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Rocket Riot details and screens released

by: Chuck -
More On: Rocket Riot
THQ has released the first details on Rocket Riot,a new Xbox Live arcade game that will be out later this fall.  The game looks to be an 8-bit homage which a focus on destructible environments and faced paced gameplay.  The game does four different multiplayer modes and 80 different single player levels so there looks to be a good deal of content in the game. 
Game Summary:
Strap on your bazooka, soldier and get ready for an awesome action-packed side-view shooter adventure. In this highly stylized 8-bit era feeling game, blast your way through the environment against enemies or multiplayer foes on or off line. Navigate through a completely destructible environment, as you uncover special power ups or even burrow into different areas of the map. The map will regenerate, keeping the action fast paced..
Game Features
• Engage in 80 single player missions with a wide variety of gameplay styles including crazy boss battles.
• Rocket through 4 multiplayer modes against up to 8 players on Xbox Live or up to 4 players on a single screen.
• Customize your soldier, selecting from over 50 8-bit characters including Pirates, Zombies, Robots, Vikings, Wizards, Ninjas and many others that you unlock as you play.
• Fly through continuously regenerating maps that keep the action fast-paced— but time won’t heal all environmental wounds.
• Discover tons of power-ups to give your character destructive powers or humorous disadvantages. From guided rockets and massive block destruction to rocket magnetism, and dizzy missiles.