Konami has just announced the top-down shooter known as ASSAULT HEROES for PSN which will be available 2010. Assault Heroes which is currently available on XboxLIVE is a top-down, 3D-graphics shooter which comes with both single player and multiplayer modes.

As the only surviving members of an elite Special Forces Unit, it is up to you to uncover a classified weapons program hidden deep within a secret underground lab. Go the mission alone or fight side-by-side with your fellow comrade to tackle relentless enemy attacks. Use your stealth military training, weapons handling and quick mobility in this do or die mission. Reveal the truth to become the ultimate Assault Hero! Official Fact Sheet

Key Features:

• Enjoy non-stop intense action – Experience explosive graphics that push the boundaries of the classic 2D action arcade genre

• Choose from an arsenal of weaponry – Use your high powered mini-gun, devastating flak cannon, relentless flamethrower, or a sub-zero freezing ice cannon; also equip yourself with pickups including weapon boosts, grenades and nukes

• Play as a team – Jump into 2 player cooperative play with a friend locally or online to strategize your plan of attack

• Journey through interactive and immersive environments – Travel through destructible battlefields and blow up countless enemy camps

• Drive artillery vehicles – Hop into a heavily armed 4×4, power through water on a speed boat, or execute close range attacks on-foot

• Discover secret underground areas – Access underground lairs on-foot and gain bonus lives by gathering pick-ups and completing levels

• Challenge your friends – Play online co-op to defeat the sinister alien force or fight your way to the top and achieve high ranks in online leaderboards

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