Monster Madness demo available to Silver Xbox Live members on 19 April

Wednesday 18 Apr 2007

SouthPeak Games has confirmed that the Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia demo will be available to Silver Xbox Live members on Thursday the 19th of April. Featuring solo, cooperative as well as online multiplayer play, the demo has been available via Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold members since Friday the 13th of April. The full game is scheduled to be released on the Xbox 360 on the 15th of May 2007.

Prepare to face zombies and Dracula

Developed by Artificial Studios, Monster Madness pits a group of four teenagers against supernatural enemies including dismembered zombies, demons and classic undead friends like Dracula, Wolfman and Frankenstein’s monster in small-town American suburbia. The 434MB demo features three maps as well as multiplayer functionality for up to 12 players.

Solo and cooperative play takes place on a single map from the game’s story mode where players will fight for survival within a suburban home with a Monster Madness melee arsenal as well as various secondary weapons. Four player action can take part in a deathmatch level in a gym, either on a single Xbox 360 or across Xbox Live with access to a large selection of the game’s primary weapons. The map content also features a Capture the Flag map. Set in a cemetery, up to twelve players can compete in this multiplayer type game which features a huge selection of weapons and some of the full game’s vehicles.

Melanie Mroz, Executive Vice President, SouthPeak Games comments “We’re overjoyed that Monster Madness: Battle For Suburbia is available through Xbox Live Marketplace to all members. The only unlucky gamers will be the ones who miss out on downloading our small slice of comedy horror action.”

More about the modes

Adventure Mode: Single player is set at Zack’s house and features a game play tutorial. Up to four players can play cooperatively in the game’s first level. Users will survive by getting their characters primary melee weapon: Zack – Axe; Carrie - Hand Saw; Andy – Plunger; and Jennifer – Kitchen Knifes. Players will also be able to play with secondary weapons including Grenades, Molotov Cocktails, and Boom Box. Players will also be able to pick up and defend themselves with physical objects within Zack’s house such as tables, chairs, power tools, toy balls, lamps, and random furniture.

Versus Mode: Same System Multiplayer Gym: Deathmatch allows up to four players to play Free For All Deathmatch in their High School Gym on one Xbox 360. Players will be able to use primary weapons including the Rocket Launcher, Flamethrower, Glue Gun, CD Launcher, Cluster Grenade Launcher, Gatling Gun, Nail Gun, Shotgun and Railgun. Players will also be able to pick up secondary weapons such as the Molotov Cocktail, Grenades, Boom Box, HoloBuddy, Invincibility and the Exploding Monkeys.

Xbox Live: Online Multiplayer Gym: Deathmatch is identical to the Versus mode but it can be played through Xbox Live.

Cemetery: Capture the Flag: Up to twelve players to play Capture the Flag through the Xbox Live network. Players get access to nearly all of the games primary weapons including the Rocket Launcher, Flamethrower, Cell Phone Taser, Glue Gun, Bee Miner, CD Launcher, Radioactive Flashlight, Cluster Grenade Launcher, Gatling Gun, Nail Gun, Shotgun and the Railgun. Players can also use secondary weapons including the Molotov Cocktail, Grenades, Boom Box, Tennis Turret, HoloBuddy, Invincibility, Bouncy shoes and Monster Amulets. Players will also have access to two player controlled turrets per base and one four Man Hoverboat vehicle with Turret per base.