Information Review

Eternal Light also known as Witches is an upcoming third-person combat action adventure video game currently in development by Revistronic for Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and for the PC. The game release date to be announced later. In Eternal Light, players find themselves in terrifying dark medieval surroundings in an epic struggle for survival against the repellent deformed Hordes of the Beast, an evil creature that has established a reign of slavery and terror throughout the land.

Across a landscape of devastation, you have to direct Tempest, Shadow or Fire, a sultry warrior that still resists his dark will and leads the rebellion against his satanic power.

The Revistronic team has developed a special technology to create this game, exploiting to the full the spectacular possibilities of new generation consoles to give a gameplay experience such as never before.

Eternal Light game features:

Scenery: Everything reeks of death, torture and destruction. The people have been enslaved. They are prisoners of a dark power that has established a reign of terror and devastation throughout the land.

Your aim is to eliminate the evil creature that dwells in the depths of a sinister castle and to rescue the crushed inhabitants from their horrifying destiny.

In order to survive in the face of this satanic power and its cruel armies, you must learn the art of combat and acquire terrible dark powers yourself.

Sultry girls against satanic monsters: Let yourself go in this dark medieval narrative and enjoy the contrast between sensual beauty and sinister horrors.

Feel the fear: Skies rent by terrifying storms, hair-raising shrieks, shadows in the fog, stealthy movements and menacing growls, the glint of monstrous eyes that watch from the shades. The oppressive certainty of death lying in wait for you.

Spectacular system of tactical combat: The tactics you use will be decisive for your survival. You must rescue the captives and obtain their help.

Totally interactive environment: All game items can be used, creating a sensation of total immersion such as never before. You can use all kinds of objects to achieve your aims.

Three different main characters: Every main character will be different from each other, having unique skills, features and powers.

Catherine is an adventure video game for Xbox 360, set for release on July 26, 2011. The game is developed and published by Atlus. In the game, Vincent likes his girlfriend. Katherine's pretty, smart, and successful. Trouble is, she's starting to talk about long-term commitment, something Vincent's spent his entire life avoiding. Since romantic complications are the last thing he wants to deal with, Vincent meets his friends for their regular night of drinks. Little does he know that he's about to be blindsided by a beautiful, seductive, irresistible freight train named Catherine. Suddenly, he's hung over in bed next to the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, unsure about the previous night's events. Was it just making out, he wonders, or did something more serious happen between them? Should he tell Katherine? Will he ever see Catherine again? Vincent's about to find that a stumble on the staircase of love can turn into a horrific, fatal plummet...

Catherine game features:

•The Horrors of Love--Vincent's waking fears, doubts, pressures, and growing guilt about commitment and fidelity now gleefully follow him into his dreams, manifesting as horribly disfigured monsters and a ticking clock.

•Between a Rock and a Soft Place--The player must navigate Vincent through heavy moral decisions. As in real life, hardly anything is black and white. What is the value of honesty? What is the right thing to do? Either way, someone's going to get hurt. Worse yet, someone could die.

•The Nightmare of Your Dreams--With oversight from acclaimed producer Katsura Hashino, famed character artist Shigenori Soejima and master composer Shoji Meguro create sights and sounds unlike anything else. As unforgettable and original as the game's narrative, Catherine's visual direction and musical score define and perfectly complement Vincent's terrifying ascent into the dizzying perils of love.

•Escape With or From a Friend--Local competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes, in addition to leaderboards, ensure that the many thrills and horrors of racing through twisted stages can be enjoyed by more than one player and add hours of extra gameplay to the overall experience.

Islands of Wakfu is an adventure videogame for Xbox 360, set for release on March 30, 2011. The game is developed and published by Ankama Studio.

BEAT'EM UP, SHOOT'EM UP, ADVENTURE : Whether you use single-player or co-op mode (2 players using one console), Islands of WAKFU focuses on the cooperation of the two playable characters: Nora, an Eliatrope (the same class as Yugo, hero of the WAKFU series) who can teleport, and Efrim, her dragon brother, who can fly and fire balls of Wakfu at enemies.

Depending on which of the two characters you choose, and on your progress through the game's 14 levels, gameplay switches between adventure and combat. The fighting phases use a previously unreleased dynamic system (arcade-style, somewhere between beat 'em up and shoot 'em up) in which players will master "Dimensional Arts" such as teleportation and shooting. You can complete the game in Initiate mode (for experienced players) or in Goddess mode (for beginners).

