Jericho is being developed by Mercury Steam, the Spaniards who last brought the “couldn’t be more different if it tried” American McGee’s Scrapland to our screens. The concept of Jericho came from Barker himself, whose dark thinkings were snapped up by Codemasters, who in turn happened to know that the technology Mercury Steam were tinkering with was running deep with blood. Specifically particle-based blood that can gush out of exposed wounds, or dissipate in clouds of red in high-intensity collisions. The engine’s specialty in shiny body goo, murky lighting, life-like environment textures and overtly stylized, yet still somewhat real creatures, fit the bill precisely.

And so, with Barker’s aid, soon came the mad and the grotesque: the Jericho meanies, including both flying creatures whose habit it is to eviscerate their prey and use their flesh to pad out their wings; and vast creatures made from mangled, melded corpses that you’ll have to climb up and over before you destroy them.

Your team aren't exactly everyday Joes either - each with their own supernatural forte and armaments that you can use as you leap between them. Abigail Black, for example, was born with the ability to steer bullets with her telekinesis, and Billie Church can create a mist of her own blood that freezes anything that wanders through it.

Exactly how these super-soldiers discovered their powers is up for question, but they certainly come in handy when trapped in the bowels of a hell dimension. What’s more, seeing as you’re more than a little spectral, you can link brains together - meaning that you’ll be sniping with the bullet-telekinesis lady, but can tap into her squad-mates “seer” powers, letting you see through walls. So, a nasty fleshy skeleton man with all his guts hanging out may well be hiding behind a wall in the crafty belief that he’s safe - but you’ll still be able to direct a bullet or two around corners to get him…