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Uplink Creators Surreal It Up With Darwinia

Posted by simoniker on from the fish-eating-bigger-fish dept.

Thanks to DIY Games for its story noting that Introversion Software, "creator of the critically acclaimed hacker sim Uplink", has announced its next game: Darwinia, a "...monstrously fast [PC] shoot-'em-up, influenced by Cannon Fodder and Syndicate", according to PC Gamer UK. There's a very basic official site with the first screenshots, but fansite Darwinia Warfront has some further information on the early-in-development title, quoting PC Gamer as explaining you'll be "playing as a gamer, inserted into the network of retro videogame consoles... you're shooting sprites, stick men, and space-invaders - objets d'art from the annals of videogame history."

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  1. Non-photo-realism by moosesocks · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I really like the trend in indie gaming twoards non-photorealism. These games are supposed to look GOOD, but not REAL. This allows developers to focus more on gameplay. The retro kick makes it even cooler.

    Two freeware examples of surrealist games (which are a hell of a lot of fun) that come instantly to mind are :
    Noiz2sa (OS X Port)
    RRootage (OS X Port)

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