Rock, Paper, Shotgun

I know! More people who were dead and now walk again! They are a fun time. Headup Games’ tactical zombie game, Trapped Dead, came out last week. I’ve been having a bit of play of it, and wrote some words about that experience, below.
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Headup Games have sent over a link to their new trailer for “zombie” survival RTS Trapped Dead. The isometric action game pits your team of survivors against people who – somehow! – are dead and yet STILL ABLE TO MOVE. The concept has me terrified. Yep. There’s also some terrifying music, as you will see when you…
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A tactical zombie game might usually slide past my twitchy reptilian attention, but this one is called TRAPPED DEAD, which I am not sure makes any sense, and it also boasts that locations that include “the church, cementary and crematory.” Hmm! I probably shouldn’t make fun of the language wobbles, because I can only just about ask my way to the train station in German. A “making of” piece of the game, entirely in German, but with a snippet of game footage, can be found below. And the full website has a smattering of details over here.

No release date on this yet, and it looks kind of interesting! Although not quite as ambitious looking as Dead State’s full-on survival RPG, it could provide some tactical amusements. (Possibly a Freedom Force vibe to it?)
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This demo accelerated out of – er – wherever demos accelerate from in – er – the recent past (“Yesterday”). It’s a truck-based racing-with-guns chaos thing and is out in a couple of days time. Is it any good? Well, that’s why they released this 600Mb-or-so demo. Go have a nose. To get a taste, you’ll find the trailer Jim linked to (and was mean about) beneath the cut…
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This morning I’ve been playing the demo of first-person physics puzzler, Twin Sector. Here’s a mirror list – it’s about 800mb – and all the installers would appear to have multiple language options. I’d usually link to the GamersHell mirrors, but the file seems to be corrupted in this instance. Also, turn the subtitles off before you start playing, they’re totally out of sync with the voice acting, which is more than enough. Anyway, more thoughts on the game below.
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With Portal being so successful I had rather expected there to be a load of first-person puzzlers to come along in its wake. We’ve had few glimpses of its influence here and there, but I do wonder whether Twin Sector is the next game that could truly be seen as a first-person puzzler in the style of Valve’s comedy space-bender. Set inside a cryogenic containment facility where things have gone rather wrong, Twin Sector tasks you with using the power of physics to enable your female protagonist to fix a wonky reactor. You will, naturally, need to figure out what else is down there in the techno-tombs with you, and why it wishes to foil your efforts. Happily the guiding voice of a helpful AI is there to help you jump through the hoops.

Assuming independent German devs Headup can pull off the physics puzzles satisfactorily, this could be a great game, as well as a splendid tech-demo for the Havok physics systems on which it is based. Twin Sector is reportedly out next month, and the trailer is entombed below.
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Truth be told, GearGrinder from Headup Games looks a bit rubbish. That said, we’d be remiss not to report on a game which features transforming jet-propelled trucks armed with flamethrowers, missiles, and anti-aircraft cannons. Yes, it’s one of those driving-with-guns games, only this time more ludicrous that previous variations on that idea. It’s probably not going to be any good, and we’re probably not going to care… It’s best if you go look at the trailer, and see what I mean. (And today might be a bit heavy on the trailers, as GamesCom is in full swing, and a load of PC stuff is spilling out.)
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