Infamous Preview

Here is my preview on Infamous, one of the most anticipated games of 2009. The game is being made by sucker punch, if you don’t know them; they are also the inventers behide Cooper and Sly. So this is how the game starts out....Be prepared.

A massive explosion rips through New York City and Cole McGrath, you, are the last man standing in a huge crater. The explosion has triggered something inside you, as you soon find out you have gained various powers, but first you become unconscious for 2 weeks. After waking up from the disaster you find New York City in chaos, gangs are terrorizing the streets and the NYPD have fled the city mainly because of you and the chaos you’ve created.

The City is dark and very gloomy and the population is scarce. The environments are destructible, so that adds a lot to the playground of New York.

I personally like how they have almost cloned to perfection the environment of New York unlike other games that failed in the past example: Spider-Man .

Your goal is to set things straight by using your powers you fight back against all terror in New York.  As Cole, yourself, struggles to learn how to control his powers and the responsibility they bring, the hard work becomes too hard and trying to save the city as well fight off larger threats of larger and more powerful enemies puts a lot on his plate.

The feature that make this game special is the fact that you chose your character, remember Fallout 3, good, as like the game you build a Karma level, you can be mean or you can be nice. Unlike Fallout 3 your behaviour results in different stories and maybe even a different ending. Well Fallout 3 did have a different dialogue but that’s not really a different end mission.

So far the game release date is set for June 9, 2009 so keep your eyes on this one it’s worth the $59.99/£39.99. No word on online play yet. It’s a Playstation 3 exclusive so it’s something that might have some awards for VGA 2010 and I hope to do a full review on the game as soon as possible.

Preview Verdict: 8.6/10

 Posted By Andre