Independent developer NoWay Studio has announced that its Nintendo DS first-person shooter title C.O.R.E. will launch at an unspecified date in October.

Inspired by best-sellers like DOOM and Half-Life, the game promises a “gripping” single-player campaign set in the futuristic time period of 2028, along with ten multiplayer arenas. The multiplayer aspect supports up to four players locally via a single cartridge, featuring a variety of classic gameplay modes, such as “Capture the Flag,” “Team Arena,” and “Free For All.”

NoWay Studio Presents… C.O.R.E. – Available on Nintendo DS

Poland, 7th August 2008. Fresh new video games developer NoWay Studio is proud to announce the launch date for its exciting debut title, “C.O.R.E.”. Available exclusively on the Nintendo DSTM, and launching in October 2008, “C.O.R.E” is an action-packed multiplayer First Person Shooter. With a gripping single player mission, based on a Roswell style storyline, the game also boasts an exciting multiplayer experience in specially designed arenas.

Jakub Pieczykolan, CEO at NoWay Studio states: “The inspiration for C.O.R.E. comes from the team’s love of the classic early video games like Doom, Quake and Half-Life. These incredible games have that great combination of skilful and addictive gameplay which we have now re-created for the Nintendo DSTM. “C .O.R.E.” is essentially 2 games in one, the single player mission is spread over 15 huge levels and the multiplayer across 10 specially designed arenas.”

“Capture the flag”, “team arena” and “free for all” multiplayer modes can now be played on a handheld games system. Ten specially designed arenas have been created with a range of weapons and shields strategically placed around these challenging environments. With a single game cartridge up to four players can now quickly set up multiplayer FPS game that can last for hours.

“C .O.R.E.” brings a classic sci-fi storyline and great multiplayer gaming to the Nintendo DSTM.

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