Other Ocean Bringing War Of The Worlds To XBLA, PSN

2D rotoscoped cinematic platformer gift a brand new prophesy of the H.G. Wells' typical story to be shown at E3 2011

Emeryville, CA - June 2, 2011 - Other Ocean Interactive, the highly thought of eccentric developer with a command of formulating modern games with a retro feel similar to Dark Void Zero and the XBLA conversion of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, suggested currently it is currently in growth of The War of the Worlds. Coming to Xbox LIVEArcade and PlayStationNetwork, The War of the Worlds is an arriving 2D cinematic platformer desirous by the seminal work of dear writer H.G. Wells that pits players in a story of presence as a sole person perplexing to elude lawlessness and drop amidst an foreign offensive in 1950s London.

Other Ocean will be providing a initial look at the pretension to choose press during the arriving Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, June 7-9, 2011.

In growth beneath permit from Paramount Digital Entertainment, The War of the Worlds is a dim and fantastic new prophesy of the typical H.G. Wells novel, retold as a singular player, 2D action-adventure. The gameplay account parallels the timeline and events from the 1953 film adaptation, but introduces a new story arc, characters, locations, and sub-plots.

With gameplay profitable loyalty to typical cinematic platformers such as Flashback, Out of This World and Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, players follows the exploits of an different everyman struggling to elude the Martian offensive of London and rescue his family. Forced to regard by indomitable odds, players will outmanoeuvre an armed forces of foreign tripods and other ominous fight machines as they make their way by a landscape of complete devastation.

"As a developer, you are exceedingly lucky to have access to this dear franchise," mentioned Mike Mika, Head of Development with Other Ocean Interactive. "The group and I are outrageous fans of the original rotoscoped cinematic platformers of early Personal Computer gaming. This is a mental condition plan for everybody on the team. Having the skill to draw close the diversion in a entirely retro way and pay loyalty to a of our preferred durations in gaming is more than you could inquire for."

The War of the Worlds will be existing on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network in summer 2011.