14 DAY TRIAL // Spark Unlimited has recently announced that Gamecock Media Group will be handling the publishing of their next generation title, Legendary: The Box. The game tells the story of Charles Deckard, an art thief who is duped into stealing Pandora's Box. It's more complex than that of course, but we don't want to spoil it for you.
"Like most developers, we've always had a dream game that we've secretly been working on," said Craig Allen, CEO of Spark Unlimited. "We've made a name for ourselves with World War II first-person shooters, but Legendary: The Box is our labor of love. It's a thrill to work with Gamecock; they want to see the game completed exactly as we envision it."
"If there is one genre that needs a shot in the arm, it's the first-person shooter," said Harry Miller, Head of Development of Gamecock Media Group. "Spark's Legendary: The Box is going to be a classic, in terms of story, game-play and technology. I'm inspired by where they're taking the genre."
Like I said in the introductory paragraph, Legendary: The Box tells the story of Charles Deckard, an art thief who is duped into stealing Pandora's Box. When he opens the box, he releases hordes of beasts thought to be fictional - such as werewolves and gryphons - into an unprepared modern world, the official report informs. From then on, a full scale war between man and myth begins, and it is quickly complicated by the actions of powerful secret societies. As the person responsible for releasing this terror, Deckard unwittingly becomes the only person capable of containing it once more and saving civilization from being destroyed by the terrifying creatures of the box.
So, does it do it for you? I guess we'll know for sure if it's a good title or not when it's released in Spring 2008 on PC and next-generation platforms. However, in my experience with games, I have to say I've never heard of a game featuring a world suddenly thrust into chaos and turmoil when ancient creatures of myth are unleashed into modern day society, to fail.