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You? You're Konki, Stellar Guardian, in Evasive Space for WiiWare

8:50 PM on 11.13.2008, Nick Chester 10 comments

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While everyone is keeping a close eye High Voltage's upcoming Sega-published Wii first-person shooter, The Conduit, the Illinois-based developer was sneaking around making WiiWare titles. 

Developed in conjunction with Yuke's, Evasive Space is a top-down shooter being developed exclusive for WiiWare. The game will utilize the Wii Remote to pilot Konki, the "Stellar Guardian," through 20 missions across five different environments. Evasive Space also supports four-person multiplayer matches, as well as online leaderboards. 

High Voltage totally heart's the Wii -- the developer is also working on two other announced WiiWare titles, Animales de la Muertes and a hot rod racing title.

Evasive Space Begins the Countdown for Launch on WiiWare
New Space Adventure Announced by YUKE’S Company of America

CHICAGO - Nov. 13, 2008 - The fate of the heavens is in your hands in Evasive Space, YUKE’S Company of America and High Voltage Software’s latest space action title for Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service announced today, set to launch this coming January. Capturing the casual pick up and play nature of past WiiWare favorites combined with the creative use of the Wii Remote™’s infrared pointer, pilot your rocket ship on a wildly dangerous interplanetary mission to save the stars.

You’ll be guiding Konki on timed and collection-based missions through 20 stages of mazes and obstacles in five different environments spanning treacherous terrain including asteroid belts, planetary rings, astro-caves, and large space stations. Hazards surround your ship at every move - enemy fire, asteroids, black holes, tight corridors - while ship upgrades tempt you at every turn. Compete with up to three of your friends in local multiplayer matches that will determine which pilot has the quickest and most skilled navigation abilities…

Backstory
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder WHERE you are … The universe is going dark and it’s up to you Konki, Stellar Guardian, to put things right. Dr. Dark Matter and his roving band of space thieves have stolen many of the Constellation Stones that make up the heavens. Some stones have been sold to unscrupulous space types while others were lost during the getaway. Whatever the situation, you must come through. Suit-up, power-up, and live up to the task at hand. Recover the lost Constellation Stones and once again bring light to the night sky.

“We’re seeing some great digital distribution methods that allow us the opportunity to deliver fun games to consumers at an affordable price,” said Nate Fitt, Marketing Manager of YUKE’S Company of America. “Evasive Space is our debut on the wonderful WiiWare platform for the world’s most popular game console, the Nintendo Wii™ system. The game will stay true to the nature of the platform by offering an engaging and addictive space adventure that both casual players and hardcore gamers will appreciate.”

“This is our first game published by YUKE’S Company of America, and we’re looking forward to kicking off our relationship with the success of Evasive Space,” states Kerry J. Ganofsky, CEO of High Voltage Software. “We’ve had great experiences developing and distributing games through WiiWare, and we hope that our newfound cooperation with YUKE’S will deliver some great new games and generate positive results for both of our companies as we take advantage of new digital distribution opportunities.”

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Loogibot's Avatar
Loogibot at 11/13/2008 21:12
Gonna keep a keen eye on this developer. The Conduit seems, interesting. This unorthodox "First-Person Shooter" theory seems intriguing, REVOLUTIONARY even.
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ChillyBilly at 11/13/2008 21:15
Hey! I'm in Illinois! I'm gonna look em up and go say hi.
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ChillyBilly at 11/13/2008 21:27
EDIT to my last post. They are 2.9 miles from my house. I'm gonna stop by and drop off a business card. Also, High Voltage rocks, I can't wait to take The Conduit for a spin.
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bottled dark at 11/13/2008 22:02
what about conky?
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GohanGVO at 11/13/2008 23:15
HVS continues to rock rock on. But please show more of Animales de la Muerte first before pumpin' out even more stuff! I need to slaughter the undead horsies.
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nosinging at 11/14/2008 00:13
Wow nice playhouse ref.
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Holyetheline at 11/14/2008 11:34
Don't suck. This has potential.
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