THQ has today announced the development of Destroy All Humans! 2, the follow-up to last year's role-reversing alien invading action game. Like the original, players will be at the head of an alien invasion of Earth as they take control of Furon scout Crypto-137. This time the setting is the swinging sixties, where the era of free love is overshadowed by the Cold War, cue enemies such as Soviet forces. In order to improve the chances of a successful invasion, Crypto will also have access to a larger range of weapons and physic abilities as he battles through five new environments.

"Destroy All Humans! illustrates THQ's commitment to developing innovative and original games, and it accomplished impressive sales success by achieving Greatest Hits and Platinum Hits status less than a year after launch," said Kelly Flock, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Publishing, THQ. "Destroy All Humans! 2 builds upon everything people loved about the first game, adds tons of new features and gives fans of the original and newcomers something to get excited about later this year."

"We are pulling out all the stops for the sequel, adding multiplayer co-op, five new open-worlds to explore and the same irreverent humor that was a hallmark of the first Destroy All Humans! game," said Pandemic President Josh Resnick. "With the new 60s era setting, we have plenty of new material to work with - from Hippies and British spy movies to Japanese monster flicks."

The original Destroy All Humans! managed to successfully recreate the B-movie feel of sci-fi movies in the 1950s, so hopefully Pandemic will bring a light-hearted look at the 1960s in the follow-up. Destroy All Humans! 2 is set to include a co-operative multiplayer mode, though hopefully the sequel will also be able to provide gamers with more than just a one-joke experience.

Destroy All Humans! 2 is currently in development at Pandemic Studios, creators of the original title, and will be released on Xbox and PlayStation2 during Autumn 2006.

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