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Insomniac has revealedits first non-Sony exclusive in 16 years;a tongue-in-cheek4-player cooperative action gameentitled Overstrike. Billed as an “Explosive Spy-Fi Adventure”, the title stars a crack(ed) team of agents called Overstrike 9 who must combine their misfitpersonalities andoff-the-wall skills to stop a global terrorist group from wiping humanity off the face of the earth.
Hm, that seems to be a reccuring theme at E3, no?
Check out the new trailer plucked fresh from EA's E3 press conference:
“Overstrike presents a unique blend of features that have long been a part of the Insomniac DNA: high powered gadgets, action-heavy gameplay, memorable characters in a deep and mysterious universe and of course a touch of humor,” said Insomniac boss Ted Price, adding, “And since this is our first multiplatform game, we’re especially excited to introduce ourselves to a new audience — one which may not have experienced our previous games”
Judging by the trailer alone, Overstrikeappears to take a slightly more humorous approach to the action genre, paring Mass Effect-esqueaction with Team Fortress 2 charm. Hopefully we'll see more of this title soon so we can make much more educated comparisons.
Article continues belowOverstrike is being made for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
June 6, 2011
“Overstrike presents a unique blend of features that have long been a part of the Insomniac DNA: high powered gadgets, action-heavy gameplay, memorable characters in a deep and mysterious universe and of course a touch of humor,” said Insomniac boss Ted Price, adding, “And since this is our first multiplatform game, we’re especially excited to introduce ourselves to a new audience — one which may not have experienced our previous games”
Judging by the trailer alone, Overstrikeappears to take a slightly more humorous approach to the action genre, paring Mass Effect-esqueaction with Team Fortress 2 charm. Hopefully we'll see more of this title soon so we can make much more educated comparisons.
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
Overstrike is being made for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
June 6, 2011
“Overstrike presents a unique blend of features that have long been a part of the Insomniac DNA: high powered gadgets, action-heavy gameplay, memorable characters in a deep and mysterious universe and of course a touch of humor,” said Insomniac boss Ted Price, adding, “And since this is our first multiplatform game, we’re especially excited to introduce ourselves to a new audience — one which may not have experienced our previous games”
Judging by the trailer alone, Overstrikeappears to take a slightly more humorous approach to the action genre, paring Mass Effect-esqueaction with Team Fortress 2 charm. Hopefully we'll see more of this title soon so we can make much more educated comparisons.
Overstrike is being made for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
June 6, 2011
“Overstrike presents a unique blend of features that have long been a part of the Insomniac DNA: high powered gadgets, action-heavy gameplay, memorable characters in a deep and mysterious universe and of course a touch of humor,” said Insomniac boss Ted Price, adding, “And since this is our first multiplatform game, we’re especially excited to introduce ourselves to a new audience — one which may not have experienced our previous games”
Judging by the trailer alone, Overstrikeappears to take a slightly more humorous approach to the action genre, paring Mass Effect-esqueaction with Team Fortress 2 charm. Hopefully we'll see more of this title soon so we can make much more educated comparisons.
Overstrike is being made for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
June 6, 2011
Matt Bradford wrote news and features here at GamesRadar+ until 2016. Since then he's gone on to work with the Guinness World Records, acting as writer and researcher for the annual Gamer's Edition series of books, and has worked as an editor, technical writer, and voice actor. Matt is now a freelance journalist and editor, generating copy across a multitude of industries.
