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Ever
since I bought my own X-Box a couple of months ago, I haven't
necessarily turned into a "gamer" per se (other than
massive NHL HOCKEY tournies with The Shootin' Surgeon and
Indiana Sev), but I have started paying a lot more attention to
upcoming games, including the BATMAN BEGINS tie-in game,
featured exclusively in this month's XBN magazine. Below and
above are a few screen-shots from the game, that will be
released around the same time as the film (July 1st ), that can
be enlarged when clicked upon. As for the game, here are a few
of the goodies mentioned about it-- although even the producers
of the game admitted that they could not say all that much,
"There are some special guest
appearances that are exclusive to the game."
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"This is a
harsher, darker hero. This is about this guy who's troubled,
who has real problems. He has a purpose, he's angry, and
this is about vengeance."
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"Every area
in the game is designed as a theater of fear, and that
represents a fundamental shift in how the level design works
for the game."
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Having witnessed
early stages of the fighting in the game, they were
described as being akin to that of FIGHT CLUB's (the movie,
not the game), "It's lots of elbows, lots of knees--
it's down, it's dirty and it's hardcore fighting."
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"We want to
keep players in control of the action-- when they're in
control, that's when it's the most exciting."
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"We want to
keep cut-scenes to a minimum. We're really following the
"Splinter Cell", "Halo" and
"Half-Life" model, trying to do as much possible--
not everything, obviously-- as scripted events where we
leave the player in control. Because once you grab control
of that camera, you immediately rip them out of that
situation, that scene."
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"You'll see
a lot of characters from the original of Batman, including
Commissioner-- then Lieutenant Gordon." Wayne's English
butler Alfred Pennyworth will also feed Batman intelligence
during the game.
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Most, if not
all, of Batman's toys will be included in the game. It will
be possible to use Batarangs, optic cables, and flashbang
grenades (among others) either found in environments or
including in Batman's wondrous utility belt-- two devices
can be mapped to the XBox controller's White and Black
buttons for easy use.
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