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Tegan and Sara will kill aliens with amps in gorgeous rhythm strategy game LOUD on Planet X

And 11 other bands

Tegan and Sara will kill aliens with amps in gorgeous rhythm strategy game LOUD on Planet X
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Canadian developer Pop Sandbox plans to mash up Rock Band and Plants vs Zombies, to make a manic rhythm-defence hybrid called LOUD on Planet X.

The game will feature artists like Tegan and Sara, Metric, July Talk, and Austra, who use makeshift weapons like speakers, strobe lights, fog machines, and amps to fend off quirky cartoon aliens.

You'll have to be tactical, in the placement of your weapons. But you'll also need to play to the rhythm as you tap the screen (or a button) to the beat, to unleash attacks.

Loud

Right now, the game is on track to launch later this year with nine artists contributing 18 tracks. But the team has taken to Kickstarter, in the hopes of getting enough cash to turn that into 12 bands with 24 songs.

The game's due out in the autumn for PS Vita, with iOS, and Android versions planned too. LOUD on Planet X will also come to PS4 and Steam.

Mark Brown
Mark Brown
Mark Brown is editor at large of Pocket Gamer