Atari has announced their latest upcoming mobile game, a city-builder and space shooter for iOS and Android called Lunar Battle. Check out the trailer below:
“The original, free-to-play game will incorporate arcade-style combat elements originally popularized in classic Atari space shooters such as Asteroids and Star Raiders into a base-building experience for mobile,” said Atari in a press statement.
Gameplay features include:
Build a Base – Create a thriving planetary colony by building all the essentials a space community needs – power, food, water, tech, beer and more. Customize building layouts to create the ultimate personalized galactic refuge.
Explore the Planet and Harvest Resources – Unearth precious resources including space ores, ship parts and energy sources. Use the materials to keep the population growing and colony thriving.
Take Flight and Fight – Participate in PVE and PVP dogfights as part of the thrilling arcade space shooter experience. Use materials crafted and salvaged on the surface to outfit and upgrade space fighters with a selection of powerful lasers, plasma cannons, shields and more to become the terror of the nebula!
Destroy the Enemy – Equip workers with blasters to fight off hordes of disgusting, deadly aliens and expand territory.
Conquer Campaigns – Beat 50 levels of pulse-pounding space action. Try to score three stars on each level to receive rewards and salvage for completing missions.
“Atari’s history creating some of the most memorable arcade space shooters was the inspiration for Lunar Battle,” said Fred Chesnais, chief executive officer at Atari. “The combination of our classic combat gameplay with a multiplayer experience and city-building simulation mechanics gives this all the makings of an engaging mobile game that will hook players and keep them coming back for deep space adventures again and again.”
Space-themed resource management and base-building games are my anti-drug, and it’s exciting to see one coming from a storied name like Atari. Lunar Battle has already soft-launched in Canada, the Netherlands and Israel for a limited time before its global release. Will you be giving Lunar Battle a shot?
Lunar Battle is currently in development by On5. For more details, check out their Facebook here and Twitter account here.
