For many of us, the first person shooter (FPS) genre is largely stagnated. How many times can you run around a strife-ridden world shooting bad guys (or good guys if the developer is feeling "innovative") and still have fun? So it's always welcome when we hear about a new shooter that's at least a bit different.
That appears to be the case with Metro 2033, an upcoming PC and Xbox 360 title from 4A Games, a new studio in the industry with their own gameplay engine and ideas (well, some of their own ideas). Metro is a post-apocalyptic title (groan) based on the first work of another creator, novelist and journalist Dmitry Glukhovsky's best-selling novel of the same name (ooh).
The plot appears to rip off Fallout pretty much completely -- mankind has been devastated by apocalyptic events; living underground with a handful of survivors, it's up to you to stop the mutants and save mankind yadda yadda yadda. But the atmosphere is great:
Metro 2033 will launch early next year; pre-orders are available via the official website.
Source:Press release
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