Details of New Mode for Dead Star on PS4 Revealed

By Seth G. Macy

Dead Star, the sci-fi space battler for PS4, is getting a new mode called Escape Run.

The mode was announced today at PlayStation Experience and involves locating a Capital Ship, a massive, ruined starship "still floating in the forgotten regions of the battlefield."

Once the location of the Capital Ship has been discovered, Armature Studio said "you and up to four of your friends can attempt to make an Escape Run" out of the interstellar prison in which the game is set.

The Capital Ships are equipped with warp drives, and after crew members have been assigned to their respective stations, "you and your friends will power up the listing hulk of the Capital Ship and get the warp drive back online." Once the drive is online, the ship needs to be navigated through a series of warp jumps and "with each jump comes a new set of hazards."

Dead Star was announced back in October and is a twin-stick shooter at first glance, but the game has more strategic depth and scale than most games in the genre. The 10v10 or 5v5 matches take place on huge procedurally generated maps, with the winners getting rewards such as paint schemes or new tech. Data for finding the Capital Ships is among the rewards, but its also the rarest of all the drops, according to Armature Studios.

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