XBOX-HQ.COM - Prepare for Battle - Groove Games’ Warpath Ships to Stores

“Pariah” Developers Bring Classic FPS Action to the PC and Xbox

Groove Games, a global interactive entertainment software publisher, today announced that WarPath, their sci-fi, first-person shooter, has shipped to retail stores throughout North America for the PC and Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Pariah creators, Digital Extremes, WarPath is rated T for Teen by the ESRB, and is available for $29.99 for the Xbox and $19.99 for PC.

“For gamers who enjoy the action-packed experience of classic first-person shooters, WarPath is a game for them,” said Michael Haines, Groove Games’ COO. “Frantically paced and infused with the spirit of fierce competition, WarPath delivers endless hours of multiplayer action and also features an immersive single-player story mode.”

Set on Kaladi, a beautiful and resource-rich planet on the edge of the universe, WarPath pits three races with conflicting agendas against one another for control of territory and technology. After joining a race, players engage in battle utilizing sci-fi weaponry and vehicles to gain complete dominion over the planet. Players can go head-to-head against AI in the robust single-player mode, or challenge friends online via four multiplayer modes.

For more information on WarPath please visit http://www.playwarpath.com.

About WarPath

Three distinct species have converged upon a virtual Eden in the outermost reaches of the galaxy, each faction with their own unique reason for settling this new world. Conflict is inevitable, victory is not.

WarPath is a fast-paced FPS game featuring a unique single-player mode that allows gamers to battle for control of different territories, each of which provide distinct strategic advantages. Once players have honed their skills in the single player campaign, they can jump online and let the real action begin.

WarPath features:

* Three unique species to choose from, each with their own unique weapon load-out and appearance
* Three land-based vehicles
* Eight weapons: the Wolverine, Tyrant, Violator, Judge, Vanguard, Javelin, Vibro Blade, and EMAD, allow for a highly diversified range of play styles
* Upgradeable weapons that unlock more functionality and greater destructive force with each new level
* UNREAL® engine and Havok® physics technology provide stunning visuals and effects
* In single player practice mode, gamers can go up against 32 bots for an adrenaline-filled multiplayer simulation
* Four modes of high-speed, intensely addictive multiplayer action – Death Match, Team Death Match, Capture the Flag, and Front Line Assault
* 25 Multiplayer levels that take players across the diverse indoor and outdoor environments of Kaladi
* Support for 2-16 players via LAN or Online, allowing battles to be intimate grudge matches, or all out clan carnage! (32 players via a dedicated server in the PC Version)
* Multiplayer mode gives access to all the weapons and upgrades that players unlocked and mastered in the single player campaign

News-Source: www.gamezone.com