Game developer Trendy Entertainment has announced that the sequel to Dungeon Defender First Wave is launching exclusively on the Sony-Ericsson Xperia Play. The sequel, entitled Dungeon Defender Second Wave, will have 30 hours of new game play, as well as all the levels of the original game. In addition, there’s a new player vs. player online game mode which users can enjoy either over WiFi or 3G. That means that gamers from all over the world can challenge each other no matter where they are. Sounds like a lot of fun.
“Dungeon Defenders is THE game that pushes Android graphics to its limits – it’s truly a full console game available on mobile,” said Agapitus Lye, President of Trendy Entertainment. “That is why we have chosen to launch it exclusively on the ultimate gaming smartphone – we can’t wait for gamers to get their hands on it on Xperia™ PLAY!”
Originally conceived for console gaming platforms like the Sony Playstation, Dungeon Defenders was moved to the mobile platform when Android caught fire around the world. But according to developers, it’s the Xperia Play’s gaming controls that places Second Wave into its element. With a 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Adreno GPU, and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS running out of the box, the Xperia Play really unlocked the potential of the game. And Sony-Ericsson couldn’t be happier, calling Dungeon Defenders the ideal ambassador for the Xperia Play platform.
In addition to it’s Snapdragon processor and Ardeno graphics package, the Xperia Play has a 4″ capacitive multi-touch, 854 x 480 pixel FWVGA, a complete set of Playstation controls, and a 5MP rear facing camera which takes VGA video, a bummer but it is a gaming platform. There’s also a forward facing camera for video chat and all the usual connection points. Still, users are primarily going to use the Play for gaming, where it really shines. Check out Slash Gear’s review by Chris Davies here.
Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave launches exclusively on the Xperia™ PLAY
Gamers can finally play Dungeon Defenders as it was originally intended—with controls!
Gainesville, FL – 8 April 2011 –
On April 1st, Trendy Entertainment and Sony Ericsson released Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave, the player versus player, multiplayer sequel to the hit, number one Android game Dungeon Defenders: First Wave! Originally planned only for consoles, now it’s playable for the first time as it was originally meant to be played—with controls on Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia™ PLAY smartphone.
Xperia™ PLAY, which launches this month around the world, is the must-have smart phone on the fully-featured Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform. It is also the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone, offering unrivalled gaming capability with dedicated gaming controls and ultra-fast graphics based on the optimized Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Adreno GPU.
Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave includes all of the content of First Wave, along with an entirely new player versus player multiplayer mode. Offering over 30 hours of gameplay, persistent characters, a pet system and multiple multiplayer modes, Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave is the largest and most-fully featured game available on the Android Market to date! Furthermore, all of Dungeon Defenders’ multiplayer modes can be enjoyed over WiFi or 3G.
“Dungeon Defenders is THE game that pushes Android graphics to its limits – it’s truly a full console game available on mobile,” said Agapitus Lye, President of Trendy Entertainment. “That is why we have chosen to launch it exclusively on the ultimate gaming smartphone – we can’t wait for gamers to get their hands on it on Xperia™ PLAY!”
“Serious gamers will love the deep and immersive gameplay of Dungeon Defenders Second Wave, which is a brilliant ambassador for the capabilities of Xperia™ PLAY,” said Steve Walker, Sony Ericsson’s Head of Marketing. “We’re thrilled to offer this amazing game exclusively on Xperia™ PLAY.”
Things reviewers have said about Dungeon Defenders: First Wave:
“Excellent, Unreal-powered graphics; colorful & fun mix of action, RPG, & tower defense genres; excellent cooperative multiplayer (4/4)”
– Slide To Play, Perfect Score“A whole lot of World of Warcraft aesthetics, plus stats. Lots of stats. Loot. Leveling. Money. Mana. Getting the picture? I kinda love Dungeon Defenders.”
-Kotaku, 12 Best Mobile Games Of 2010“ It’s sorta like an Action-RPG and sorta like a Tower Defense game but really, it’s just all fun.” -Gizmodo, Android App of the Week
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