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Ion Assault

In Ion Assault players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, Ion Assault…

71 31 December 2009

Ion Assault is an arcade developed by Coreplay, released 31 December 2009 on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ion Assault is

Ion Assault is an arcade game developed by Coreplay and released in 2009. It was published by Black inc. It is available on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Ion Assault players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, Ion Assault adds a twist to arcade style space shooters! Utilizing its dynamic level intensity, Ion Assault is both accessible for the beginner as well as challenging for the skilled gamer. The faster you destroy obstacles, the more enemies the game will throw at you, so play it safe and clear one obstacle at a time or go crazy and see how many enemies the game can throw at you for a maximum score!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 18 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Ion Assault holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz, 1 GB RAM and 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Ion Assault launched on 31 December 2009, within three weeks of Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders and Final Fantasy XIII. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders, Final Fantasy XIII.

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Ion Assault — frequently asked questions

When did Ion Assault come out?
Ion Assault was released on 31 December 2009 for Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ion Assault?
At minimum, Ion Assault needs Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz, 1 GB RAM, 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT) graphics, 150 MB space free of storage.
How many GB is Ion Assault?
The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("150 MB space free"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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