Konami go FPS for Battle: Los Angeles

Mike Bantick
Monday, 07 March 2011 11:00

Your IT - Entertainment

There is an inevitability of action movie video game tie in projects, and as such the announcement of a game based on the upcoming Battle: Los Angeles is unsurprising.  The good news is that developers are aware of the dangers of how the public views such titles, and the chance of getting a good movie tie-in game has increased, which camp will Battle: Los Angeles fall in?

Recent examples have been somewhat iffy, with Terminator: Salvation and Tron: Legacy showing just how bad a Hollywood blockbuster tie-in can be.  But then there are others such as the recent Toy Story 3, or X-Men Origins: Wolverine that show a quality product can hang of the coat tails of a movie.

Konami have announced that Saber Interactive is creating an associated game for the upcoming Columbia Pictures sci-fi feature Battle: Los Angeles .  The game will be available on XBLA (for Xbox 360), PSN (for PlayStation 3) and PC.

In advance of the nationwide release of Columbia Pictures' action film Battle: Los Angeles, in cinemas in March, 2011, Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH today announced Battle: Los Angeles, the video game will be available on the PlayStation?Network, on Xbox Live? Arcade and Windows PC download. Players will have the opportunity to relive the thrill of the movie as they assume the role of Corporal Lee Imlay and fight alongside characters from the film and defend the city of Los Angeles from attacks from unknown forces.

'KONAMI jumped at the opportunity to team up with Columbia Pictures and publish the Battle: Los Angeles video game,' said Careen Yapp, Vice President of Acquisitions and Franchise Development Konami Digital Entertainment. 'We love the movie and it was a great experience working with Saber - there were some great ideas about how to expand the story into a game. It's a great chance for gamers and moviegoers to play out the world of the film.'

'Battle: Los Angeles is a tremendously thrilling game and a perfect complement to our film. Saber and KONAMI have creatively entered the world of the film and used it as a canvas for a rich, exciting game,' said Mark Caplan, Vice President Consumer Products, Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Developed by Saber Interactive and powered by the Saber3D Engine, Battle: Los Angeles is a high-end fast and frantic first-person shooter game that will take players through a single player campaign that mirrors the upcoming feature film. Players will assume the role of a Marine fighting against a worldwide alien invasion that has the city of Los Angeles as the major battleground and focal point for the game. Players will battle unique and varied enemies using an arsenal of weapons throughout the game like an assault rifle, sniper rifle, rocket launcher, frag grenades, and a turret gun as they navigate the streets of Los Angeles avoiding fierce and relentless attacks.

Aside from high-caliber fire fighting combat, destructible environments have been included using the Havok Destruction Module which will allow players to destroy scaffolding structures, vehicles and overpasses to eliminate enemy forces. With unlockable content, trophy support, and 5.1 surround sound, Battle: Los Angeles will pull players deep into the heart of the battle to save mankind.

 

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