It started life with an embarassing appearance on developer, Blue 52s, website. The announcement promised a revolutionary game utilizing console graphics to their full potential but it was quickly withdrawn. Now, it appears, the game is ready for the public eye and MegaGames has a few brand new in-game images. To view the images follow the Screens tab above.
Stolen is an ultra realistic, third person, stealth-based, action game, based around a high-tech female thief.
Along with innovative high-tech stealth/robbery game actions and events, Stolen also boasts some technical and presentational features to give it a spectacular look that will captivate gamers.
Stolen will compete against some of the recent and soon to be released 'stealth' genre titles, many of which have been some of the biggest hits and emerging brands of 2003.
Stolen, being developed by Blue 52, has already been two and a half years in the making. The team dclaim that their specific focus was on high quality rendering technology, including advance shadowing and lighting techniques, character animations and high-tech gadgets and weaponry.
Hip Interactive owns all rights to the game and the property, seeing it as a long-term intellectual property which should be followed by sequels.
Stolen will be hitting the streets in March 2005.
Features include:
- A unique subject matter: play the role of a Hollywood-style thief with a host of athletic and martial abilities.
- Break into and out of movie-like locations and steal priceless items.
- Use atmospheric realtime volumetric shadow technology to hide from your enemies.
- Employ hi-tech gadgets, tools and weapons to reach your objectives.
- Various security companies and systems to outsmart, each with unique personalities and traits.
- A stressful atmosphere - with tense and dramatic action set pieces.
- High tech thief equipment: tracking devices, sonic visor, traversal equipment and more.
- Various enemies and guards will be doing their best to make you fail. Get ready for some intense action sequences!
- Vast array of interesting characters set to a mature background story supported by cinematics.