QUByte Interactive (@qubytegames) has launched an exciting promotional campaign, inviting volunteers to join a ‘Mission to Mars’. This is in anticipation of their soon-to-be-released 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure game, MARS 2120. Set against the backdrop of the red planet, this contemporary metroidvania-style game is slated for release across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Epic Games Store and Steam.

The‘Mission to Mars’ campaign combines fantasy with real science and space exploration, simulating the search for a volunteer crew to board the fictional UNSS-1826 Baumfree spacecraft, the ship in MARS 2120 that takes Sergeant Charlotte to explore the red planet on an adventure filled with danger and discovery.

All players who sign up for the mission via the website will be entered to win digital copies of MARS 2120, as well as items linked to the mission such as official UNSS-1826 Baumfree crew T-shirts and a ship's captain's jacket!

Prize draws will include 24 players who will have their names listed in the credits of the MARS 2120 game as the official UNSS Baumfree crew who valiantly undertook the rescue of the colony on Mars. This crew will also be announced on the developer's social networks along with a special series of posts celebrating humanity's progress in exploring space, the importance of scientific knowledge and, above all, the crucial role of female scientists and explorers throughout the history of space exploration.

The UNSS-1826 Baumfree’s name pays homage to the many achievements and the courage and bravery of real women who have made history. The number and name of the spacecraft are a reference to Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, a woman, abolitionist and civil rights activist for African Americans. The number 1826 refers to the year in which Baumfree escaped from slavery and began her journey. Not coincidentally, Sojourner is the name of the first rover to land on Mars in 1997.

For more information on the Enlist to Mars Mission campaign visit the official site.

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