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Indie Corner: Compromised Now on Xbox Live Indie Marketplace

A 16-bit-flavoured top-down shooter hits the XBLIG marketplace.

In Compromised, you play Aero, a defender struggling to protect your world from invading forces. Stranded in the wastelands of Se-Da, you have to survive the enemy assault and take down massive bosses in a bid to find a way home.

It’s a top-down shooter spanning 10 levels of hardcore action, with over 25 enemy types and four huge bosses that each get their own levels, wrapped in an intriguing story. The look is inspired by the 16-bit era but built with current-gen possibilities, backed by a custom soundtrack from an experimental electronic artist and cutscenes that pull you into the plot. There’s an upgrade system, a special-weapons system for unleashing havoc, and free DLC already in the works.

Compromised is available now on the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace for 240 MS Points.