Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Sega has announced that gamers will be able to get an early look at Platinum Games' upcoming sci-fi action title Vanquish with a one-level demo headed for Xbox LIVE next week.

The VANQUISH Official Demo: Velocity Attack, allows players to choose one level from the two levels of difficulty (Casual or Normal) available. Taking on the role of Sam, a United States government agent kitted out with a futuristic ARS battle suit, players are vying for ownership of the planet’s remaining energy resources against Russia on board a huge space station. On entering the third port lobby of the space station, numerous enemy robots are being brought in by dropships. Players have an array of weaponry and upgrades at their disposal, as well as the ability to hijack “Walkers”, or use the suits unique Boost and AR mode to take down the robots. The demo climaxes with the formidable boss, Argus which you will need to use all your skills acquired throughout the demo to defeat.

The Vanquish demo will be available for those with North American-based Xbox LIVE accounts on 31 August, while gamers with European-based accounts will be able to get their ARS into gear the following day on 1 September.