War a the Worlds screens class up the joint
We be pretty eager t' take a look at War a the Worlds, this fall's XBLA 'n PSN release from Paramount based on H.G. Wells' classic novel. For starters, we love Other Ocean's DSiWare action platformer Dark Void Zero, but there's also our affection for rotoscoping 'n Patrick Stewart narration t' consider.
What we ended up seeing at E3 be frankly a little underwhelming. The presentation, moody 'n bleak, be top-flight but it seemed shallow from a gameplay perspective. The thrust a the 2D game be almost exclusively evasion, with the hero -- a British survivor a the Martian attack -- running from spotlights 'n lasers, ducking into ravines 'n tunnels t' avoid detection. We saw this basic beat repeated some four or five times in a 20-minute demo, which left the game feeling droningly one-note. Other Ocean hinted that the hero we saw would eventually find a way t' "turn the tables" on the Martians, so we be hopeful that'll help flesh things out a bit.
What there's no debate about be the sartorial acumen a the game's protagonist. A turtleneck 'n a blazer? As if Duke Nukem needed yet another reason t' be embarrassed, now the poor lad has t' be self-conscious about his tank top.
What we ended up seeing at E3 be frankly a little underwhelming. The presentation, moody 'n bleak, be top-flight but it seemed shallow from a gameplay perspective. The thrust a the 2D game be almost exclusively evasion, with the hero -- a British survivor a the Martian attack -- running from spotlights 'n lasers, ducking into ravines 'n tunnels t' avoid detection. We saw this basic beat repeated some four or five times in a 20-minute demo, which left the game feeling droningly one-note. Other Ocean hinted that the hero we saw would eventually find a way t' "turn the tables" on the Martians, so we be hopeful that'll help flesh things out a bit.
What there's no debate about be the sartorial acumen a the game's protagonist. A turtleneck 'n a blazer? As if Duke Nukem needed yet another reason t' be embarrassed, now the poor lad has t' be self-conscious about his tank top.
