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Earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, flood, hurricane... and the
small matter of an ex-military terrorist group with their hands on
some nuclear weapons - and all
 in
just 24 hours?! Welcome to Disaster: Day of Crisis, the
action adventure game on Wii from Nintendo and Monolith Soft.,
sweeping across Europe on 24th October 2008 guaranteed to bring out
the survival skills in everyone.
Stepping into the shoes of Raymond Bryce, a traumatised but highly
decorated retired US marine and former operative of the
International Rescue Team, prepare for a day like no other. Called
back into action to deal with the threat of SURGE, an ex-military
terrorist unit led by former elite forces specialist Colonel Hayes,
Ray must overcome personal tragedy and numerous devastating natural
disasters to prevent the threat of nuclear warfare.
Wracked with guilt over the loss of his best friend in the line of
duty, Ray finds out that SURGE has kidnapped a leading seismologist
and his assistant to predict the arrival of an earthquake, which
will act as a diversion for their plan to seize the nuclear weapons.
However, upon finding out that the assistant is his lost friend's
sister, Lisa, the mission turns personal and offers Ray the chance
of redemption he's been craving for.
Disaster: Day of Crisis is a dedicated Single-Player all-out
Action-Adventure blending a variety of exciting gameplay activities
around an intense and absorbing twenty-three-stage storyline. In
addition to vanquishing the SURGE threat, players must come
face-to-face with a series of daunting natural disasters and take
full advantage of Ray's survival expertise to rescue stranded
civilians left helpless.
As the story unfolds, the player's skills are thoroughly tested as
Ray finds himself in increasingly hazardous situations. Gameplay
 varies
from exploring devastated city streets for survivors to thrilling
shooting sequences, as well as driving, swimming and intense
Quick-Time Events all intuitively controlled with the Wii Remote and
Nunchuk. Players are awarded Survival Points and Battle Points which
are vital for improving Ray's abilities and ensuring he has the
skills needed to overcome the game's hard-as-nails bosses, survive
the effects of each disaster and ultimately, rescue Lisa.
During the majority of stages, players will find themselves
searching for civilians in need of rescuing, which will help improve
Ray's skills. With each civilian saved, Survival Points are awarded
that can then be freely distributed amongst five critical skills
such as Strength for unarmed combat and lifting objects, Firearms
for handling weapons and Mental for Ray's ability to concentrate his
mind.
Along the way, Ray will face adversity from SURGE, at which points
the game automatically switches into Combat Mode. Similar to an
On-Rails Shooter, the action becomes fast-and-furious where players
use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to dispatch enemies with a variety of
lethal weaponry including handguns, automatics and shotguns. Once
every hostile is taken down Battle Points are yielded that can be
used to purchase new weapons or tune current equipment to
perfection.
Even after the main storyline is completed, there are numerous
incentives for players to keep coming back for more. With additional
modes such as a Shooting Range and a Staminas Campaign, and a wealth
of hidden content covering unlockable weapons and costumes to the
extra hard Real Disaster Mode difficulty, Disaster: Day of Crisis
should keep gamers entertained for many months to come.
So are you ready to step into the shoes of an action hero and emerge
victorious after one hell of a day? If the answer is yes, then
Disaster: Day of Crisis is crying out to be rescued from your
nearest retailer across Europe on 24th October 2008. |
