Chillingo's CS.One Is Shaping Up To Be One Hectic Shooter
May 26, 2009
Chillingo has been able to latch on to some of the best developers who are creating some the best games for the iPhone and iPod touch, and it looks like they found another great game in h.grenade's CS.One.
CS.One, or Circuit Strike.One, is a fast-paced shooter being developed by h.grenade. The game is kind of a mix between Geometry Wars and Asteroids if that helps give you an idea of what to expect. You are the pilot of a virtual ship within an advanced computer network, where you must reek havoc on the system, killing everything in sight while collecting ghost data from the remains to engage in Bullet.Time. Bullet.Time is essentially a slow motion game mechanic where the audio speed and pitch are warped, and your ship becomes invincible. You must utilize everything that is available to you to defeat the evil System Admin.
The developers set out to make a full-featured, intense arcade game which would require a high level of dexterity to unlock all three difficulty levels, all 30 achievements, and to dominate the online leader boards. From the looks of the screenshots and videos, they are well on their way.
The team at h.grenade is confident that they have made the perfect game for all of you hardcore iPhone gamers out there:
“CS.One will not walk you to the bus, hold your hand, make you a heart-shaped PB&J or applaud your half-assed skills. It will however, have you begging for more abuse. Call it tough love. Through gaming,” said Shay Casey, Studio Head of h.grenade. “h.grenade was established to help counter the onslaught of cute happening in mobile and casual games. Someone needed to make a game where Cooking Mama meets GTA. We like our games with a lot of violence. And artistic, stylized and polished games, most likely. Frenetic, retro style arcade action. CS.One is that game.”CS.One is still in development, but should be available in the App Store shortly. The game will be priced at $.99 at launch, but it will return to the regular price of $2.99 at the next major update. It's always nice to see early adopters being rewarded for their purchase instead of the other way around. If all of that didn't fire you up, the gameplay video below definitely will.
