<p>Assault Heroes is an arcade-style, top-down shooter video game developed by Wanako Studios. The game has the player driving 4x4 vehicles, piloting speedboats, or proceeding on foot against enemy hordes. Players can play alone or co-operatively, including both online and offline 2-player co-operative modes.
Assault Heroes was originally available as an Xbox Live Arcade title for 800 Microsoft Points ($10 USD). On March 19, 2008, the price dropped to 400 Microsoft Points when the game joined the Arcade Hits lineup. A Microsoft Windows retail version was released on October 23, 2007 and the PS3 retail version was added to the PlayStation Network on January 28, 2010 by Konami.
Originally designed as an Xbox Live Arcade title, Assault Heroes features only minimal story elements. According to the game, the player controls "the last surviving member of an elite forces unit" searching for a secret enemy laboratory. Once located (near the end of the game), the goal is to destroy the lab and escape.
Over the course of the game (which is very similar to the 1987 video game Time Soldiers), players battle through five progressively more difficult levels. In addition to countless lesser foes,</p>