14 DAY TRIAL // As Bizarre Creations is prepping the release of their highly anticipated arcade-action shooter, The Club, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, the developer has recently released a character profile for Renwick, one of the game's main guys. Below, as presented in the official press release, Renwick's full background is disclosed. Care to know some stuff about the game before it's released? Read on!
First of all, Bizzare's action shooter mixes elements from classic action shooters with arcade accessibility, giving gamers the pace of racing games and a story structure based on fighting games. There will be a selection of characters to fight in a shadowy underground blood-sport controlled by faceless, obscenely wealthy and influential elite - The Club. Each character joining The Club has his own reason for risking his life to "beat" it, such as greed, a "higher purpose," and why not even pure insanity.
OK, that just about covers the game's description in short, now here's Renwick for you, just as the press release reads:
"A tough, no nonsense, NYPD Detective of more than 30 years standing and one of the most decorated cops on the force. Renwick first picked up rumours of The Club - some kind of freak-circuit, under ground snuff show entertainment - from his contacts in the New York underworld. Intrigued and sickened by what he was hearing, he tried to investigate further, but found all his official lines of inquiry blocked by NYPD bureaucratic intransigence. The harder he pushed the more resistance he encountered. The Club must have powerful allies within the Mayor's office or the NYPD, because not only was Renwick taken off the case, but, when he tried to go to the press with his suspicions, convincing but trumped-up allegations of bribe-taking were suddenly brought against him.
Forced to resign to avoid a scandal and possible criminal charges, Renwick continued his investigation unofficially, using his own time and money to try and break the veil of secrecy surrounding The Club. He must have got closer than he knew, or finally irritated The Club enough to make them do something about him, because what he thought was a new lead turned out to be an ambush, with The Club enforces waiting for him. The Club's money men were obviously unimpressed with Renwick's persistence.
As its new star attraction, Renwick's own survival instincts will carry him through the tournament, with him hating himself every time he has to pull the trigger, but there's a greater motivation driving him on. If he gets to the end, then he might get a shot at bringing some justice to the sick freaks behind The Club."
Not that it doesn't have its similarities with Fight Club (the movie) but it sounds fairly interesting. Of course the developer has revealed more information on the game, such as location details for the prison cells and details on other characters, but for now, I just thought Renwick's background would do. A launch date is yet to be announced. Stay close.