HOW ABOUT WE START WITH THE END OF THE WORLD?: As part of Ankama's transmedia project, Islands of WAKFU allows players to learn more about the DOFUS and WAKFU story and creates links with the respective MMOs.

- Islands of WAKFU's story takes places 10,000 years before DOFUS. The end of the world is nigh and we join the last Eliatrope and her dragon brother as they set off on a desperate quest. Together, they must find the legendary Islands of Wakfu and survive the danger threatening their world.

- 12 unlockable XBLA achievements will provide 12 exclusive items available in the DOFUS MMO, and in the WAKFU MMO later on. This is the first time a link like this has been made between an Xbox LIVE ArcadeTM game and an MMO.

Islands of Wakfu game features:

•Extraordinary depth for a downloadable game, with 14 levels to discover

•A hybrid between a beat 'em up, a shoot 'em up and an adventure game

•Immersion into a rich, mythological world

•2 playable characters who complement each other with their skills

•An impressive, original co-op mode

•A dynamic, never-seen-before fighting style

•2 difficulty modes, including a Goddess mode which makes the game accessible for

everyone

•12 achievements which unlock content in the online game DOFUS

Another World is an adventure video game for Apple iPhone. The game is developed by DotEmu and published by BulkyPix. In the game, Out Of This World places the player in the role of Lester Chaykin, a young nuclear scientist. When an experiment goes badly wrong, Lester finds himself transported to Another World - a strange, desolate and very alien land. Now Lester has to try to survive and find some way - any way - back home. Explore this strange world and make friends in the most unexpected places in this portable version of the classic originally by Delphine Software's Eric Chahi.

Another World will make its debut on the iOS later this year. For more information please visit: BulkyPix website, www.bulkypix.com

Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok is an adventure video game for PC, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Wax Lyrical Games and published by Iceberg Interactive. The eccentric architect Baron Wittard has built something really special: a city inside a building. This monumental pleasure dome, called 'The Utopia', features 1000 apartments, a shopping mall, and hundreds of offices and leisure facilities. All under one roof. Its grand opening was supposed to have been two years ago. That event never happened. A chain of mysterious events has now left the Utopia abandoned and silent. People have gone missing.

Electromagnetic disturbances are increasing. These happenings all point to Wittard's desolate Utopia.

Armed with only a camera and a torch, you must journey there alone to explore its winding corridors, its secret passageways, and its gloomy halls. Local townspeople say Wittard kept a terrible secret. They speak fearfully of someone or something malevolent lurking at his city. They say it is waiting and growing in power. They say time is running out...

Silent Hill: Downpour is an adventure videogame developed by Vatra and published by Konami for Sony PlayStation 3, set for release in Q3 2011. This eighth installment of the Silent Hill franchise returns with an all new thought-provoking horror storyline. Players will once again find themselves face to face with their deepest sins and fears in the strange world of Silent Hill.

The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill. Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles, as well as horrific creatures and other world terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies. The natural response, fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a dark, thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early, classic Silent Hill series, as well as anyone who enjoys a deep, psychological horror experience. In addition to the main storyline, players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style, revealing unknown evils within the town. 

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure is a video game published by Activision for Nintendo Wii, set for release in Q3 2011. In the game, players take on the role of a powerful Portal Master who can control over 30 different characters, including the beloved fire-breathing dragon Spyro. Players will embark on a fantastical journey into an amazing world, where they will explore mysterious, mythical lands, battle menacing outlandish creatures, collect gold and treasures, and solve interesting puzzles while on a quest to save their world from Kaos, an evil Portal Master.

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure changes the way we look at toys and videogames, as well as how we interact with them by introducing action figures that become interaction figures and remember all of their dynamic experiences created in the game. For the first time ever, players can personally customize and power-up their toys, as well as bring them to life on a friend’s Portal of Power for co-op play and player-versus-player arena battles. Additionally, with the freedom to change characters whenever they like, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure allows kids to utilize different interaction figures and strategies each time they play.

