Shadowgrounds casts a shadow on America @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 19, 2006

News: A top-down shooter where you take on aliens... sign me up!

Last year, Finnish developer Frozenbyte created Shadowgrounds, a top-down sci-fi shooter that puts players in the shoes of a Marine duking it out with an alien horde. And now it's being brought to America by publisher Meridian4.

The game bears more than a little resemblence to the latest game in the Contra series, Neo Contra. But any game where the object is to shoot every piece of alien scum you can find sounds good in my book. And we may never get Neo Contra 2, so I'll take what I can get.

Shadowgrounds Features:

Upgrade weaponry with powerful modifications

Face enormous monsters in boss battles

Destructible environment allows players to wreak havoc with their arsenal

Visit many exciting locations, including a secret military base and the alien-infested colony New Atlantis

Fight side-by-side with NPC allies against the massive alien hordes

Check security cameras and computer logs to investigate alien origins

Realistic lighting with gameplay effects bring the aliens out of the shadows

Enjoy horrifying sound effects and a thrilling music soundtrack made exclusively for Shadowgrounds

Shadowgrounds also features 4-player co-op on the same computer.

"Meridian4 is thrilled to be able to offer this terrific title to the North American audience. We were instantly hooked by the game's fast-paced action and great graphics the first time we played it." said Andrew Sher, CEO at Meridian4, "Shadowgrounds will become an instant classic in its genre."

Shadowgrounds doesn't have a solid release date yet, but we do have a handful of screenshots.