Another highlight of the London MCM Expo this summer, for me, was the appearance of developers Tecmo Koei, a Japanese studio responsible for some incredible titles, such as the Dead or Alive series, Ninja Gaiden and Dynasty Warriors. But it wasn’t any of these games they were demoing…
First off, was Quantum Theory, an epic FPS-Adventure game (Apologies for my poor ability to classify genres). From what I saw of the gameplay, it involves some…extremely large aliens, or monsters, and was seriously impressive in terms of graphics, as you would expect from a PS3 exclusive.
Of course, I can’t leave you with the 5-10 minute impression I was allowed by the attendants at the booth (It was very, very busy). Some research revealed the game revolves around the two main characters fighting their way through a “living tower”, in which cover and features of rooms can change throughout the game. With the game’s Gears of War-esque cover system, this could create some extremely interesting and difficult situations as gameplay progresses.
Second up was a fighter game, advertised only with a Japanese game. Once again, some research served me well, and revealed the game to be “Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage”, an upcoming Dynasty Warriors spinoff, based on the manga “First of the North Star”.
Once again, I didn’t get much of a play through of this, owing to the incredible volume of people, but I was suitably impressed. It was definitely reminiscent of the Dynasty Warriors games, with epic combos and dramatic special moves. The action can get a bit confusing at times, and it’s difficult to work out exactly what you just did, but it was still an extremely satisfying experience. Especially when you take into consideration the fact that every kick and punch seemed to send splashes of blood flying everywhere.
All in all, I was impressed by these 2 titles, and think Tecmo Koei did well to choose these to represent themselves this Expo, and look forward to playing them properly some time in the future.
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