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure game features:

•Interaction Figures – Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure offers over 30 characters to bring out the kid in everyone. It’s all about choice, and each interaction figure has their own unique and expressive personality, powers and abilities which provide distinct advantages and skill sets for various levels, obstacles and enemies.

•Toys with Brains – Each interaction figure contains a brain that remembers the player’s shared experiences and leveled-up abilities (e.g. stats, ability and attack upgrades, and gold collected) directly within each toy, This allows players to personally customize and power-up their characters, as well as take their interaction figures on-the-go to bring them to life on a friend's Portal of Power for co-op play and player-versus-player arena battles.

•Categories, Strategy & Collectability – Interaction figures are classified by element types (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Life, Undead, Magic, and Tech) and each has their own heroic challenges that are unlocked as more characters are collected. Players can collect and then strategically select their favorite characters within the different element types to go up against certain enemies, obstacles, and puzzles as well as access new areas within the different levels of the game.

L.A. Noire is an adventure video game for Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), set for release on April 05, 2011. The game is developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. L.A. Noire is set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of 1947, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries.

As the title suggests, the game draws heavily from both plot and aesthetic elements of film noir - stylistic films from the 1940s and 1950s that shared similar visual styles and themes including crime, sex and moral ambiguity and were often shot in black and white with harsh, low-key lighting. The game uses a distinctive colouring-style in homage to the visual style of film noir. The post-war setting is the backdrop for plot elements that reference the detective films of the '40s, such as corruption and drugs, with a classical jazz soundtrack.

L.A. Noire is also notable for using Lightsprint's real-time global illumination technology, as well as a newly developed piece of technology called MotionScan, where actors are recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle.

WeeWaa is an adventure video game developed by Zoink Games for Nintendo Wii, release date to be announced later. Aimed at young children, WeeWaa offers a unique take on motion controlled gaming by offering control via a stuffed toy named WaaWaa. By feeding the Wii Remote into WaaWaa's mouth, it becomes a controller that can be used to move its in-game counterpart. Various minigames are accessed by navigating WaaWaa across a hub world, shaking him to make him walk down paths and turning him to change course. Various actions in these minigames include tilting WaaWaa to make him surf, throwing him to make him jump, laying him on his face to hide from enemies, and bouncing him from his elastic ears to act as a bungee. There are plans to incorporate support for additional Wii Remotes so that parents can control on-screen butterflies to guide the player. The toy comes with a set of badges that players can pin on WaaWaa as a sign of accomplishment.

Gods Eater Burst is an adventure video game for Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), set for release on March 15, 2011. The game is developed by Shift / Namco Bandai and published by D3 Publisher.

In the game, the earth has been plagued by terrifying mutant beasts known as the Aragami and man’s only hope against them is the God Arc weapons and the God Eaters who wield them. Create your own hero and battle against many different types of these enemies, picking up items along the way to customize your weapons, guns, bullets and shields, boosting your strength and stamina in the massive scale fights.

Enhanced over the original Japanese release edition, Gods Eater Burst brings to the already captivating God Eater package a host of new modifications, gameplay enhancements and additional content and features. The furious pace of the gameplay will send players hurtling through more than twice the number of missions in the original Gods Eater, demanding quick thinking for tactical shifts between weapons to slash, shoot and devour some seriously imposing enemies. Bullets can be customized to alter their strength, patterns and elemental type for wildly effective super attacks. The original Devouring Attack adds a new strategic level as players transform into Burst Mode, boosting their stats and special bullets to launch potent attacks. Players can hunt with AI controlled party members or join hunting parties with up to four players via Ad Hoc connection, or connect the PSP system to a PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and play online using Adhoc Party in cooperative mode.

Silent Hill: Downpour is an adventure videogame developed by Vatra and published by Konami for Xbox 360, set for release in Q3 2011. This eighth installment of the Silent Hill franchise returns with an all new thought-provoking horror storyline. Players will once again find themselves face to face with their deepest sins and fears in the strange world of Silent Hill.

The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill. Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles, as well as horrific creatures and other world terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies. The natural response, fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a dark, thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early, classic Silent Hill series, as well as anyone who enjoys a deep, psychological horror experience. In addition to the main storyline, players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style, revealing unknown evils within the town.

