Raw Danger: No, It's Not A Sex Thing!
This could be all kinds of wrong: a game about floods destroying a city; a game with such a lascivious-if-misinterpreted name; a game that attempts to push the "survival" genre past zombies. Agetec announced today that Raw Danger has shipped for the PS2, and makes special mention of its $14.99 price tag.
Nothing, and I mean nothing scares me more than a "bargain." It goes against all the instincts of my people, but even my rabbi agrees that somebody has to buy retail. The sight of that frighteningly low price sticker fills me with the kind of cold dread that says, "Not only are you about to attempt a harrowing escape from a city collapsing into floodwaters of biblical proportions, but this cheap-ass game is so bad it's killing you."
Or: what do I know? It could be unbearably good.
What I'm curious to know is whether anyone who went through Hurricane Katrina thinks this sounds like a good time or a horrible idea. Fruit Brute, Toots and Timsy all lived through an actual sinking city: how does reliving the experience for recreation sound? Anyone else?
Attention! This Is Not A Test
AGETEC'S "RAW DANGER" HITS STORES TODAY
Natural Disaster Adventure Is Unleashed on PlayStation®2 system – Can You Survive the Storm?
Sunnyvale, California – June 19, 2007 – Today Agetec has announced the long awaited Raw Danger has shipped. A new genre of “survival” game, Raw Danger puts players at the center of a flooding city that is quickly collapsing. Rated Teen, Raw Danger is available now on PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system for the perilously low price of $14.99.
Feeling the fear of surviving amidst intensifying mass destruction is the essence of Raw Danger. Players will work their way through the game’s interwoven storyline that follows the lives of several different citizens as they face their own trials to make it out alive. Using nothing more than their wits and the materials at hand, players must navigate this cataclysm, where miscalculation means instant death. Players will be challenged at every turn to reach new heights of resourcefulness to overcome obstacles, dodge crumbling facades and save lives as they escape the doomed city.
Every decision players make will affect the outcome of the game, and with several key characters there are a number of ways things can end. Utilize your characters special talents to delve deeper into the story and uncover the truth behind this catastrophe. Is this all just a natural disaster – or is there something more?
“Raw Danger is thrilling in a new way,” said Mark Johnson, Vice President of Production and Marketing at Agetec, Inc. “Nothing matches the creeping horror of rising flood waters or the exhilaration of jumping out of a building just as it implodes. The game delivers all this and more.”
tiny dancer
Posted to Video Games on 20 June 2007
· Comments (6)
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I like these kinds of games. Like the other one where the city is hit by earthquakes (I forgot the name). A bit of variety in the type of games we get is refreshing.
Seeing an endless parade of FPS, sport and racing games in gamestores really annoys me.
And sure, it might not be for everyone. But there's a lot more gamers that haven't lived through this kind of disaster. You think they might want a chance to play this game? Or should we take every game based on horrible historical events and disasters off the shelves?
FINALLY. I've been waiting for this game since it was first announced, WAAAAY back before Katrina. I loved the previous game to death, Disaster Report (SOS: The Final Escape in Europe). In that one you fought your way through the aftermath of an earthquake. It was quite bad, and the localization was horrible, but the concept was so intresting and unique that it actually managed to hold my attention through out the whole game.
SoS was a very good Game (probably the only game I've ever finished as Zytroop says it kept me interested to the end)
Although it had different paths in the game,i only did it the once.
It will be interesting to see if this game is any good.
Bunny
I also LOVED Disaster Report and was able to look pasts its faults and so-so graphics because it was a very exciting and fresh play experience. The unexpected tremors, the "hang-on" mechanic. I can't wait to play through this one, too! Is it a hurricane or a tsunami this time around?
"I was hit by a car once. I find Carmaggedon offensive"
That kind of logic really sucks. x.x There are so many disaster movies and books around, if the media stir up hype about this one I'll be really annoyed.
Like most of the previous posters, I'm in love with Disaster Report. Finally, game where you use logic to survive rather than a gun. The action is so sudden too. Things will collapse and water will rush into a room without much (if any) notice.
I just bought Raw Danger today, and while I've only played a little bit, I'm loving the new story. It's also a pleasure to see the same action from the previous game put into a different scenario.