Etter at skotske VIS Entertainment nylig kom i store økonomiske vanskeligheter, har det vært sådd tvil om hvor vidt oppfølgeren til Rockstars opprinnelige spill State of Emergency noensinne ville bli laget ferdig. Det er det ikke lengre.
Engelske DC studios som i sin tid tok seg av Nintendo DS- versjonene av både Rayman og Taxi 2, har nemlig snappet rettighetene for å lage spillet ferdig - og så har gjengen helt ekstra ordinært også valgt å leie 20-40 medarbeidere fra det tidligere VIS Entertainment. DC’s daglige sjef Mark Greenshields sa følgende ved annonseringen:
"State of Emergency 2 is an excellent addition to the company's line-up and we look forward to it being a huge success and to the continuation of the brand in the future. We are also delighted to be supporting games development within Scotland."
State of Emergency 2 lanseres til PS2, Xbox og PC i løpet av året.
Her er mer info:
Spanky and his gang of revolutionaries are back, and this time they’re bigger and badder! In the successor to the 1.5 Million unit State of Emergency™, the original riot game, VIS Entertainment has once again redefined the Action/Combat Genre with State of Emergency 2.
A new, high-performance graphics engine puts you in the middle of hundreds of chaotic rioters, AND, this time, you control the riot!
A deeper and more engaging Story Mode allows you to switch between the principal characters and take advantage of each character’s unique abilities, such as MacNeil’s sharp-shooting or Spanky’s gang control.
* Ten years have passed and the Corporation has re-emerged, stronger and more brutal than ever. Join Spanky and his cohorts to ignite the flames of revolution against the oppressive Corporation and create a full-blown State of Emergency!
* Switch between characters during the missions to utilize their unique talents and special abilities; drop a few Corporation soldiers from long range with MacNeil’s sharp-shooting and then overrun Capitol Plaza by using Spanky’s gang control
* A Deeper, more engaging Story Mode with larger and more detailed levels that are filled with completely destructible environments and objects
* A new, high performance graphics engine which can render up to 500 characters in each level
* Bigger and better weapons, including rocket launchers, mines, grenades, C-4, Molotov cocktails, as well as various clubs, knives, and numerous guns
* A Multi-Player Arcade Mode which will enable players to riot for hours with their friends
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