Resident Evil Revelations is an adventure video game published by Capcom for Nintendo 3DS, release date to be announced later. Resident Evil: Revelations sees Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield investigating a deadly threat on board a stranded cruise liner. The pair will need to fight for survival as they explore the dark and claustrophobic environments both at sea and as the action moves to dry land. Join them as they delve deeper into the secrets of this Nintendo 3DS addition to one of gaming's most successful series.

Warriors: Legends of Troy is an adventure video game for Xbox 360, set for release on March 15, 2011. The game is developed by KOEI Canada and published by Tecmo KOEI. In the age when Zeus Almighty ruled over immortals and men, what begins as a truce between two cities quickly erupts into a massive war that will shake the very foundations of Olympus. Two great armies clash not over home and country, but for the love of a single woman. The fates of these civilizations now stand upon the razor's edge...

From the creators of Dynasty Warriors comes an unbelievable game that tells the tale of the epic Trojan War. In this ancient time, men and gods fought alongside one another for eternal glory. Carve your name into history as you experience amazing action and incredible mythology.

Warriors: Legends of Troy game features:

•Do battle as the Trojans or the Greeks. With two unique storylines, players will see the war from two perspectives

•Clash with legions of soldiers on glorious battlegrounds that reach for miles

•An intense combat system lets players grapple with and throw opponents, pick up and attack with a variety short-range and long-range weapons, charge with shields, and use evasive maneuvers

•Online multiplayer co-op and competitive play for up to 4 players

•Additional online features include voice chat, team and individual leaderboards, and more.

•Among the inspirations for the game is The Iliad, Homer's epic poem from the 9th century BC, however Warriors: Legends of Troy will include more mythological elements than the original source material. Players will annihilate hordes of soldiers, battle larger-than-life heroes and even confront mythical creatures sent by the gods.

L.A. Noire is an adventure video game for Xbox 360, set for release on April 05, 2011. The game is developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. L.A. Noire is set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of 1947, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries.

As the title suggests, the game draws heavily from both plot and aesthetic elements of film noir - stylistic films from the 1940s and 1950s that shared similar visual styles and themes including crime, sex and moral ambiguity and were often shot in black and white with harsh, low-key lighting. The game uses a distinctive colouring-style in homage to the visual style of film noir. The post-war setting is the backdrop for plot elements that reference the detective films of the '40s, such as corruption and drugs, with a classical jazz soundtrack.

L.A. Noire is also notable for using Lightsprint's real-time global illumination technology, as well as a newly developed piece of technology called MotionScan, where actors are recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle.

Thor: God of Thunder is an adventure video game for Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), set for release on May 03, 2011. The game is developed and published by Sega.

In the game, Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology to save Asgard, the capital city of the Norse Gods.

Thor must overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics including Ulik, Ymir, and Surtur, as well as other monstrous denizens. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor's legendary hammer, to fight enemies on an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder, and wind to vanquish enemies. As Thor earns Valor points through his exploits, players can acquire new abilities, powers, and weapon upgrades.

The PS3 version features cinematic, third-person action gameplay with melee combos, ranged hammer throws, tide-turning elemental powers, and an upgrade system to bolster Thor's powers as gamers progress. Players will take on enemies up to four times as large as Thor, with multiple grappling points and a variety of strategies for taking them down: go toe-to-toe with a 25 foot tall, 12 ton Ice Trolls for a truly heart-pumping experience.

Warriors: Legends of Troy is an adventure video game for Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), set for release on March 15, 2011. The game is developed by KOEI Canada and published by Tecmo KOEI. In the age when Zeus Almighty ruled over immortals and men, what begins as a truce between two cities quickly erupts into a massive war that will shake the very foundations of Olympus. Two great armies clash not over home and country, but for the love of a single woman. The fates of these civilizations now stand upon the razor's edge...

From the creators of Dynasty Warriors comes an unbelievable game that tells the tale of the epic Trojan War. In this ancient time, men and gods fought alongside one another for eternal glory. Carve your name into history as you experience amazing action and incredible mythology.

Warriors: Legends of Troy game features:

•Do battle as the Trojans or the Greeks. With two unique storylines, players will see the war from two perspectives

•Clash with legions of soldiers on glorious battlegrounds that reach for miles

•An intense combat system lets players grapple with and throw opponents, pick up and attack with a variety short-range and long-range weapons, charge with shields, and use evasive maneuvers

•Online multiplayer co-op and competitive play for up to 4 players

•Additional online features include voice chat, team and individual leaderboards, and more.

