Buffy Lives On The DS
Today 20th Century Fox and 505 Games announced a deal that will surely see trillions of Nintendo DSs stabbed through their touchy-screens with styli of righteous fury and just a touch of body shimmer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice.
505 will publish the Nintendo DS game based on Joss Whedon's uberpopular uberfraulein, the eponymous Buffy and her famous vamp-dusting stakes. Sacrifice is currently under development deep in the vampiric wilds of famed Romania, where a studio named Beast is working hard on the game and locking themselves into cells whenever the moon grows full.
Original Buffy TV series writer Rob Deshotel has penned a story that sees a re-opened Hellmouth and characters ranging from Spike to Angel, the Master to the First Evil and its hound dog, Caleb, and brings the whole gang back together to kick evil heiny.
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VAMPIRES BEWARE: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER HIGH-KICKING HER WAY ONTO DS FOR THE FIRST TIME
505 Games Announces Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice Exclusively on Nintendo DS Through Agreement With Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising
Milton Keynes, July 11th - 505 Games today announced a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to unleash an official new game based on the world-famous Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise, exclusively for the Nintendo DS.
Currently under development by Romanian studio Beast, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice combines third-person and first-person gameplay to create an experience like nothing else on Nintendo DS. The stakes are high for players as they take on the role of Buffy to seal the re-opened Hellmouth in an original story penned by Rob Deshotel, a writer from the TV series.
This action-packed 3D survival horror game sees Buffy using a range of special weapons, powerful spells and martial arts to take out vicious vampires and demons. In addition to these enemies, players also come across recognisable characters from the show, including Spike, Angel, the Master, the First Evil, Caleb and, of course, the Scooby Gang.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for 505 Games and we're working extremely closely with Fox to ensure this is the definitive Buffy the Vampire Slayer experience," said Rowan Tafler, Global Brand Manager, 505 Games. "Buffy's return to videogames is great for long-time fans of the franchise and we hope the huge market reach of the Nintendo DS will help to create new fans too."
Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising added, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a franchise that continues to excite people around the world. Although there are no new productions of the series there is an enduring legacy that lives on through syndication, comic books and video games like these. We're sure DS players are going to love this version."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice will be available exclusively throughout Europe on Nintendo DS November 2008.
Key features:
• Play as Buffy the Vampire Slayer through 24 levels using a third person camera.
• Unlock and use more than 20 types of unique Slayer weapons.
• Fight more than 12 different level bosses and sub-bosses, including First Evil, the boss of all bosses.
• Play "Challenge Mode" in first-person for fast-paced action and an increased difficulty level.
• Solve puzzle missions to unlock new areas.
• Collect spells to increase Buffy's supernatural and physical abilities.
• Explore 12 dynamic environments and search for up to four hidden ones.
• Use breakable objects located within in all environments to battle demons and vampires.
• Unique story set after the climactic seventh season of the TV series, written by Rob Deshotel, one of the original writers of the TV series.
• Explore locations from the TV show, including Sunnydale High, the Bronze and the Hellmouth.
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Posted to Video Games on 11 July 2008
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Name: Dave
Never played any of the XBox games, despite being a huge fan of the series. I'm hoping this doesn't suck.
Loved the Xbox games - wish the announcement had been for the Wii instead of the DS.
How does one revisit said areas after season 7? Maybe my memory is messed up but I believe the school and many other things went boom at the end...
I'll rent it if nothing else. DS games tend to suck unless they're puzzle titles or point and click adventures.
Hmm. Although I've been a raving Buffy nut since my teen years, I'm not so sure about this. Buffy games that have tried to 'reunite' all the big bads tend to have been rather dissapointing...
Hmm. Although I've been a raving Buffy nut since my teen years, I'm not so sure about this. Buffy games that have tried to 'reunite' all the big bads tend to have been rather dissapointing...
Sounds like pure fanwank that will put sensical story far in the backseat.
hmmm...I'm geeked. I loves Buffy. It's sad, but true.
I'd kill for a video game "sequel" to Firefly/Serenity, ideally on the 360/PS3.
I just want the opportunity to kick Caleb's ass!