Tube-Shooting Psychadelica Returns with Tempest 4000

Not too long ago, Atari and legendary llama loving game maker Jeff Minter locked horns over TxK – the PlayStation Vita’s spiritual successor to Tempest 2000 which was blocked from release on the PlayStation 4. Now the publisher appears to have made the peace with the creator, announcing that Minter's own Llamasoft will develop and release Tempest 4000 on “current generation consoles” this holiday. We’re going to assume that includes the PlayStation 4.

“In Tempest 4000, players are once again in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms,” reads the press release. “With three game modes to choose from and 100 levels to conquer, players must eliminate all enemies as quickly as possible to survive and achieve that coveted spot at the top of the leaderboards.”

The title will be playable at Gamescom 2017 a little later in the month, so look forward to seeing some gameplay footage then. In the meantime, check out Minter’s most recent release Polybius, which is particularly impressive with PlayStation VR.