Playlogic announced last week that its upcoming futuristic shooter, Xyanide, will be released for the Nokia N-Gage in February/March. Xyanide, which has previously been announced for the Xbox, PSP, and Game Boy Advance, is being adapted for the N-Gage by Overloaded Pocket Media.

Xyanide is a side-scrolling shooter in which players assume the role of Drake, a star fighter pilot escorting an execution craft on a dangerous mission. The witch Aguira, destroyer of worlds and civilizations, has been condemned by the Judges of Mardar. Her punishment is death by disintegration – she’ll be dumped into a black hole. On route an asteroid containing Xyanide, a substance that materializes thoughts, hits the execution craft. Hostile worlds immediately form between the two ships, and Drake realizes Xyanide gives Aguira the perfect chance to escape.

Alone and under attack, you must battle through a series of surreal nightmares. Survival depends on how well you fly and how quickly you kill. Your fighter is legendary for its ability to adapt to wildly different environments – organic or mechanical – but a relentless enemy means technology doesn’t count for everything.

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