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Heavy Weapon

Heavy Weapon unleashes adrenaline-soaked side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade action. With a blast of retro eighties videogame chic, Heavy Weapon brings classic shooter action and explosive power. Fight through…

17 January 2007

Heavy Weapon is an arcade developed by PopCap Games, released 17 January 2007 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Heavy Weapon is

Heavy Weapon is an arcade game developed by PopCap Games and released in 2007. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Heavy Weapon unleashes adrenaline-soaked side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade action. With a blast of retro eighties videogame chic, Heavy Weapon brings classic shooter action and explosive power. Fight through 19 story-based missions to upgrade six different weapon banks, or jump into instant action with the blazing Survival mode. Grab your friends and storm across enemy lines in co-operative multiplayer modes! Are you ready for the furious fun of Heavy Weapon?
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Heavy Weapon launched on 17 January 2007, within three weeks of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Europa Universalis III Complete and Europa Universalis III.

Released around the same time: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Europa Universalis III Complete, Europa Universalis III.

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When did Heavy Weapon come out?
Heavy Weapon was released on 17 January 2007 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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