Assault Heroes is classic old school “shoot-em-up” action in a contemporary package.
AH effectively utilises risk & reward to make the gameplay challenging but rewarding. For example, the cannon-shot is destructive but has a poor rate of fire; the flamethrower is ideal for troops by is short ranged and weak against armour; the rail-gun is a good compromise but lacks punch without the power-ups. Everything is brilliantly balanced. Fundamentally, AH is great fun, especially when plated with a buddy. The action is fast, frantic, and addictive whilst never becoming frustrating or impossible. Graphics: The graphics in AH are polished with satisfying explosions, varied environments and some very cool animations: especially on the Bosses. Everything is rendered in full HD wide-screen beauty; on a big screen, it is a feast for the eyes.
Sound: AH has a fun “arcade” sound track that suits the game style perfectly. The sound effects are great too, augmenting the explosions with fantastic booms and rumbles.
Value: AH costs 800M$, which is excellent value for money. AH features an excellent co-op mode and offers an addictive challenge that ensures you should easily get your money’s worth out of the game. The achievements are also reasonable for an XBLA game: you should be able to unlock a fair few just playing through the game. Tilt: Assault Heroes has a winning combination of fun gameplay, great graphics & sound, co-op play, and high quality production. Assault Heroes is one of the best games to come to the XBLA and represents a new benchmark in terms of quality, value and fun. If you have the points then by Assault Heroes now, you won’t regret it!