Undertow

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Undertow is a side-scrolling game featuring multiplayer combat, as well as a 15 level singleplayer campaign that takes you through a war involving the Atlanteans, mysterious aliens, and what's left of humanity.

Overview

Undertow is a game made for the Xbox Live Arcade; it was developed and published by Chair Entertainment. It was offered free-of-charge from January 21 through January 27, 2008, as Microsoft's compensation to users due to Xbox Live being unreliable over the preceding holiday season. The game is a dual-joystick shooter set in surprisingly beautiful undersea environments where you take over control points in order to conquer the map. An alternative is making the enemy lose all their respawn points, which occurs when you kill their units (similar to games like Star Wars: Battlefront). The gameplay is pretty basic: shoot anyone you see and capture the bases. There are four classes you can choose from at almost any time, which helps balance the gameplay. The single player portion of the game consists of three short yet intertwining campaigns, each about five levels in length, in which you play through a few maps trying to take the control points. Multiplayer is a collection of various modes in which the goals are basically congruent to those of the offline campaigns. Undertow is currently available for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), if you weren't able to snatch it for free.

Character Classes

Infantry:

   Marines - The fastest and most agile of the four classes. Marines' primary weapon has a high rate of fire, but is relatively weak, as is their armor. While they are not the most effective class, they can be formidable once upgraded to level 3, due to their speed and quick weaponry. Recommended for players who are all about speed.

   Dragoons - A slightly slower class than Marines, their armor is tougher and weapons stronger. Their guns lack the range of others, but they do pack more of a punch. Dragoons are still considerably fast, and can hold their own well against powerful opponents; once upgraded, they are nearly invincible. Recommended for players who want a bit more speed than strength, while maintaining a good combination of both.

Vehicles:

   Corsairs - The lightest vehicle class, they are somewhat similar to the Dragoons. Naturally, being vehicles grants Corsairs better armor protection as well as considerable offensive strength. They host a good amount of speed, and their light torpedoes have a particularly good rate of fire. Upgrades grant them better defensiveness and firepower; Corsairs are more on the "strength" side of the Dragoon equation. Recommended for players who prefer combat capabilities over high speed, but like a good mix of everything.

   Destroyers - The most powerful class available. Destroyers come in the form of large submersible vessels, and have very strong armor along with powerful explosive weaponry. However, they have the slowest movement speed and rate of fire. This makes accuracy crucial when playing, especially against others online. Despite this, the heavy ordnance offered by this class makes dealing with large groups of enemies while keeping a safe distance somewhat easy; they are practically impervious to attacks when upgraded. Recommended for players when clearing large groups of enemies or assaulting control points.

The class types have their own general varying abilities. While vehicles make use of more powerful weapons, their projectiles are able to be shot down by the smaller characters. They also have less maneuverability overall and cannot fit through some narrow spaces (although these are far from being large hindrances). Regardless of positive and negative aspects, class choice usually comes down to player preference.

General Information Edit

Game Name	Undertow
Platform(s)	Xbox Live Marketplace
Publisher(s)	Chair Entertainment
Developer(s)	Chair Entertainment
Genres	Add a new genre Action Adventure Shooter Dual-Joystick Shooter
Themes	Add a new theme Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic Abstract
Original US Release	Nov. 21, 2007 need a fuzzy date?
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ESRB	ESRB: E10+