Fans of the superb Deus Ex series will be delighted with the latest news coming from thr Tokyo Game Show this week. The trailer looks stunning, with a vast cityscape, deadly protests, cloaking devices, giant hulking killers, and guns; lots of guns. We're happily informed by Square Enix that Deus Ex: Human Revolution "...is the return to one of the most critically-acclaimed video game franchises of all time, telling the story of Adam Jensen, a man cybernetically augmented against his choice who finds himself in the middle of global conspiracy to which he holds the key." Eh? No, we don't understand it either.
However, the guy who is presumably the protagonist in the trailer has a load of weapons seeminly spawning out of his hands, so you might get to screw about with one mean shapeshifter; if there's any justice in the world, Square Enix will make this so. More information is given about the role of your character; apparently, Jensen is "...a security specialist, handpicked to oversee the defence of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. But when a black ops team breaks in and kills the scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.
At a time when scientific advancements are routinely turning athletes, soldiers and spies into super-enhanced beings, someone is working very hard to ensure mankind's evolution follows a particular path. You need to discover why - because the decisions you take and the choices you make will be the only things that can determine mankind's future."
With the art design and futuristic setting, this title reminds us a little of the film "Blade Runner", but with a dash of Japanese cyberfunk. And yes, we've just made that phrase up. The game has no release date as of yet (although early 2011 has been suggested), but it'll be out on PS3, Xbox360 and PC, and it looks suitably fantastic; here's hoping that it'll follow in the series' proud tradition of innovation and playability.
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