This is John Bates and Jennifer Pourchot from Pelfast. Pelfast is a small indie startup located in sunny California.
Our debut title, Comet Crash turned the tower defense genre on its head with completely new and exciting gameplay and we’re hard at working wrapping up a massive expansion, titled Comet Crash: Bionic Swarm. For those unfamiliar with the original Comet Crash, here’s a quick rundown.
Tower defense fans appreciate the simple yet addictive experience of building towers to defend from enemy waves. On the other hand, we at Pelfast love the thrill of a massive offensive rush to demolish an enemy base. We designed Comet Crash with both of these elements in mind. Finally, you can send massive swarms of your own troops to wreak havoc on the relentless waves of enemies.
Since your last mission at the end of Comet Crash, you have enjoyed peaceful times. But while you have been delighting in the fruits of your latest victory, underground enemy forces have been frantically working to rebuild their defenses. Their technology has expanded and once again they are ready to fight.
Welcome to comets Gaia and Kronos. The swarms are massive and the creatures have morphed into gargantuan monsters. Life is a bit more chaotic here and you will need all of your skills if you hope to survive these dangerous lands.
Gaia is a lush and savage landscape where enemy forces have been hiding out conducting experiments on their militant troops. Updated intel reveal they have mastered technology that transmogrifies existing fighters into hideous and powerful swarm creatures. If you hope to survive the no-man’s land of this comet it is crucial that you loot guarded research and use it to convert your own fighters into invading beasts as well as harness the power of guided missiles in order to blast your way through enemy territory.
Should you survive Gaia you will be transported to Kronos. Before it was ravaged by enemy forces, Kronos served as a bustling metropolis and was a primary research station for offensive weaponry. Enemy forces recently invaded Kronos, stealing local research with diabolical plans of evading your increasingly ingenious attacks. Once you gain the technology to cultivate hords of Kamikaze fighters and master the art of missile defense you may have a fighting chance at survival. Be prepared for a battle of epic proportions — to survive Kronos you must be cunning, stealthy, and strategic.
Comet Crash: Bionic Swarm will be available on the PlayStation Network in coming weeks.
Thanks for reading!














9 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 4:32 pm by nicolajNN
Sounds awesome. I love this game, especially because of the co-op, more levels is definitely welcomed.
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 4:42 pm by voganlight
Awesome, incredibly good game, so good I spent 8 hours trying to finish the last level.
Also, a couple of months ago, you told me that the spelling mistake in the Dutch credits would be fixed, will this be included in a potential update for the DLC?
Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 5:13 pm by John Bates
Good to hear! Yes, actually the patch will fix that mistake — thanks again for the tip
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 4:58 pm by M3RL1NS_N3M3S1S
Great to see DLC for this title
great game and those new leves look awsome!!!
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 6:08 pm by Overlord1304
For DLC, this looks like completely new graphics. Unless they are concept art? What’s the price for this one?
Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 6:30 pm by John Bates
Those images are concept art. The new environments are based on those sketches. There are some in-game screens and videos floating around the internets. The price will be 3.99 euro.
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 7:34 pm by gazzagb
Awesome, I love the game, and the DLC will be great I’m sure!
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 7:45 pm by Bilouze
HOLY **** ! This game, with Gravity Crash, was in my opinion the best PSN game of 2009, I can’t tell you how happy I am to see this. Does it mean the original game sold well ?
Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 8:48 pm by John Bates
Thanks! It did pretty well, but mainly we just had too many ideas piling up (both from us and from players) and simply had to do an update. The positive feedback from players was also good motivation
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Posted on 4 November, 2010 at 11:27 pm by Red_Memory
I loooooove Comet Crash, so this is just amazing news! I will be there day one.
Do you have any plans on updating the graphics?
Posted on 5 November, 2010 at 12:38 am by John Bates
The US post has a video and some screens, I think you’ll find the graphics to be sufficiently updated: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/11/04/comet-crash-bionic-swarm-dlc -coming-soon/
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Posted on 5 November, 2010 at 12:01 pm by StefNighthawk
How weird. My wife and I started playing the original again a few weeks ago and now you announce extra content. What a nice coïncidince
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Posted on 5 November, 2010 at 4:04 pm by Zookey500
Great game. Just looked at those new maps…. Make it look amazing.
One feature i would love is the ability to make my own map, and fight against the CPU.
And for 3.99 euro that is a deal I will be taking.
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