Developer Mommy’s Best has announced the release of its high octane action title Shoot 1Up onto Xbox Live via the Indie Games section in the Marketplace.

In Shoot 1 UP you control up to 30 ships, in 2 player co-op that would make 60, as you implement a variety of strategies to choose how to utilize them to destroy your enemies. You replace lost ships by grabbing 1UP’s which instantly turn into ships to add to your “ever-growing armada of destruction.”

The game packs modes for both normal and hardcore gamers as well, so you can play the game on your comfort level.

The titles weighs in at 33MB and goes for the quite excellent price of 80 MS Points ($1). A demo is also available for you penny pincher’s. From the description:

Why play shoot’em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!

Instead of stowing each 1UP you collect, each new ship becomes playable immediately, resulting in an ever-growing armada of destruction!

With your home world ruined, lead your detached battalion’s charge by destroying the mechanical-tentacle hybrid attack forces responsible for your pain.

- 1UPs INSTANTLY ENTER THE ACTION!

- Command over 30 ships at the SAME TIME!

- 2 Player coop play for over 60 SIMULTANEOUS player ship INSANITY!

- Contract your phalanx to dodge enemy fire, expand your ships to fire the PLASMA AUGER!

- WEAPONS UPGRADE as you collect more ships (Downgrade when you lose them so stay sharp!)

- Sacrifice ships for a BULLET-VAPORIZING BOMB which increases in power the more ships you’ve collected!

- Manic Shooting without all the wailing and gnashing of teeth–NORMAL GAMERS can actually enjoy this!

- Hardcore? Crank up the difficulty and gameplay speed for THUMB-TWISTING manuevers!

Play it NOW on your Xbox 360 on the Indie Games–Buy it for only 80 MS points!