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Undertow (video game)

January 01, 1970

Undertow is a video game developed by Chair Entertainment for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service.

Gameplay edit

Undertow features a 15 level campaign for single-player or co-op and two multiplayer modes for up to 16 players. Players select their race (Iron Marine, Nemoidian, Atlantean, or Elect) and unit type and are then launched into battle. Each of the four races features four unique, upgradeable unit types ranging in ability from the fast and agile to the large and powerful. Players have the ability to unlock and purchase unit upgrades as they acquire points. Each unit type has three levels of permanent upgrades.

Through conquest-style battles, players obtain points by killing enemies, accomplishing team goals, and capturing check points. Points and a variety of power-ups can be used to further upgrade unit abilities.

Plot edit

Undertow is set underwater, where an aquatic alien race known as the Elect launches an attack on the polar ice caps, causing them to melt and flood the planet. Most of the human race is decimated in the destruction. The remaining humans band together to reclaim the planet back from the alien race. The Iron Marines, an elite group of underwater divers, are sent to combat the alien threat. Elsewhere Captain Nemo and his followers become enraged at the oceanic disturbances, joining the fight. With the city of Atlantis thawed by the melting of the ice caps the Atlanteans also become a threat, vowing to reclaim the planet and rule again.

Marketing edit

On April 23, 2007, Chair Entertainment announced through a company press release that Undertow was in development for Xbox Live Arcade. The news had been first reported in a "first look" preview on IGN.com and quickly became a popular news item across all other major gaming news sites. In addition to the news, the company also released a 30-second teaser trailer, which revealed the first footage of the game in action. Chair began production on Undertow in the fall of 2006 and the game was released on November 21, 2007.

On January 18, 2008, Microsoft selected Undertow for its free game offer from January 23 through January 27 as compensation for the holiday traffic/outage experienced on Xbox Live.[2] Given the game's strong focus on multiplayer, Chair welcomed the opportunity to participate in this promotion as the immediate influx of hundreds of new players greatly enhanced the competitive game play experience.

A single downloadable content pack was released for the game. Titled "Path of the Elect", the pack featured a new five-mission campaign following the story of the Elect, the aquatic alien race responsible for flooding the Earth, as well as new multiplayer maps.[3]

Reception edit

The game received numerous Editors Choice Awards from gaming publications and websites, including Official Xbox Magazine, IGN, and Team Xbox. IGN also selected Undertow as its Game of the Month for November 2007. Undertow was nominated for Microsoft's 2007 XBLA Awards and 1UP's 2007 Editors Choice Awards and was selected by Official Xbox Magazine as its 2007 Game of the Year for Xbox Live Arcade.[7]

As of year-end 2010, Undertow has moved more than 634,000 units.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (2007-11-01). . IGN Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  2. ^ . 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  3. ^ Brudvig, Erik (2008-03-04). . IGN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ^ "GameRankings Reviews for Undertow". GameRankings. from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  5. ^ "Metacritic Reviews for Undertow". Metacritic. from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
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  7. ^ Kietzmann, Ludwig (2008-05-20). "Epic Games takes seat, acquires Chair Entertainment Group". Engadget. from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  8. ^ Langley, Ryan (2011-01-28). . Gamerbytes. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-31.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
undertow, video, game, undertow, video, game, developed, chair, entertainment, xbox, xbox, live, arcade, service, undertowdeveloper, chair, entertainmentpublisher, chair, entertainmentengineunreal, engine, 3platform, xbox, 360releasenovember, 2007, genre, shoo. Undertow is a video game developed by Chair Entertainment for the Xbox 360 s Xbox Live Arcade service UndertowDeveloper s Chair EntertainmentPublisher s Chair EntertainmentEngineUnreal Engine 3Platform s Xbox 360ReleaseNovember 21 2007 1 Genre s ShooterMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Marketing 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editUndertow features a 15 level campaign for single player or co op and two multiplayer modes for up to 16 players Players select their race Iron Marine Nemoidian Atlantean or Elect and unit type and are then launched into battle Each of the four races features four unique upgradeable unit types ranging in ability from the fast and agile to the large and powerful Players have the ability to unlock and purchase unit upgrades as they acquire points Each unit type has three levels of permanent upgrades Through conquest style battles players obtain points by killing enemies accomplishing team goals and capturing check points Points and a variety of power ups can be used to further upgrade unit abilities Plot editUndertow is set underwater where an aquatic alien race known as the Elect launches an attack on the polar ice caps causing them to melt and flood the planet Most of the human race is decimated in the destruction The remaining humans band together to reclaim the planet back from the alien race The Iron Marines an elite group of underwater divers are sent to combat the alien threat Elsewhere Captain Nemo and his followers become enraged at the oceanic disturbances joining the fight With the city of Atlantis thawed by the melting of the ice caps the Atlanteans also become a threat vowing to reclaim the planet and rule again Marketing editOn April 23 2007 Chair Entertainment announced through a company press release that Undertow was in development for Xbox Live Arcade The news had been first reported in a first look preview on IGN com and quickly became a popular news item across all other major gaming news sites In addition to the news the company also released a 30 second teaser trailer which revealed the first footage of the game in action Chair began production on Undertow in the fall of 2006 and the game was released on November 21 2007 On January 18 2008 Microsoft selected Undertow for its free game offer from January 23 through January 27 as compensation for the holiday traffic outage experienced on Xbox Live 2 Given the game s strong focus on multiplayer Chair welcomed the opportunity to participate in this promotion as the immediate influx of hundreds of new players greatly enhanced the competitive game play experience A single downloadable content pack was released for the game Titled Path of the Elect the pack featured a new five mission campaign following the story of the Elect the aquatic alien race responsible for flooding the Earth as well as new multiplayer maps 3 Reception editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2011 ReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings78 97 4 Metacritic76 5 Review scorePublicationScoreIGN8 7 10 6 The game received numerous Editors Choice Awards from gaming publications and websites including Official Xbox Magazine IGN and Team Xbox IGN also selected Undertow as its Game of the Month for November 2007 Undertow was nominated for Microsoft s 2007 XBLA Awards and 1UP s 2007 Editors Choice Awards and was selected by Official Xbox Magazine as its 2007 Game of the Year for Xbox Live Arcade 7 As of year end 2010 Undertow has moved more than 634 000 units 8 References edit Goldstein Hilary 2007 11 01 Undertow to Make XBLA Splash Soon IGN Entertainment Inc Archived from the original on November 2 2007 Retrieved 2007 11 01 Undertow Free of Charge Next Week on Xbox LIVE Arcade 2008 01 18 Archived from the original on 2010 02 12 Retrieved 2008 01 18 Brudvig Erik 2008 03 04 Undertow Expansion on the Way IGN Archived from the original on December 14 2010 Retrieved 2009 08 19 GameRankings Reviews for Undertow GameRankings Archived from the original on 2009 06 30 Retrieved 2009 08 19 Metacritic Reviews for Undertow Metacritic Archived from the original on 2008 09 28 Retrieved 2009 08 19 IGN Undertow Review Kietzmann Ludwig 2008 05 20 Epic Games takes seat acquires Chair Entertainment Group Engadget Archived from the original on 2019 12 11 Retrieved 2019 12 11 Langley Ryan 2011 01 28 XBLA In Depth Xbox Live Arcade Sales Analysis For All Of 2010 Gamerbytes Archived from the original on 2011 02 01 Retrieved 2011 01 31 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Undertow video game amp oldid 1187039800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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