Rocketmen: It Came From Uranus

May 2nd, 2008 Chris Tou

The next chapter of Capcom’s Rocketmen: Axis of Evil is coming! Rocketmen: It Came from Uranus, an expansion to the original digitally-distributed title, will be available through Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PlayStation Network Store on Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15 respectively. For 400 points on Xbox LIVE or $4.95 on PlayStation Network, Rocketmen fans will have access to 3 new maps, 3 new main weapons and 2 new secondary weapons, and of course there will be new enemies.

Click logo above for a small Flickr pool of screenshots. Then click through to see the trailer.

3 New Weapons

  • Blobber: Shoots blobs of goo at enemies, does damage over time in the part of the ground that it covers.
  • Beamer: Shoots lighting at enemies, does high intensity damage.
  • Bomber: Shoots grenades instead of bullets; grenades explode on impact doing damage.

2 New Secondary Weapons

  • Falcon: Robotic falcon that attacks enemies automatically will disappear over time.
  • Screw bomb: Rocket that turns into a proximity mine on impact

3 New Levels

  • Level 11 - Finding Jane: The player must escape the Saturnian prison mine and reclaim Nick’s ship, the Icarus Jane.
  • Level 12 - Clear the Asteroids: The player must clear a path for the ship through Saturn’s rings
  • Level 13 - The Plan: The player must make his way through the Saturnian palace and convince Angelica, leader of the Saturnians, to join the Alliance.

New Enemies

  • Saturnian Marine
  • Saturnian Elite
  • Heavy Mining Terra Scientists
  • Terra Rocket Marines
  • Saturnian Pit Boss
  • Saturnian Asteroid Demolition Machine
  • Lord Angelica




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2 Comments »

Comment by Shawn Baxter
2008-05-01 15:18:19

Ah yes, the addiction will continue :D Randy, you in for some ownage?

 
 
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