E3 2009 Preview
Utilizing the Unreal
Engine 3.0, Playlogic Entertainment is set to show everyone in the gaming
industry that the engine isn’t used just for first-person shooters. With a
heaping amount of customization, fairytale characters are ready to get their
fame back in Fairytale Fights.
As a hack-n-slash title,
Fairytale Fights deploys four playable characters including Little Red
Riding Hood and Snow White. As of right now, these are the only two characters
that have been revealed but we can expect more characters from tales from long
ago. What’s the storyline? The fairytale characters are no longer famous and are
out to get their fame back to prove they aren’t washed up.
Fairytale Fights
turned out to be one of the most violent games at E3 2009 with blood splattering
with every kill and brains flopping on the ground. Implementing a skeleton in
their character models, after you slaughter an enemy, you’ll see the whites of
their bones lying on the ground. After each death, the blood will accumulate on
the ground and players will slip and slide with the fluids spread across the
environment.
There’s dynamic slicing
for intuitive combos when attacking the enemies. No longer will you have to
press a certain button combo, but instead, players will use the right analog
sticks to cut off limbs of their oppressors. Fairytale Fights couldn’t be
less of a children’s game if it even tried – it’s got gore and violence around
every corner. There’s environmental hazards, enlarged death in a pop-up screen,
a wide variety of weapons (magical, ranged, melee, etc.)
With drop-in and drop-out
cooperative play, players can pick up a controller at their own leisure and play
with their friends. Currently, up to four players can play offline and two
players can join online sessions. If you’d rather battle your friends, there’s
an arena mode to battle with your friends similar Capcom’s Powerstone.
Inspired by cartoon
violence found within The Simpsons, Ren & Stimpy, and Happy
Tree Friends, Fairytale Fights will be reaching the beta stage very soon.
Fairytale Fights is aiming for a holiday 2009 release with downloadable
content in the future.
