N2O: Nitrous Oxide
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| Developer(s) | Gremlin Interactive, Urbanscan |
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| Publisher(s) | Fox Interactive, Console Classics |
| Distributor(s) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Antony Crowther |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation Network, Microsoft Windows |
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PlayStation PlayStation Network
June 29, 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Tube shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Cooperative multiplayer |
N2O (or N2O: Nitrous Oxide) is a tunnel shooter (similar to the 1980 hit Tempest) notably featuring a soundtrack composed by American electronic music duo, The Crystal Method. The soundtrack was heavily used to promote the game, and the audio tracks from the game are in Red Book audio format so that the game CD can be played on a non-console Compact Disc player. N2O was given an official port on Steam on June 29, 2015, based on the free and open-source software emulator PCSXR.
Somewhere deep in the future our Galaxy is at war. On the nearby planet of Neptune, forces of evil have initiated their new plans to invade the Earth. By accelerating sub-atomic particles around a tubular shaped circuit known as The Torus, they are developing a race of Super Warriors. Together with advanced genetic engineering, this central birthing canal is capable of producing an army of lethal genetically mutated insects.
Nitrous Oxide, a pollutant by-product emitted inside The Torus, provides a high octane fuel for your Tunnel Runner, but unfortunately it also provides the perfect breeding environment for the secretly incubating species.
Your Mission:
Set a course for Neptune.
Fly your Tunnel Runner into the Nitrous Oxide filled tubes.
Destroy the Super Warriors and genetic mutations before they are strong enough to invade Earth.
Come home for milk and cookies.
N2O takes the form of a tube shooter in which the player shoots insects while collecting "E" coins, mushroom shields, and other psychedelically-themed weapon power-ups. As more and more insects are shot the game increases speed. Besides the single player mode, N2O features a cooperative multiplayer mode with a shared screen or a split screen.
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