E3 2006 First Look Preview
Based
on the upcoming animated feature film, Open Season follows the exploits of a
bear who has lived in captivity all of his life only to find himself lost in the
wilderness during, you guessed it, hunting season. As the bear, you must try to
keep from getting tagged n’ bagged by a hunter and get home in one piece. Open
Season is shaping up to be a fun game that will appeal to animated film fans as
well as those looking for an exciting game with little violence.
Instead
of causing any kind of permanent damage to your enemies, your goal in disposing
of them is to scare them enough to run away. You can do this through several
different ways. One of the sections that they showed us at the Pre-E3 event was
the ability to throw skunks at enemy hunters. This is kind of like playing pool,
as they will disperse and hit other hunters with their skunk causing a chain
reaction and sending the other hunters running for the hills.
You can
also launch a squirrel at your enemies and enter a kind of “first person
squirrel” mode, throwing nuts at other hunters from the top of the hunters head.
Another
section in the game is the collectibles. You can collect 100 different objects
in the game, and each of them will unlock a different real-life nature fact.
Open
Season is gearing up to be a fun kid’s game with some great elements based on
the upcoming film.