•Among the inspirations for the game is The Iliad, Homer's epic poem from the 9th century BC, however Warriors: Legends of Troy will include more mythological elements than the original source material. Players will annihilate hordes of soldiers, battle larger-than-life heroes and even confront mythical creatures sent by the gods

Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World is an adventure video game for Apple iPhone, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Cateia Games and published by LAYERNET. In an alternate reality Kaptain Brawe invites us to an interstellar adventure of epic proportions. Life in the universe can really take it out of you: as if it weren't enough trouble hunting down galactic pirates on a daily basis, now two alien scientists have to be rescued from captivity. And even though the biggest conspiracy in the history of space travel is blamed on Kaptain Brawe too, he's not put off by that at all and eagerly jumps at the chance of even more adventure.

In Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World players take control of, amongst others, Kaptain Brawe himself, whose duties as a proud member of the Space Police include maintaining peace and order in the universe.

Instead of relying on a modern spaceship, Brawe prefers traveling the galaxy in a custom built star speedster of his own. With his crew consisting only of his helmsman and his wooden robot Rowboat, Brawe has to survive many exciting adventures using his wits rather than any kind of modern equipment.

Kaptain Brawe is a classic, colorful point & click adventure. With its unusual and humorous story, challenging puzzles and intuitive controls the game will particularly appeal to seasoned players and take them on a trip down memory lane to the "good old days" of adventure gaming. But thanks to the challenging gameplay of Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World, younger players will be able to play it just as easily. Experience four unique planets full of bizarre surprises and details. Prepare yourself for encounters with space pirates, secretive secret agents and the interstellar government.

Block Rogue is a puzzle adventure video game developed and published by Buzz Monkey Software for the Apple iPhone. Jump into a gargantuan dungeon with 300 rooms, challenging puzzles, intriguing mysteries, and...shhhh!...lots of secrets in Block Rogue. Use your ingenuity and puzzle-solving skills to see if you can escape!

Block Rogue starts out as a simple block-pushing puzzle game, but quickly introduces complex amalgamations of rolling boulders, death rays, rising columns, switches, traps, and more, through eight different game mode combinations.

You find yourself in a massive dungeon and you’re suffering from amnesia. Your lost memories, however, have been thankfully preserved in a magical talking mirror. The magic mirror says your name is Ilbin and you must push some puzzle blocks around to open a door to the next room where another puzzle awaits. Conquering each puzzle presents you with a choice: Left or Right? The path you choose will determine which puzzles you'll confront and which hidden secrets you'll find. With over 300 dungeon rooms with mind-bending configurations, Block Rogue players will enjoy hours of challenging fun.

But the Block Rogue adventure doesn't stop there. Selecting the "Random" game mode generates hundreds of brand new puzzles using ingenious and sinister puzzle-generating algorithms. So even after you've solved the mysteries of Block Rogue, the game never truly ends!

Thor: God of Thunder is an adventure video game for Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), set for release on May 3, 2011. The game is developed and published by Sega.

In the game, Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology to save Asgard, the capital city of the Norse Gods.

Thor must overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics including Ulik, Ymir, and Surtur, as well as other monstrous denizens. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor's legendary hammer, to fight enemies on an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder, and wind to vanquish enemies. The PSP version features a distinct comic book look as well as unique story elements, dialog, locations, and dedicated flight levels.

Thor: God of Thunder is an adventure video game for Xbox 360, set for release on May 3, 2011. The game is developed and published by Sega.

In the game, Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology to save Asgard, the capital city of the Norse Gods.

Thor must overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics including Ulik, Ymir, and Surtur, as well as other monstrous denizens. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor's legendary hammer, to fight enemies on an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder, and wind to vanquish enemies. As Thor earns Valor points through his exploits, players can acquire new abilities, powers, and weapon upgrades.

The Xbox 360 version features cinematic, third-person action gameplay with melee combos, ranged hammer throws, tide-turning elemental powers, and an upgrade system to bolster Thor's powers as gamers progress. Players will take on enemies up to four times as large as Thor, with multiple grappling points and a variety of strategies for taking them down: go toe-to-toe with a 25 foot tall, 12 ton Ice Trolls for a truly heart-pumping experience.