Atari announces HOT PXL @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on April 26, 2006

News: Over 200 mini-games based on street culture and digital lifestyle.

This morning Atari announced HOT PXL for the PSP. HOT PXL takes street culture and digital lifestyle and turns them into 200 mini-games that players can pick up and play at anytime.

The game's description, from Atari:
"In HOT PXL the player is charged with guiding the central character, a skateboarder named Djon, through an extraordinary and colorful journey in a pixelated world. The world of HOT PXL features fast-paced and varied mini- games ranging from eccentrically outrageous to cool and clever, dipping into Atari's rich video game history for inspiration along the way. The rapid gameplay requires players to draw on their reflexes and 2D gaming prowess to get through hundreds of inspired scenarios - whether it's blasting through an old-school style video game, busting tricks on a skateboard or a BMX, stage- diving at a concert, or just trying to cross a busy digital street."

"HOT PXL provides an entertaining new concept coupled with fresh and vigorous gameplay," said Steve Tucker, Director of Marketing, Atari. "Within a market of ports, sequels and recognized franchises, Atari is proud to bring HOT PXL and offer a fun, unique, and original game that offers people easy 'pick up and play' entertainment."

The game will also include wireless support so that players will be able to download new mini-games in the future.

HOT PXL is currently to ship this winter.