Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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Groove Games today announced its agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to publish an interactive game based on Universal Pictures and Atmosphere Entertainment MM's' recently released horror film, George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. The game, entitled Land Of The Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green, will be coming to the PC and Xbox later this year, you can find the full report inside and check out some images...
The official press release is below:
The full-featured, first-person shooter video game sets players in the midst of a gruesome adventure in which they battle to save themselves - and a quickly-diminishing living population - from an army of the dead bent on spreading a zombie plague. Developed by Brainbox Games, a Digital Extremes Studio, and using the Unreal® Engine, the game features terrifying zombies, frightening effects, an immersive storyline and key environments seen in the film. Gamers can also join intense, bone-chilling multiplayer battles against the dead on Xbox Live™.
"George A. Romero's Land of the Dead is a new classic in the zombie film genre and Groove Games is excited to bring games based on the film to the PC and Xbox," said Jon Walsh, CEO of Groove Games. "The game features intense action that horror fans will love, and the ability to play head to head against other players in zombie-infested levels is an absolute blast."
Official details:
Prepare for the Horror…
A horrific plague breaks out and mobs of zombies are roaming throughout the tri-state area, killing people at random. You play Jack, a simple farmer who must rise beyond fear, and battle your way through hordes of terrifying undead who are bent on spreading the zombie plague. You encounter a mysterious man named Mr. Kaufman who has established Fiddler's Green, a fortified city, which holds the last of the living. He has offered you a special job, with an exceptional reward. An offer too good to turn down, but will you live long enough to reap the rewards?
Based on the George A. Romero film, Land of the Dead, this intense 3D zombie experience will grip and terrify you like none other.
GAME FEATURES:
» Over 20 levels of gut-wrenching horror – fight off the walking dead in cornfields, back alleys, sewers and the City of the Living!
» 8 Player Zombie Filled Multiplayer Mayhem over Xbox Live or Internet (PC) with unique modes allowing the player to work with or against friends in surviving the Zombie plague
» 10 Intense Multiplayer Maps over 4 Game Modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Invasion
» Fight Through Hordes of Zombies with a wide variety of melee and ranged weapons including the Sniper Rifle, Revolver, Glock, .22 Rifle, Shotgun, M-16, Hammer, Golf Club, Baseball Bat, Shovel, Lead Pipe, Fire Axe, Grenade, Molotov Cocktail and your fists
» State of the Art Unreal Engine and Karma physics technology creating stunning visuals and effects.
» Body Part Specific Damage System that brings the reality of killing Zombies to life
» Blood Curdling Music and Sound Effects
Source: Groove Games
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