The PlayStation Vita launch is only hours away and everyone at Zipper Interactive is very proud to be part of the launch window lineup with our latest release, Unit 13. Available in Europe on March 7th, Unit 13 lets you take a console-caliber shooter experience on the go as you take command of an elite group of operatives out to stop the world’s deadliest threats.

Of course, saving the world won’t be your only reward as Unit 13 makes full use of PlayStation Vita’s Trophy support. With over 40 Trophies available to earn, including a couple that will require some serious detective work to uncover, you’ll be a decorated veteran in no time.

Here’s just a taste of the sort of Trophies that you can expect to find in Unit 13:

For those of you that can’t wait until 7th March, you’ll be pleased to know the Unit 13 Demo will be available for download from PlayStation Store tomorrow! This demo gives you access to one of the game’s Direct Action missions and includes all six operatives and online leaderboards support. Perhaps best of all is that your scores and level progress earned in the demo will carry over to the full game once it’s released.

If that’s not enough Unit 13 content for you, check out our most recent video – the Unit 13 functionality trailer – below.

We’re really excited that PlayStation Vita fans everywhere will soon be able to get their hands on Unit 13 and can’t wait to hear what you think of the demo.

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On behalf of the entire team at Zipper Interactive, I am proud to announce a new shooter, Unit 13, designed from the ground up for the new PlayStation Vita. It’s been very exciting developing a game for the first portable console with precision dual analog sticks, the perfect platform for a fast action, hard-hitting, third person shooter like Unit 13. In addition, Vita’s front and back touch interface provided a unique and fun way to interact quickly with in-the-world elements of the game.

Fast action, on-the-go gameplay was a key goal for the Unit 13 team. The game is designed for players to move quickly into the action, choosing from one of six Operatives with unique abilities to tackle 36 action-packed missions across nine unique locales. Missions come in a variety of sizes and difficulty. Some are smaller bite-sized battles; others are longer, more challenging, multi-objective missions that are a good test for any skilled shooter fan. As you make your way through the variety of missions, you unlock the right to take on the tougher High Value Target (HVT) enemy battles. After completing an HVT mission, you can share them with friends and nearby players through PlayStation Vita’s “NEAR” feature.

The Zipper team put considerable effort into leveraging Vita’s WIFI and 3G functionality to provide exceptional social gaming and competition with friends and opponents from around the world. Unit 13′s live notification interface, enabled through 3G, keeps players up to date on leaderboard positions, new “Daily Challenge” content, new unlocks, shared High Value Target missions, and challenges from friends as they move past you on the leaderboards.

In Coop, you can play Unit 13 with a friend all with high quality voice chat enabled through the PlayStation Vita. Coop teams compete for top positions on the global, regional, and friend mission leaderboards.

We’re super excited for all of you to give Unit 13 a try. We believe it’s the perfect portable shooter on the best portable gaming platform, the PlayStation Vita. And it’s available right around Vita launch!

See you in the leaderboards!

The Unit 13 Team

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