Ion Assault
Ion Assault is a multidirectional shooter video game developed by Coreplay and published by Black Inc. For the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows. It was released in North America and Europe on September 23, 2009.
Ion Assault
- Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Ion Assault is a multidirectional shooter video game developed by Coreplay and published by Black Inc. For the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows. It was released in North America and Europe on September 23, 2009.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Ion Assault. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q3154085 · wikipedia · Ion Assault
In this article
The object
The object
Its gameplay is similar to that of the classic arcade shooter Asteroids. The first Xbox Live Arcade game to be developed in Germany. Released for Windows on the Steam platform on November 17, 2010. It was delisted in 2015, but got relisted in 2018 for Xbox 360 and in 2019 for Steam.
Key facts
Key facts
• Developer — Coreplay • Publisher — Black Inc. BitComposer Games (PC) • Released — September 23, 2009 • Genre — Multidirectional shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Xbox 360 (XBLA), Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- Germany
Named but not plotted · 1
Ion Assault is associated with Germany.
Country
Reception
Ion Assault received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 62/100 for the PC version based on 4 reviews and 74/100 for the Xbox 360 version based on 23 reviews. It received praise for its graphics, particle effects and gameplay (including the recharging mechanic for the main weapon), but received criticism for its controls, short campaign and screen clutter during intense battles.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Husemann, Charles. Ion Assault Interview. Gaming Nexus. 1. 9 September 2009.
- 2.IGN.com. IGN: Black Inc. Announces Ion Assault For Xbox LIVE Arcade. 2009-07-06.
- 3.Mitchell, Richard. Ion Assault will assault XBLA this summer. Joystiq. 2009-07-07.
- 4.Purchese, Robert. XBLA blaster Ion Assault unveiled. Eurogamer. 2009-07-06.
- 5.Berardini, César. Black Inc. Announces Ion Assault for Xbox Live Arcade. TeamXbox. 2009-07-06.
- 6.Steam. Ion Assault on Steam.
- 7.Ion Assault. 17 December 2017.
- 8.Ion Assault for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 9.Ion Assault for Xbox 360 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 10.Pearson, Dan. Ion Assault. Eurogamer. October 19, 2009.
- 11.Meunier, Nathan. Ion Assault review. GamesRadar+. October 8, 2009.
- 12.Rebouí§as, Eduardo. Ion Assault Review. GameRevolution. November 17, 2010.
- 13.Barron, Joseph. Ion Assault Review. GameSpot. October 7, 2009.
- 14.Dann, Tom. Ion Assault. GameZone. November 20, 2010.
- 15.Ahearn, Nate. Ion Assault Review. IGN. September 28, 2009.
- 16.Price, Tom. Ion Assault Review (Xbox 360). TeamXbox. September 23, 2009.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Collectables
20,755 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- InvictusWork
- InvizimalsWork
- InZOIWork
- IodaRacing ProjectOrganisation
- Ion FuryWork
- iPod Hi-FiTerminology
- iQue PlayerTerminology
- iRacingWork
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a copy of Ion Assault?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.