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Insecticide Info Dump
Posted by Tori Floyd at 2:40 PM on March 14, 2008
If you've been buggin' for a new action adventure game, it may be time to check out Insecticide for PC and DS. The game takes you on an adventure through the seedy underworld of insect culture, playing an insect cop and her partner, solving crimes as only insects can. I suggest developing compound eyes for taking in all the vids, art, and screens of the game, after the jump.
Insecticide Fact Sheet
Summary:
Insecticide is a fast-paced, hard-boiled detective game set in a festering future city where bugs have evolved to become Earth's dominant race, A murder at the powerful Nectarola soft drink company leads police from the Insecticide squad on a bug hunt through the city's seedy underbelly and into a mystery of epic proportions. Join detective Chrys Liszt and her partner Roachy Caruthers on the case as they become entangled in a web of crime. It's an action adventure in the truest sense, immersing players in cinematic combat levels as well as story-based detective work.
Use Chrys' unique insect abilities, a range of bug weaponry and good old-fashioned street smarts to solve the case and uncover a shocking secret. Bring the boot of justice down hard on the city's crime infestation.
Features:
- Discover clues to solve a gripping mystery in a world of mutant insects and film noir locations
- Use specialised weaponry and unique insect powers to shadow your suspects or confront them head on
- Collect and convert radioactive pollen from the environment to assemble a variety of unique organic weapons
- Interrogate suspects, interview witnesses, and play good cop/bad cop to get all the info you need
- A huge case of unique characters
Product Specs:
- Genres: Action Adventure
- Created by: Crackpot Entertainment
- Publisher: Gamecock Media Group (www.gamecockmedia.com)
- Platform: Nintendo DS, Windows compatible PC (PC SKU is retail and direct download)
- Release Date: Nintendo DS - March 11, 2008
- PC Episode One - March 2008
- PC Episode Two - Q2 2008
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TechnoDestructo
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
Is there any connection to Psychonauts? Because that's what I'm reminded of.
TechnoDestructo
Edge of Blade
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
Why is the girl bug hot? My mind can't get around it!
Edge of Blade
Ashurahori
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
If this game is careful, and executes a concept and gameplay well, it could be as good as BG&E.
Ashurahori
uselesstomato
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
@MisterSleep: you arent the only one who gets the Beyond good and evil feeling from this game.
thats the first thing i thought of looking at the screens.
uselesstomato
Jackablade
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
The art is a bit murky for my liking. It kind of feels like they weren't entirely sure what style they wanted to go with and wound up with a bit of a mishmash of different ones. The design looks pretty nice for the most part, its just a bit of a pity it didn't quite coalesce entirely.
Never mind though, I'm not one to trun down a good story just because of slightly inconsistant art direction.
Jackablade
ArmyofJuan
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
The story seems promising. the combat, not so much. But if the story is still great, i'd be willing to work through the "eh" combat. It sure looks interesting though
ArmyofJuan
MisterSleep
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
Y'know, reminds me a little bit of Beyond Good and Evil, just in terms of look and feel. It'd be a shame if that's where the similarities ended, though. I'm hoping it's got a good story to back it up, but I'm not getting a good feeling from the trailers. It looks like the writing went as far as the concept and character names, and then the writers got traded in for somebody's cousin.
MisterSleep
yaboonabi
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
just got off the bus where i was playing it.
If you prefer style over substance, this game's got the goods for you.
Interesting character designs, especially the hominids and the menacing bees in corporate sharkskins.
The combat I've seen is playable, but overly simplified.
Also, in a game set in a city filled with mutant bugs, you would think the player character would have some terrific insect powers. Nope.
I think the cock in Gamecock now stands for cocking up good ideas with poor execution.
yaboonabi
Thassodar
Posted 10:58 PM 19/3/08
Looks interesting, kind of generic though.
Thassodar