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Sproing Interactive Media GmbH, Vienna, today announced that is
currently developing Wii Survival Horror game Cursed Mountain
for, and together with,
Deep Silver.
 The
player takes on the role of a fearless mountaineer as he climbs into
the Himalayas on a quest to find his lost brother. As he ascends the
mountain, he encounters an ancient curse: the souls of the people
who died in that region are stuck in limbo, caught in the Shadow
World.
“Aside from the challenge to develop an innovative title with
spectacular levels and new controls, the focus in Cursed Mountain
is the overwhelming environment of the Himalayas,” said Harald
Riegler, CEO of Sproing. “It is really important to us that the
player experiences nature’s powers as realistically as possible, and
that the game’s viewing distance allows the player to see the
monumental landscapes at all times. We are also going to great
lengths to make the dead souls look as convincing as possible in
order to deliver the level of immersion necessary for really
effective and believable Survival Horror.”
To deliver on these goals, the Sproing team relies on its proprietary
Athena Game Engine, which is rendering the Himalayas on Wii at a
quality never seen before. The engine highlights of Athena include
amongst others, HDR-Rendering, Shader simulations developed
especially for Wii in order to display ice, heat and water
(realistic reflections and refractions), an ultra-fast Particle
System for amazing snow storms, soft particles for realistic fog and
smoke, depth of field, motion blur, dynamic soft shadows, spherical
harmonics lighting, as well as a high performance level-of-detail
and streaming system in order to provide long viewing distance of
the entire surrounding. In order to create an exciting atmosphere
when battling the ghosts, the game employs a number of
custom-created special effects such as the Shader simulations as
well as a newly developed post-processing framework. “Our engine
technology really takes the Wii hardware to its limits and Wii
gamers can really look forward to a heart-stopping, and
breath-taking world that comes alive with this title,” said Gerhard
Seiler, Technical Director of Sproing. |
