New Adventure From The Brains Behind Grim Fandango
I know I haven't been bashful about my love of the classic LucasArts adventure titles. To this day, Grim Fandango and Maniac Mansion are my top favorite PC games ever created. Maniac Mansion came in the beginning of my PC gaming stint and Grim Fandango was one of the last. In between the two games, LucasArts pumped out the greatest lineup of adventure titles known to PC gaming. There have been some great advances in narrative and graphics in modern adventure gaming such as Dreamfall and Indigo Prophecy, but nothing compares to the charm, wit, and weirdness that came from LucasArts.
A press release came down the wire announcing a brand new adventure title is coming from a rather choice pedigree of developers. Insecticide is being developed by Crackpot Entertainment who employs some of the minds behind the LucasArts golden age of adventure gaming. The title is being developed for the PC and the DS and should hit shelves this holiday season..
Check out the Insecticide site for some additional screenshots, and the Gamecock site for a short teaser trailer for the game.
Make the jump for the full press release.
New adventure coming from makers of Grim Fandango. [Aeropause]
Gamecock Media Group And Crackpot Entertainment Get Creepy Crawly With Insecticide Releasing On PC And The Nintendo DS™
The Buggiest Game Ever Coming This Fall
Cockpit, Austin, Texas – May 24, 2007 – Today Gamecock Media Group announced Crackpot Entertainment’s Insecticide will be released on PC and the Nintendo DS™ system this holiday season. The classically styled action adventure detective game brings the look and feel of gritty gumshoe films into a futuristic city where insects have become the dominant race.
Insecticide’s gameplay puts players in the shoes of bug detectives charged with the task of investigating a mystery of epic proportions. Players will discover gameplay elements reminiscent of classic adventure titles, and action elements that will get the heart racing. Every aspect of the game brings players into a totally interactive world to discover, allowing them to put together and utilize clues to their fullest extent in hunting down culprits. Bringing the game to both PC and Nintendo DS opens a plethora of options and expands the possibilities of scenarios players will find themselves in. The unique input options of PC and Nintendo DS will allow for precise navigation to investigate environments and expertly control special talents of the characters.
“The heart of classic detective novels and movies is to get the audience involved mentally, but now via PC and the Nintendo DS we can get players involved in a much more tactile arena,” said Rick Stults, Console Chief for Gamecock Media Group. “The mouse and the stylus are the key to the ‘touch and feel’ experience we’re really aiming for with this game and I think that’s something players are really going to enjoy.”
Insecticide’s interactive environments are fully realized in realtime 3D on the Nintendo DS and the wide array of in-game items, clues and weapons assure hours of entertainment either at home or on the go. Additionally, players on the Nintendo DS will be able to team up with friends and other comrades in arms for multiplayer action. Never before has a crime world had this much buzz.
About Crackpot Entertainment
Crackpot Entertainment was formed by industry veterans to meet the changing demands of the gaming and entertainment industries, with a focus on creating original properties for the multiplatform age. Crackpot brings together decades of combined experience, with key team members having played lead roles at companies such as LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, Nihilistic Software, Will Vinton/Laika Entertainment, and Pileated Pictures. Gaming credits include: Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max Hit The Road, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Curse of Monkey Island, and Dark Forces: Jedi Knight 1 & 2.
About Gamecock Media Group
Based in Austin, Texas, Gamecock Media Group offers a welcome solution to the bloated and originality-starved video game industry. A well-funded, independent, artist-driven company, Gamecock favors the most innovative and original video game developers in the industry. Publishing games for all platforms, Gamecock offers its developers a high degree of participation, freedom and financial incentives, allowing them to perform and create to their utmost ability. For more, please visit www.gamecockmedia.com.
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Posted to Video Games on 25 May 2007
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