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Information:
Developer: Darkworks (2008–2010) | Ubisoft Shanghai (2010–2011)
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: XBLA and PSN
Release Date: XBLA - March 7, 2012 | PSN - April 4, 2012.
Price: 1200 MS Points ($15)
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Summary​

One year after a worldwide cataclysmic event has wiped out most of human civilization, a man struggles for survival. Faced with an insecure, decaying, and hazardous world, he scours a desolated city, searching for his long lost wife and daughter. Survive the suffocating, murky streets covered in dust. Climb the teetering remains of the last standing skyscrapers to reach breathable air and find untouched resources. Explore the crumbling ruins of a once-thriving metropolis. And discover a changed human condition, punctuated by distrustful survivors, dangerous armed gangs, and victims in need.

Videos:​

• Comeback
• Tape 1 : Rules
• Tape 2 : Encounters
• Tape 3 : Survival
• Stan Mettra interview from CES 12'
• Making Of

Screens:


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Reviews​

Destructoid - 8.5/10
IGN - 4.5/10
Gamespot Review - 8/10
EuroGamer - 8/10
OXM UK - 7/10
Edge - 7/10
Gameinformer - 8.5
Guardian - 5/5
Videogamer Review - 7/10
thesixthaxis - 4/10
Electronictheatre - 80%
GamingExcellence - 9.0/10
ComputerAndVideogames - 6.9/10
Bone-Idle - 9/10
Mondo XBox (Italy) - 8.7/10
DigitalSpy - 4/5
BeefJack - 9/10
SavingContent - 80%
TheControllerOnline - 9/10
StrategyInformer - 9/10
NowGamer - 4/10
NewGameNetwork - 76/100
MashThoseButtons - 3.4/5​

Misc: Movie Recommendations​

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[OnPoint]

Pretty durn excited about this one.

day 1

 

[Fire Walk With Me]

Movie Recommenations without The Road Warrior egads!

 

[ZZMitch]

I can't believe this is actually coming out! I was excited about it when it was first revealed and will probably pick this up on day 1 if it turns out to be good!

 

[iNvid02]

hope its out soon i wanna try it

then march shall be psn game month with i am alive and journey

 

[Xater]

I am interested in it but I will wait for reviews. The development history of this game makes me wary.

 

[Nakimushi]

Day 1

 

[Boerseun]

So it's a completely different game now? Pass.

 

[CyReN]

Movie Recommenations without The Road Warrior egads!

Added.

 

[StuBurns]

Strange this is coming now The Last of Us was announced, they seem kind of similar. While I think it looks pretty bad, I'm very curious after all this time.

 

[The_Monk]

Will wait for info and reviews, so not day 1 probably (Mass Effect 3 soon, too).

I remember AMY getting some hype and then, meh... I hope this, at least to be good.

 

[Cat Party]

I don't have high hopes or anything, but I am interested to see how this turned out given the death and rebirth of the title.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

If the tapes are truly alluding to what I think happens, this game is going to be very powerful. The Road is one of my favorite books ever, and I was sad to hear a title like this, that has so much potential, was downgraded to a digital-only release... but I will happily download it for $15.

 

[spiderman123]

this game was real? :O!!!!!

 

[Pyccko]

Dat Canadian accent.
Man, if this thing had no combat, I'd be all over it. Guess I'll wait for some impressions before I go for it.

 

[soultron]

All over this! Day 1.

Thanks for making the OT, CyReN! Awesome movie recommendations!

 

[Always-honest]

i had no faith in this game. How did it end up?

 

[CrazedArabMan]

The trailers really make the game seem rather interesting. I'm going to try out the demo they have for it and then go from there, but from what I have seen so far, I have a feeling I will be picking this up.

 

[Mr.LightMan]

Finally, i've been waiting for this game to release for some time now.

 

[Dresden]

That combat trailer really looked clunky, and it coincides with ME3's release . . . will wait for reviews and a sale. My money's all going to ME3 -> Journey -> Binary Domain (bomba pricing) anyways.

 

[Tambini]

That trailer they showed back in '08 was pretty cool, but I've lost interest in the game now.

I'll wait for some impressions

 

[Coins]

Day 1!!

I've been excited about this for a long time.

 

[disappeared]

I wonder if it's still open-world, or if they chopped it into levels/chapters.

 

[Typographenia]

Didn't realize the psn date was still up in the air. Oh, well...

Looking forward to it!

 

[Xater]

I wonder if it's still open-world, or if they chopped it into levels/chapters.

