Inside Mac Games] (Extreme)

Links

* [http://www.airburstextreme.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.strangeflavour.com/pages/airburst.html Official Strange Flavour site]
* [http://www.strangeflavour.com Strange Flavour]
* [http://www.freeverse.com/ Freeverse]
* [http://www.daking240.com/2007/10/25/airburst-coming-to-xbox-live-arcade/ XBLA press release]


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