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2D co-op brawler Final Exam penciled in for November
Final Exam, formerly Obscure, will bring its mix of survival horror and 2D co-op action to the Xbox 360 Games Store, PlayStation Network, and PC on November 8. Final Exam is tied to Hydravision's perhaps ironically named Obscure horror series, developer Mighty Rocket Studio formed from the French team's ashes. Mighty Rocket promises "many allusions" to the Obscure series in Final Exam, despite the switch to sidescrolling brawling. Final Exam was first expected back in the spring, so hopefully the extra development time translates into a stronger game. The trailer suggests some promise, at least, and as long as Final Exam applies itself well in the coming months, it may well make the grade.
Ethan: Meteor Hunter follows the trail to PS3 this summer
French indie outfit Seaven Studio is working on Ethan: Meteor Hunter, coming to PS3 this summer. In this puzzle-platformer, titular star Ethan is hunting down meteorite fragments across 50 levels spanning three different worlds. Ethan is no ordinary bipedal mouse – he can freeze time and manipulate objects through telekinesis, thanks to being struck by a meteor himself. Ethan: Meteor Hunter is also vying for a Steam launch through Greenlight right now. Though it may be the studio's first game, Seaven Studio's seven employees originally worked at Hydravision Entertainment, helping to produce Obscure, Obscure 2 and the Wii and PS2 ports of 2008's Alone in the Dark reboot.
All a-board Dungeon Twister on PSN this July
Dungeon Twister, Hydravision's board-game-turned-turn-based-strategy title, will come to PSN on July 3 for $10. Dungeon Twister creator Christophe Boelinger says the board game itself has been described as a mix between chess and Dungeons & Dragons. Players control a team of eight characters, each with powers ranging from walking through walls, rotating rooms in any direction, to regenerating when wounded, to escape a massive labyrinth.Dungeon Twister is an online multiplayer title that allows players to see and talk to each other via the PlayStation Eye.
Dungeon Twister combines strategy, board games, and swiveling on PS3
Kind of a turn-based strategy game, kind of a board game, Hydravision's upcoming PS3 download release Dungeon Twister is loaded with instability – as a feature, not a bug. Two players control teams of eight adventurers, each with different abilities, and try to capture areas of a maze-like dungeon. It's based on a board game (but not the Twister we normally associate with board games, which could theoretically be played in a dungeon).Upon seizing control of a segment, players can then rotate the area, opening new avenues for themselves and confounding their opponents (or leading directly into traps). The goal is either to escape or defeat your opponent.Dungeon Twister will take turns on PSN this summer.
Funky Lab Rat invades the PS3 with Move support
With a name like Funky Lab Rat, we weren't entirely sure what to expect. Thankfully, it wasn't what we had feared: a cartoon-based PlayStation Move dancing game. Instead, French indie dev Hydravision has created a cute puzzle-platformer that has you in the shoes of a lab rat daring to escape the confines of his experimental prison. Thankfully, he seems to be gifted with the ability to manipulate time and objects. (Just what kind of lab is this?!) Essentially, the game combines one part Braid with one part Tumble. In addition to Move support, Funky Lab Rat will also support standard DualShock controls. The PlayStation Network-exclusive is launching in Europe next week, November 24th, and on November 30th in North America. Check out the trailer after the break.
You will not escape Dungeon Twister on XBLA
French board game Dungeon Twister will be joining the Xbox Live Arcade catalog of tabletop games gone digital, with Asmodée and Hydravision's announcement that the game's XBLA release will happen in Q3 2009.The best way to describe Dungeon Twister is as a mix of monsters, magic and strategy. It's a game where you escape a dungeon and, well ... that's basically what you do. It's probably best that you read up on the backstory and (twisted) rules for yourself (PDF). You'll also be pleased to know that there's a library of game expansions, so downloadable content should be plentiful.
