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Shadows of the DAMNED is an action-horror video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The game was directed by Massimo Guarini, produced by Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami and developed by Grasshopper Manufacture. It was released on June 21, 2011 by Electronic Arts. The game features protagonist Garcia Hotspur in the City of the Damned, fighting to rescue his girlfriend Paula, who has been transported there following her death. To do this, he enlists the help of Johnson, a demon who transforms into Hotspur's various weapons. Rather than center around shooting enemies and triggering quicktime events, the principle gameplay focuses on strategically keeping in lighted areas while in combat. This is because enemies veiled in darkness become invulnerable to Hotspur's attacks; darkness will drain Hotspur's health as well. Players must seal "conduits of darkness," which can sometimes be done through puzzle solving. These actions range from firing at Goat Lamps with Light Shots, to feeding cherub gates in order to gain access to the source of the creeping darkness." (more...)
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A fan's homemade reconstruction of the Blood Berry beam katana seen in No More Heroes.
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"Let me ask you, what happens to your prophecy if I shoot you right now?"
- ― Dan Smith threatens Trevor Pearlharbor at his Dominican Republic vista
Did you know...
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- ...that Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru represent "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil?"
- ...that the pigeons encountered in killer7 are named after Bond girls?
- ...that the Wayne's World soundtrack appears on Travis Touchdown's living room shelf?
- ...that Thunder Ryu's D.O.S. beam katana provided the framework for Touchdown's Tsubaki Mk-III?
- ...that film director Takashi Miike voiced a background character in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle?
Games in development
On August 18, 2010, it was revealed that Grasshopper Manufacture will be working with publisher Digital Reality to produce a series of downloadable video games for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. The first title, Sine Mora, is said to combine traditional side-scrolling gameplay with a "unique time manipulation mechanic." The second, Black Knight Sword, similarly combines side-scrolling mechanics with elements from "a simpler time when simple yet addictive and challenging gameplay dominated the scene."
At Tokyo Game Show 2010, Grasshopper revealed the working title of another project, codename D. This project is geared towards the Xbox 360 and will support Kinect. A teaser trailer was filmed in live action, and suggests the game will involve fighting evil forces within an amusement park.
Another project announced on October 20, 2010 will be one of two Grasshopper titles published by Kadokawa Games. Development is being led by Suda and Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka, the latter who describes it as "an action title that takes place in the sky."
Announced at Comic-Con 2011, Lollipop Chainsaw is the second of two Grasshopper titles to be published by Kadokawa Games. It will be marketed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles and will feature "cheerleaders, chainsaws and glitter-spewing zombies." Suda earlier described the project in October 2010, noting its "stylish action and some really extreme twists." He further iterated that, "I showed the game off to an overseas publisher, and they couldn't stop laughing [...] I think it's going to be a really big title in the worldwide market."
Evangelion Sound Impact is a rhythm-action game in development for PlayStation Portable. It will contain six different modes and 30 songs composed by Akira Yamaoka, based on music from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. Evangelion Sound Impact is the latest project by Grasshopper that is an adaptation of a pre-existing franchise, the others being Blood+ and Samurai Champloo.