EIDOS
ANNOUNCES SMART BOMB
Eidos,
one of the world's leading publishers
and developers of entertainment software,
announces their first title for Sony's
handheld video game system, PSPTM
with Smart Bomb. Developed by Core
Design, Smart Bomb will be released
in conjunction with the European PSP
hardware launch.
Smart
Bomb delivers a tense gameplay experience
as players are faced with a series
of fast paced, challenging 3D puzzles
based around diffusing sophisticated
AI bombs. Gamers are faced with a
series of bomb modules split into
tiers and each tier must be disabled
to unlock the next. As a tier is disabled
the player moves closer to the detonator
at the core of the bomb which must
be deactivated before moving onto
a new challenge. Single player action
includes story, arcade and challenge
modes while multiplayer mode challenges
four players in a series of head to
head gaming action.
A
decade ago, an unknown aggressor held
the world to ransom with a series
of highly sophisticated AI bombs planted
at key locations around the globe.
In response, the Global Defence Network
assembled an elite reaction force
- the Bomb Disposal Unit (B.D.U.)
to neutralise the threat and restore
order. Led by Colonel Cage and rookie
Michelle Grace, the B.D.U successfully
diffuse these advanced AI networks
and bombs, using a cutting edge prototype
Virtual Reality (VR) system. Cage
then mysteriously vanishes amid speculation
that the VR system has malfunctioned.
At the same time the bomb threats
cease. That is, until now!
The
civilised world is again under threat
following the discovery of a new intricate
network of bombs, displaying the same
'intelligent' detonator system found
on the devices deactivated by B.D.U
team just before Cage's disappearance.
Cage's, protégée Michelle Grace, having
risen through the ranks of the B.D.U
is now one of the top field operatives.
She will be responsible for your VR
system training and development. It
is then up to you to put a stop to
this new reign of terror.
Mike
McGarvey, ceo of Eidos says: "Eidos
is committed to delivering exciting,
challenging content to cutting edge
technology. Developing on the PSP
provides the opportunity be part of
the next generation of handheld gaming
consoles and showcase the development
skills of Core Design who are among
the world's most accomplished developers"
Clint
Nembhard, producer at Core Design
says: "Smart Bomb is all about compelling,
high pressure gameplay. The player's
PSP becomes a bomb with over a hundred
bomb deactivating puzzles to solve
against the clock. We've worked very
closely with Sony to take full advantage
of the PSP hardware and controls to
make the Smart Bomb experience as
much fun as possible."
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