Month: May 2008

“Legendary – The Box” Preview

Do you like first-person shooters? Do you like bloodthirsty werewolves, pedestrian-munching gryphons and giant tentacles that destroy police cars? Then you may like Legendary – The Box, a new game for Xbox 360 and PS3. The premise? Next Generation summarizes it nicely in their preview of the game:

Bad news. Charles Deckard, gentleman thief, has opened Pandora’s Box. The real one, which turns out to have been quietly on display in the New York Met all these years. The consequences? An eruption of mythical animals flowing through Manhattan, and reducing the world to a crumbling, September 11-influenced wasteland.

What makes Legendary stand out, from all reports, is the game’s AI– the process that controls your opponent’s actions. The werewolves don’t discriminate: they’ll eat you, but they’ll make a nice snack out of your foes, too, which is a dynamic that provides a high degree of challenge and entertainment. From MTV Multiplayer’s account of the game:

I shot off the lock. The werewolf systematically took out everyone in just a few seconds. The problem: He didn’t commit suicide afterwards. I had to deal with him.

Legendary is being developed by Spark Unlimited and published by Gamecock. You can visit the official site here.

A werewolf from Legendary - The Box

Willow Creek – 30 Days of Night, But With Werewolves?

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but according to a review at Horror Year Book, Zenescope Enertainment’s new werewolf comic Willow Creek might borrow a little too heavily from 30 Days of Night. From HYB’s mini-review:

I’ll make it simple: Willow Creek is 30 Days of Night… only with werewolves. Right down to the artist choice, Josh Medors, sporting his best Ben Templesmith, and drawing a tale about a sheriff who’s come back to a town that’s inhabited by Bigfoot… but not really. It’s a werewolf.

Yet the similarities are more bemusing than outrageous– “it’s intriguing to say the least,” the reviewer notes.

Willow Creek - issue 1

Read the full review here (third one down) or visit Zenescope’s site for more details about Willow Creek.