Wildlife: Forest Survival is one of those innovative concepts which start to spread on download platforms. Planned for a spring release on XBLA and PSN, the Electronic Arts' title offers you to control a wild animal, both prey and predator, in multiplayer sessions with up to 12 players. For further infos, here are a trailer, some images and the press release.
“Wildlife: Forest Survival gives players the unique perspective of seeing the world through the eyes of an animal in the wild,” said Jon Dean, Executive Producer at EA Salt Lake Studio. “Experiencing the rush of pitting animals against each other, learning about the laws of nature, and feeling the thrill of the hunt, chase and kill is sure to make for a game that showcases survival of the fittest at its best.”
Wildlife: Forest Survival progresses through a treacherous forest setting where players choose from one of four animals and tap into their selected animal’s strengths in order to annihilate their prey and escape their predators. Intense multiplayer arena battles let up to 12 players go head-to-head in the ultimate fight for survival, where aspiring assailants must balance tracking their prey and eluding their foes. Players must chose their animal carefully, though, as each comes with its own strengths and weaknesses: the rabbit relies on his quickness and Sense Danger ability to make a quick getaway from his pursuers, the fox uses its cunning to employ its Sneak Pounce ability and stun unsuspecting prey, the hawk soars above the forest and calculates the perfect timing to execute its Dive Bomb strike, and the gator dominates aquatic environments by moving swiftly through the water with its powerful jaws, but is challenged with slower speed on land.
Players can explore, hide out, or dominate in eight unique maps, each of which plays to one of the animal’s strengths. From lush greenery to high trees, from inviting bodies of water to jagged rock formations, each level sets the stage for the animals and their battle to survive.
For more information about Wildlife: Forest Survival, go to www.ea.com/wildlife.
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Commented on 2010-12-10 15:43:44
Commented on 2010-12-10 18:24:53Then I saw the gameplay, and the hawk gameplay looks AWESOME! The graphics are perfect by being cute, disguising the deadly atmosphere of typical multiplayer games (Team Fortress 2 did very similar with its art-style).
It's all about the execution. How will they balance it? Could it get cheap? It seems like different animals could apply to different type of playstyles, like stealth for alligators.
If they do this right, it could do very well as a multiplayer game standing out from shooter-based ones. Let it not be a Naughty Bear.
Commented on 2010-12-10 19:56:26
Commented on 2010-12-10 21:35:17
Commented on 2010-12-10 21:49:31 In reply to Megido
Commented on 2010-12-10 21:57:41All in all, as a graphics artist, i come away rather unimpressed with it. It looks like some sort of mix between realistic and cartoony and personally i don't like it though if the graphics had been a bit more refined, maybe i'd like it more. Sorry, it just feels like whoever did the graphics was more concerned with speed than quality.
I'd love to see the concept art for this :P
Commented on 2010-12-11 02:44:18 In reply to MegidoAll in all, as a graphics artist, i come away rather unimpressed with it. It looks like some sort of mix between realistic and cartoony and personally i don't like it though if the graphics had been a bit more refined, maybe i'd like it more. Sorry, it just feels like whoever did the graphics was more concerned with speed than quality.
I'd love to see the concept art for this :P