Inversion

[GamerMan316]

Namco Bandai introduces gravity-flipping shooter Inversion



Namco Bandai and TimeShift developer Saber Interactive hope you'll flip for their new shooter Inversion. Because it literally features the ability to reverse gravity.

The third-person shooter takes place during an invasion by the alien Lutadore, which happens to coincide with the appearance of random "bubbles" of anti-gravity or gravitational vector change (just go with it). That means that at various times throughout the game, you'll enter an area and start floating, or be flipped over as the ceiling suddenly becomes the floor.

The player, as cop Davis Russel or, uh, cop's neighbor Leo Delgado, is armed with a Grappler weapon that allows the manipulation of gravity to move giant objects around. This permits the player to move enemies' cover or make their own out of items in the environment. Or to just throw stuff.

Inversion will ship sometime in 2010 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

[Lukehi]

First I've seen of this...looks alright so far

[GamerMan316]

First I've seen of this...looks alright so far

First time for me too, doesn't look too bad, i'd like to see a trailer though.

[ApocalysePony]

Whoa! this looks pretty badass, though i do agree a trailer and maybe some gameplay footage would be nice. Thanx for the thread G-man!

[nCogNeato]

First time for me too ... virgins.

The lighting effects look gorgeous, but it's hard to say for sure until you see it in "motion".  So far I can't find a trailer or gameplay footage.

[Lukehi]

First time for me too ... virgins.

The lighting effects look gorgeous, but it's hard to say for sure until you see it in "motion".  So far I can't find a trailer or gameplay footage.

Yeah i was looking for some gameplay vids and turned up zilch...ominous!

[GamerMan316]

Inversion release date slips to 2012, new screens
Gravity-defying shooter gets polishing time

Topsy-turvy shooter Inversion will be released on February 12, 2012, developer Saber Interactive (TimeShift) has announced.

In case you're wondering what we're on about, the third-person shooter sees world peace brought to an end by the invasion of an unknown enemy called the Lutadore, who wield a futuristic gravity-bending weapon.

Players will use the Grappler weapon to manipulate gravity in combat and to overcome obstacles.

"Grappler can be used in countless combat situations by manoeuvring massive objects as shields or projectiles, and moving camped enemies out of concealed cover so they can be blasted away," explained publisher Namco Bandai.

Saber told CVG that the extra development time will be used to polish and tone up the shooter, so we should probably expect a pretty solid package when it eventually lands next year.

Still no gameplay footage but here's a teaser trailer:

[Lukehi]

Inversion release date slips to 2012, new screens

2012...thats quite a delay from the original post.

[GamerMan316]

Forgot to post the new screens, here they are:

[Failed]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!


better be split-screen!

[nCogNeato]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!


better be split-screen!

Sadly, split-screen will probably be scrapped since there's so much going on graphically onscreen.   

[Failed]

we'd have bought it if it was splitscreen

[Lukehi]

we'd have bought it if it was splitscreen

do you need splitscreen for split-personality?

[Failed]

Failed always needs the splitscreen!

[Failed]

Multiplayer Options:
• Play through the compelling story on your own or play with others in either co-op or competitive modes.

Breakthrough Gravity-Defying Gameplay:
• Learn to maneuver and shoot in an ever-changing state of global gravity, including weightless gameplay in zero gravity.
• Control gravitational forces using your Gravlink device to either increase or decrease the amount of gravity on a given target.
• Command gravity to crush objects in your way, float enemies into range or even pick up cars to use them as mobile cover.

Innovative Cover System:
• With bullets flying, seek cover objects in the environment or manipulate objects to create cover for yourself.

Pervasive Environmental Destruction:
• INVERSION have been specifically designed to allow for maximum destructibility using the "Havok Destruction" module.
• Blast through the environments, target your enemies' cover blasting it to bits or even knock down overhead objects to crush the enemy below.