Shinji Mikami’s highly anticipated title, Vanquish, will be releasing what is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting demo on August 31st for North America, September 1st across Europe and down under in Australia on September 2nd.  With the retail release set for October 19th, the demo will have to whet our appetites until then.

The VANQUISH™ Official Demo: Velocity Attack, allows players to choose one level from the two levels of difficulty (Casual or Normal) available. Taking on the role of Sam, a United States government agent kitted out with a futuristic ARS battle suit, players are vying for ownership of the planet’s remaining energy resources against Russia on board a huge space station. On entering the third port lobby of the space station, numerous enemy robots are being brought in by dropships. Players have an array of weaponry and upgrades at their disposal, as well as the ability to hijack “Walkers”, or use the suits unique Boost and AR mode to take down the robots. The demo climaxes with the formidable boss, Argus which you will need to use all your skills acquired throughout the demo to defeat.

[via Sega Europe]