Factsheet
Developer:
BitmapBureau
Based in United Kingdom
Release date:
October 28 2018
Platforms:
Windows
Website:
bitmapbureau.com
Available From:
$19.99 - GOG.com
$19.99 - Steam
Description
Xeno Crisis is a new, original title for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and Dreamcast which will be released both as a physical cartridge and also as a downloadable ROM. At its core, it's an arena shooter for up to 2 players that takes inspiration from the likes of Smash TV, Contra, Mercs, Granada, Alien Syndrome, Zombies Ate My Neighbours, Chaos Engine, and Shock Troopers. The game is currently at the prototype stage and we will be releasing the finished product in October 2018 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Mega Drive's launch in Japan.
History
Bitmap Bureau was formed early in 2016 with the intention of creating innovative and polished 2D games for desktops and consoles. Previously our core team have been part of the award winning mobile studio, IOMO, and also the prominent Flash / desktop game development team, Megadev. Our industry experience dates back to 1995 and we've worked with publishers such as Namco, Adult Swim, Disney and Eidos on over 100 successfully completed projects.
We've always been huge fans of the Sega Mega Drive though, and we felt the time was right to develop our first full game for the legendary 16-bit system. Although Xeno Crisis will be our first commercial release for the Mega Drive, we've had experience developing for the system at the 2016 Global Game Jam - it was a great exercise in getting to grips with the hardware and we're confident that without the constraints of a gamejam we'll be able to produce a much better product.
Features
- Intense top-down arena shooter
- Procedurally generations rooms and maps
- Upgrade system
- Simultaneous 2-player co-op gameplay
- Two game modes; Arcade and Infinite
- Two difficulty levels
- Amazing pixel art by Henk Nieborg and Catherine Menabde
- Thrash metal / industrial / techno soundtrack by Savaged Regime!
Videos
Xeno Crisis trailer YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Monetization Permission
BitmapBureau allows for the contents of Xeno Crisis to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Xeno Crisis is legally & explicitly allowed by BitmapBureau. This permission can be found in writing at https://www.indiedb.com/games/xeno-crisis/presskit.
Additional Links
Xeno Crisis Kickstarter campaign
We launched the Kickstarter campaign on December 11th 2017 and were amazed by the response, reaching our funding goal in just 40 hours. Since then we have added stretch goals including a 2-player co-op mode, a Dreamcast port, translations into several popular languages and also a new area. kickstarter.com/projects/1676714319/xeno-crisis-a-new-game-for-the-sega-genesis-mega-d.
About BitmapBureau
Boilerplate
Xeno Crisis is a new, original title for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and Dreamcast which will be released both as a physical cartridge and also as a downloadable ROM. At its core, it's an arena shooter for up to 2 players that takes inspiration from the likes of Smash TV, Contra, Mercs, Granada, Alien Syndrome, Zombies Ate My Neighbours, Chaos Engine, and Shock Troopers.
More information
More information on BitmapBureau, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Xeno Crisis Credits
Mike Tucker
Design director
Matthew Cope
Tech director
Henk Nieborg
Lead artist
Catherine Menabde
Artist
Savaged Regime
Music / audio
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks