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The Red Star (video game)
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The Red Star video game is an action game consisting of constant close and far range combat, based on the The Red Star
graphic novel
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elements are also apparent as players have the option of upgrading certain attributes of a character depending on how well levels are completed.
version of the game was originally developed in parallel with the PlayStation 2
version. The Xbox version was completed and a press review copy in the shape of the entire finished game was circulated among gaming publications, but the game was never commercially released. A few months before Red Star was to be released, it was featured as a playable demo on Demo Disc #35 of OXM, the Official Xbox Magazine (US).
port has been released on March 2010, exclusively through PlayStation Network.
version of The Red Star on March 5, 2010, for release in Spring 2010.
The Red Star
The Red Star is a comic book series by Christian Gossett set in a sci-fi/fantasy world described by Gossett as "Mythic [Soviet] Russia". The "Lands of The Red Star" were inspired by both Russian folklore and military history...
graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
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Gameplay
This game is a mix of different types of games. It has been described as a fighting, action, and shooter game rolled into one. RPGRole-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
elements are also apparent as players have the option of upgrading certain attributes of a character depending on how well levels are completed.
Story
This story is based on The Red Star graphic novel, set in a futuristic, magic-using Soviet Union, which uses floating Skyfurnaces (gigantic magical ships, reminiscent of all-metal blimps) and Warkasters (sorcerers) to conquer its enemies.Characters
Characters playable are Makita, a Nokgorkan rebel, Kyuzo, a bodyguard of Maya Antares, and Maya Antares herself, a warkaster (sorcerer and human energy cannon).Xbox
An XboxXbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
version of the game was originally developed in parallel with the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
version. The Xbox version was completed and a press review copy in the shape of the entire finished game was circulated among gaming publications, but the game was never commercially released. A few months before Red Star was to be released, it was featured as a playable demo on Demo Disc #35 of OXM, the Official Xbox Magazine (US).
PlayStation 2
The Red Star was originally scheduled for release for the PlayStation 2 in the fall of 2004. The first time that gamers could get their hands on The Red Star was in August 2004 on the Official PlayStation Magazine Demo. Soon after, the maker of the game, Acclaim Studios, went bankrupt. XS games and Jak of All Games picked up where Acclaim left off.PlayStation Portable
The PSPPlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
port has been released on March 2010, exclusively through PlayStation Network.
iPhone OS
XS Games announced the iPhone OSIPhone OS
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, it has since been extended to support other Apple, Inc. devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Apple, Inc. does not license iOS for installation on third-party hardware...
version of The Red Star on March 5, 2010, for release in Spring 2010.