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John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Gets Game

Posted by simoniker on from the never-escape-from-exploitability dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Snake is back from the ashes, and this time it's gonna be a videogame made by Namco! It is based off the new comic book, and John Carpenter, Debra Hill and Kurt Russell all seem to be involved! 2005 is a long time to wait, but here's hoping it is better then Escape from LA." Another reader points out an MSNBC article discussing the resurgence of the un-Solid Escape From New York character, whose videogame adaptation looks to be courtesy Namco Hometek, US-based developers of Dead To Rights.

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  1. Snake Plissken? by seanmeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    I heard he was dead!

    1. Re:Snake Plissken? by darylp · · Score: 1

      I thought he'd be taller

  2. Escape from NY by dimator · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Escape from NY is one of those cheasy 80's movies that you can watch over and over. I love the style of the film. Almost every scene is dark, and the characters are all crazy and wierd. Cool music, too.

    If you haven't seen it, you should.

    Escape from LA.... well, can't blame them for trying to make some more cash. :)

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    1. Re:Escape from NY by trompete · · Score: 1

      Escape from LA is great because in the end he just ends up setting of the EMP anyway and just smoking a cigarette.

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  3. Bout damn time! by executebusiness.com · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Snake is a great character for a video game. Plus the gadgets in the movies would also be good to develop. I wonder what engine this will use, but I'm guessing it'll be akin to the Doom 3 engine.

    The character art looks pretty darn cool too. If they do this right, it could generate the kind of popularity Vice City did, yet with a Fallout flavour.

  4. I have this by austad · · Score: 1, Troll

    I already have the game. While it's entertaining, I don't think it's anything to write home about. Aren't they breaking some laws trying to copy Nokia's work? :)

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    1. Re:I have this by Mattb90 · · Score: 1

      Yeah, but everybody knows Nokia broke copyright themselves by copying their main character from Konami :P

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  5. How craptastic! by gorgon_123 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Woohoo! Another game based on a movie franchise. Thank goodness, I was beginning to worry - there hadn't been a new one out on shelves in like 12 seconds.

    I have a feeling this game is going to be the best, ever! Really. I swear. That's how I feel.

  6. Awesome by diospadre · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hated Raiden.

  7. Snake? No Thank You... by Seraphim_72 · · Score: 1

    gimme "Big Trouble in Little China" - the game anyday.

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  8. Esacpe From L.A. by Argnoth · · Score: 1

    I am probobly the only person on earth that actually enjoyed escape from L.A. but then shamefully I saw that one before Escape from NY, My bad I guess.

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  9. What? by Khyl'Dran · · Score: 1

    What? Metal Gear Solid 3?

  10. Johnny and the Bomb by August_zero · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was never a big fan of, well John Carpenter in general. But his work does have a certain something that makes it memorable even when it isn't worth remembering. I find myself liking and at the same time loathing his films. He has a vision; he just doesn't seem to be able to translate it into film very well. (Sound like anyone else we know?)

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    1. Re:Johnny and the Bomb by Dr.+Manhattan · · Score: 1
      But his work does have a certain something that makes it memorable even when it isn't worth remembering.

      In general, I agree, but The Thing is just brilliant. Moody, atmospheric, the people behave comprehensibly (including panicking in reasonable ways), a perfect music score, and the special effects hold up remarkably well even today.

      And I love Big Trouble In Little China just because the 'hero' is so completely out of his depth. Nobody else would tell the story that way.

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