It's $15 downloadable game, that was restarted multiple times. They probably went with the easiest thing possible. It will be level based.

 

[Woo-Fu]

You can't leave a bow of that type strung all the time, at least not if you expect to do anything with it besides use it as a club. You wouldn't wear it like that either, at least not after the first time you catch the bottom on something and fall over like an idiot.

 

[disappeared]

It's $15 downloadable game, that was restarted multiple times. They probably went with the easiest thing possible. It will be level based.

I pretty much figured.

 

[SteveWinwood]

I really hope it's open world (yes I read the posts before mine) still. It just feels like it would be so much cooler. Oh well, I'll get it at some point. I'd ask for it on steam, but Ubisoft would just fuck it up with a bunch of crap like TAGES anyway.

 

[Xater]

I really hope it's open world (yes I read the posts before mine) still. It just feels like it would be so much cooler. Oh well, I'll get it at some point. I'd ask for it on steam, but Ubisoft would just fuck it up with a bunch of crap like TAGES anyway.

Of course it would be cooler but I don't expect it at all.

 

[Ooccoo]

I think the idea has a very big potential but this is Ubisoft we are talking about so I won't even bother with that one. IMO it just looks like a poor man Prince of Persia mixed with Bionic Commando.

 

[Neuromancer]

It doesn't look pretty but it's a potentially cool concept. I'll try before I dismiss it. Graphics aren't everything after all.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Damn. I thought this was going to be $9.99 like From Dust and Outland. I'm going to closely watch reviews now. At that price, I hope its more than a 2-3 hour adventure.

 

[shinobi602]

I remember hearing about this game like 5 years ago....

Should be interesting to see how it turns out. If it turns out good I might actually get it.

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to enjoy this, but there's something telling me to be cautious :/ I've watched the vids and stuff too. Suppose it'd be worth downloading the trial first.

 

[Phonomezer]

Really curious to see how this turns out.

 

[Ricker]

It doesn't look pretty but it's a potentially cool concept. I'll try before I dismiss it. Graphics aren't everything after all.

My thoughts exactly,Immersion factor will need to be good and the sense of Survival...

Fist Mad Max was ok but the second one was awesome,still some of the best chase/action scenes ever....

 

[RoboPlato]

Hope this turns out well and hits PSN before too long.

 

[Neuromancer]

I'm hoping for a minimum of combat and a good deal of platforming/survival related activities.

 

[bubnbob]

Will get. We need to support games like this... even if they are unfortunately duds like Amy.

I mean, it's cool if you don't want to, though.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

I'm hoping for a minimum of combat and a good deal of platforming/survival related activities.

Ditto! Really hope this is the case.

 

[zkylon]

Sounds pretty good, I hope they do ok and release on PC, eventually, even as another UbiPort™.

By the way, another classic (and my favorite) post-apoc for your recommendation list:

edit: I like this poster better

 

[soultron]

I'm hoping for a minimum of combat and a good deal of platforming/survival related activities.

I hope so too. Seeing the inventory screen filled me with hopes and dreams.

 

[donarumo]

Where's "A Boy and His Dog" in the list of movies? Yeah, it had Don Johnson but he's good in it and it really was the original surviving post-apocalyptic wasteland film.

EDIT: zkylon beat me to it

 

[Ushojax]

I like the concept but it looks pretty rough.

 

[big_z]

hopefully this turns out to be good. it's an interesting idea but it's developement history doesnt speak well for it.

btw anyone that hasnt seen the road should. i watched both eli and the road in the same week and eli is a joke in comparison.

 

[SpaceBridge]

Just saw a preview video on Gamespot. Interesting concepts, especially in regards to how limiting your movements/climbing will be with a stamina gauge.

So what the word on a PSN version?

 

[Shiggy]

Still no reviews? Not too many pieces of information before the game's release? Average comments from people who've played the leaked version.
If I were you, I just wouldn't buy it as soon as it's released.

 

[Larsen B]

From the way it looked in the most recent trailers, I've got a feeling this is going to go the same way as Hydrophobia and Amy.

What is it with third-person DD-only games?

 

[Vinterbird]

Still no reviews? Not too many pieces of information before the game's release? Average comments from people who've played the leaked version.
If I were you, I just wouldn't buy it as soon as it's released.

A friend of mine who is reviewing the game said he was actually enjoying it, but it felt a bit too linear to his taste, but overall had fun with it (he also said that the game is surprisingly hard).

 

[Messofanego]

Apparently, the ONLY post-apocalyptic game that doesn't feature anything supernatural.

So this is pretty much the closest we get to The Road: The Game.