New "Second Sight" Trailer Demonstrates Psychic Abilities Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 @ 11:01:52 pm E.S.T
Codemasters has released a new trailer demonstrating the psychic powers in Second Sight, the new sci-fi psionic thriller from acclaimed developer Free Radical Design.
After awakening from a coma in a U.S. medical facility, main character John Vattic discovers he has been endowed with incredible psychic abilities. Join him as he uses his new psychic powers to uncover a fatal chain of events leading to the sinister conspiracy that landed him in the hands of the researchers.
Thanks to an incredibly realistic freeform physics engine, players will be able to make the hero of Second Sight pull off some extraordinary moves. Levitate an unconscious guard, use telekinesis to send him flying across the room, knocking down everything – or everybody – in his path.
It doesn’t stop at telekinesis. Vattic’s Psi Pulse ability will send a ball of psychic energy hurtling towards your enemies, and Psi Blast (the grown-up version of Psi Pulse) will unleash a terrific “smart bomb”-style screen-clearing wave of energy in one fell swoop.
But success in Second Sight requires as much brains as brawn. You’re not going to get too far just wading in with your size 12 boots in a “run and gun” approach. Second Sight is far smarter than that.
Vattic has a few subtler psi weapons at his disposal. Projection, for example, allows him to project an ethereal version of himself ahead, which makes him invisible to enemies. Better still, combine this bad boy skill with one of Vattic’s other unique abilities, Possession, and you can walk up to a guard unseen and then take control of his body. Open gates, trip security switches and activate machinery to force the villains to do the hard work for you!
For a bit of serious sneakiness, use a bit of Vattic Charm: make the bad guys believe you’re just a figment of their overactive imaginations and sneak past unseen. And when Vattic’s mind tricks go awry, he can even use his Healing ability to rejuvenate his health.
Combining an atmospheric, psychological thriller narrative with stealthy exploration and intense shooter action, Second Sight also features:
- Rich dual time narrative allows you to explore the past and present: actions you take in the past affect events in the future
- Mind-blowing psionic abilities include Psi-Blast, Telekinesis, Projection and Charm
- Powerful weapons supplement your psi powers including handguns, tranquilizers and machine guns
- Open ended gameplay blends stealth action, fighting and shooting, allowing multiple ways to complete objectives
- Explore an intense suspense filled adventure as you unravel the mystery and reveal the terrifying truth behind your powers and your past
- Powerful rag doll and full interactive environment physics bring the Second Sight world to life
- Locations span the globe: the tundra of Siberia, streets of New York, a Vermont Asylum and more
- An incredible sci-fi psionic thriller developed by the creators of TimeSplitters.
Second Sight will be released this September for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube entertainment system. Check out all of Vattic’s psi powers by getting the video at http://www.codemasters.com/secondsight.
ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a global interactive entertainment company with offices in New York City, England, France, Spain, Holland and Germany. Founded in the UK in 1986, Codemasters publishes award-winning software for the PC, next generation video game consoles and online gaming. Codemasters develops original titles such as Operation Flashpoint (PC Game-of-the-year) and ToCA Race Driver, as well as games based on top licensed properties including American Idol, MTV Music Generator and IndyCar Series. Additional information about Codemasters and its products can be found at http://www.codemasters.com .
ABOUT FREE RADICAL DESIGN
Founded in 1999, Free Radical Design Ltd is a wholly independent videogames developer based in Nottingham, UK. Recently, Free Radical Design was the winner of Develop magazines 'Best Independent Developer' Award, and TimeSplitters 2 received 5 nominations for the 2004 BAFTA Games Awards. Second Sight, TimeSplitters and Free Radical Design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Free Radical Design Ltd. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 242 Reads
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