Xenoraptor is a space based shooter for single player, multiplayer or co-op. This Steam Early Access Game lets you take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws. The AI is cunning but have no fear you can create crazy weapons like bear teleporters and rocket launchers. Have I peaked your interest yet? Good let's start with your cyberdragon - you are able to customize the coloring on you dragon & I'm not talking a small sample of coloring either. They've included color sliders to design your dragon the way you want it to look.
Now that you've spent 1/2 hour on getting those colors just right let's dig into the weapons. You have 3 different weapons for use - main, secondary & special. You start out with Chaingun MK1, Railgun MK1 and Explosive MK1 Missiles. Each one features unique ways to blow up your enemy so you want to head to target practice to get an idea of what kind of power you will have. As you clear levels you open up additional weapons so check your hangar. In fact you have 10 save slots allowing for lots of custom builds.
Combat is very responsive, the AI is merciless and you're going to have lots of fun. There are waves of chainsaw ships coming at you from every direction that are flinging flaming missiles and trying to bump you and that's just the starting levels. You have to stay on your toes as you spin your way thru the various formations because if you get caught they can do some major damage to your ship.
I had a chance to catch up with Peter who tells me his inspiration was actually Serious Sam, he wanted a similar combat feel but with a top down view for better situational awareness. I had also asked if different body types were going to be available at a later date. He told me that swapping out components is going to have a bigger cosmetic effect later on, but there isn't going to be entirely different ships. What we can look forward to this year are extra levels, objective based game types and more enemies and bosses.
There's campaign and multiplayer mode for up to 7 so grab your friends if they're up for the challenge. You can grab Xenoraptor on Steam for $14.99. Tune into ISP starting at 4pm EST for your chance to score a Steam Key.
For a peek at what you're going to get check out their trailer:
