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Sierra Entertainment have announced that the Robert Ludlum's The
Bourne Conspiracy videogame will street in Europe on the 27th
June, 2008 on Microsoft's Xbox360 and the PLAYSTATION3 from SONY.
The game brings Jason Bourne’s signature combat style to life by
sharply blending a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay
and dramatic escapes. To round out the non-stop action to the
title’s hunter-prey game play, The Bourne Conspiracy will
give gamers a re-imagination of the high speed pursuit through Paris
in the MINI COOPER.
Through close partnership with Ludlum Entertainment, and
collaboration on story and character development with Bourne
screenwriter Tony Gilroy, The Bourne Conspiracy is an intense
interactive addition to the blockbuster films and best-selling
novels. The game delivers an original story uncovering Jason
Bourne’s past and the conspiracy shrouding his origins, plunging
players into the role of Bourne as both trained assassin and marked
government agent. Core to the experience is Bourne’s definition as a
perfect weapon with heightened combat instinct, where players use
Bourne’s characteristic capabilities to recognise threats, perform
devastating takedown moves and use his surrounding environment to
overcome deadly situations.
“Wrought with action, combat, elaborate escape scenes and untold
story, the Bourne series is making a natural progression into the
interactive medium,” said Al Simone, senior vice president, global
marketing, Sierra Entertainment. “We’re pleased to announce that
this June gamers will have the chance to experience the dangerously
exciting aura and frenetic pace inherent in the Bourne
franchise.”
Developed by High Moon Studios and based around a Combat System
co-designed by Jeff Imada, the renowned choreographer who defined
Bourne-style combat in the films, The Bourne Conspiracy
delivers gamers every signature Jason Bourne element, from
hand-to-hand fighting to shooting to escape and evasion. Framing the
experience is a relentless pace of action and an in-game Camera
System that captures the cinematography techniques that established
the memorable visual style of the films.
Capturing the intense high-speed pursuit
 based on the memorable car
chase from The Bourne Identity, players will take the wheel
in an upgraded version of Marie’s red MINI COOPER trying to evade
seemingly every police car in Paris. Arcade Racing-style gameplay
and destructive stunt setups combine with Bourne instinct-based game
mechanics to create a previously unseen and unforgettable action
driving experience.
“We’re creating a videogame that is distinctly Bourne, based on a
deconstruction of the character from action hero to game hero, and
one that we ultimately believe gamers will discover as a
distinctively original licensed action game,” said Emmanuel Valdez,
chief creative officer, High Moon Studios and game director on
The Bourne Conspiracy.
While The Bourne Conspiracy shows plenty of promise and looks
rather tasty in some of the screenshots, it must be said that
expectations are for the title to be rather hit-and-miss. As a
publisher, Sierra are getting a reputation for half-baked licences
such as the
50 Cent games, Eragon, Scarface,
Robots,
Predator: Concrete Jungle and Ice Age 2: The Meltdown,
and The Bourne Conspiracy has an air of ATARI’s appalling
Enter The Matrix about it – trying to bit-off more than it can
chew. Only time will tell if High Moon Studios can pull it
altogether, and many of us will be awaiting June 27th rather eagerly
to find out. |
