Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot
Encyclopedia
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot is the sequel to the platforming
video game Rush'n Attack
. It was developed by Vatra Games
and published by Konami
. The game follows Sargent Sid Morrow, an American special agent sent with his team to recover a prisoner of war
abandoned at a secret Russia
n military base. It was released March 29, 2011 on the PlayStation 3
via PlayStation Network and March 30, 2011 for the Xbox 360
via Xbox Live Arcade
.
perspective, with players being able to move horizontally and vertically. The game has several new features such as non-linear levels, stealth-based combat, combos and usable equipment such as gas masks and night vision goggles.
Players are armed primarily with a knife, but can pick up other temporary-use weaponry such as grenades, rifles and rocket launchers. The game sometimes requires the player to use stealth to avoid enemy units or security cameras. Triggering any alarm will result in enemies rushing the player character. In a departure from Rush'n Attack, the player character is given a health bar instead of the original one hit death.
Players will be able to perform shank
combos in addition to the stealth kills. As the character progresses new combos can be unlocked. Chaining combos together will result in the player gaining more points earned. The character can also dispatch enemies using stealth tactics. Generally stealth kills reward the player with a higher score. Players can also perform stealth kills by hiding in dark areas or by entering dark doorways, then exiting for the kill as an enemy passes. The combat system is based on systema
, a Russia
n martial art.
struggle between Russia and the United States. The CIA learns that the Russians have discovered a previously unknown material called Ulyssium that could be used to create the world's most powerful nuclear missiles. To combat the threat they form "Harvest" a secret CIA task force designed to investigate and infiltrate the Soviet weapons program. The Cold War ends without confrontation, and the team is extracted from Russia. Fifteen years later a new Harvest operative, Sargent Sid Morrow, call sign Wolf Spider, is sent with a team on Operation: Angel Tear to retrieve original Harvest team member Rory Gibson, abandoned in Russia during the extraction fifteen years ago. Having received intelligence that the missile program may have been re-initiated the CIA also tasks Wolf Spider with re-evaluating the missile threat, sabotaging it if necessary.
and published by Konami
. It was released March 30, 2011. It is powered by Epic Games
' Unreal Engine 3
.
and Bionic Commando Rearmed
by the media. Upon release it was received to lukewarm reception from critics. It currently averages 51.25% on the PlayStation 3 53.86% on the Xbox 360 at the aggregate site GameRankings.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
video game Rush'n Attack
Rush'n Attack
Rush'n Attack, originally released in Japan and Europe as , is an action/platform arcade game released by Konami in 1985. Rush'n Attack is remembered for its Cold War setting and its reliance on the player using a knife to dispatch enemies...
. It was developed by Vatra Games
Vatra Games
Vatra Games is a video game development company, its parent company is Kuju Entertainment. Vatra is based in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic and specializes on the FPS and action genres....
and published by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
. The game follows Sargent Sid Morrow, an American special agent sent with his team to recover a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
abandoned at a secret Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n military base. It was released March 29, 2011 on the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
via PlayStation Network and March 30, 2011 for the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
via Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
.
Gameplay
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot is inspired by many of the action gameplay elements from the original Rush'n Attack. The game is played from a 2.5D2.5D
2.5D , 3/4 perspective and pseudo-3D are terms used to describe either:* 2D graphical projections and techniques which cause a series of images or scenes to fake or appear to be three-dimensional when in fact they are not, or* gameplay in an otherwise three-dimensional video game that is...
perspective, with players being able to move horizontally and vertically. The game has several new features such as non-linear levels, stealth-based combat, combos and usable equipment such as gas masks and night vision goggles.
Players are armed primarily with a knife, but can pick up other temporary-use weaponry such as grenades, rifles and rocket launchers. The game sometimes requires the player to use stealth to avoid enemy units or security cameras. Triggering any alarm will result in enemies rushing the player character. In a departure from Rush'n Attack, the player character is given a health bar instead of the original one hit death.
Players will be able to perform shank
Shiv (weapon)
A shiv is a slang term for any sharp or pointed implement used as a knife-like weapon. However, the word in practical usage is frequently used when referring to an improvised bladed weapon. Shivs are commonly made by inmates in prisons across the world...
combos in addition to the stealth kills. As the character progresses new combos can be unlocked. Chaining combos together will result in the player gaining more points earned. The character can also dispatch enemies using stealth tactics. Generally stealth kills reward the player with a higher score. Players can also perform stealth kills by hiding in dark areas or by entering dark doorways, then exiting for the kill as an enemy passes. The combat system is based on systema
Systema
Systema is a Russian martial art. Training includes: hand to hand combat, grappling, knife fighting and fire arms training as well. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata. It focuses mainly on controlling the six body levers through pressure point application, striking and weapon...
, a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n martial art.
Plot
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot takes place a fifteen years after the Cold WarCold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
struggle between Russia and the United States. The CIA learns that the Russians have discovered a previously unknown material called Ulyssium that could be used to create the world's most powerful nuclear missiles. To combat the threat they form "Harvest" a secret CIA task force designed to investigate and infiltrate the Soviet weapons program. The Cold War ends without confrontation, and the team is extracted from Russia. Fifteen years later a new Harvest operative, Sargent Sid Morrow, call sign Wolf Spider, is sent with a team on Operation: Angel Tear to retrieve original Harvest team member Rory Gibson, abandoned in Russia during the extraction fifteen years ago. Having received intelligence that the missile program may have been re-initiated the CIA also tasks Wolf Spider with re-evaluating the missile threat, sabotaging it if necessary.
Development
Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot was revealed by Konami on April 12, 2010 at Konami Gamers Night. It is being developed by Vatra GamesVatra Games
Vatra Games is a video game development company, its parent company is Kuju Entertainment. Vatra is based in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic and specializes on the FPS and action genres....
and published by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
. It was released March 30, 2011. It is powered by Epic Games
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of...
' Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3 is a computer game engine developed by Epic Games. It is the third generation of Unreal Engine, designed for DirectX 9/10/11 personal computers , the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita, the Wii U, Android and OpenGL-based operating systems such as iOS and Mac OS X...
.
Reception
Prior to its release, Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot drew comparisons to Shadow ComplexShadow Complex
Shadow Complex is a platform-adventure video game developed by Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox Live Arcade, and is powered by Unreal Engine 3...
and Bionic Commando Rearmed
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Bionic Commando Rearmed is an enhanced remake of the 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System version of Bionic Commando. It was developed by GRIN and published by Capcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade and was released on August 13, 2008...
by the media. Upon release it was received to lukewarm reception from critics. It currently averages 51.25% on the PlayStation 3 53.86% on the Xbox 360 at the aggregate site GameRankings.