Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Velvet Assassin


n this World War II game, spy work and stealth kills replace rocket launchers and tanks.

Replay Studios may be a relatively small operation, but it has a few big challenges lying ahead of it. Beside the potential for uneasiness that goes along with being a German developer creating a World War II game, this Hamburg-based studio has set out to do something unique with a timeline that's been dominated by first-person shooters. Velvet Assassin, Replay's forthcoming attempt at WWII stealth action, is a game that's more Splinter Cell than Call of Duty. Rather than plowing through Nazis like a one-man tank, you'll be assuming the role of female spy Violet Summers as you sneak through the shadows and take out soldiers with swift but deadly stealth kills. We recently had the opportunity to spend some hands-on time with Velvet Assassin, fighting that eternal battle between catlike patience and an itchy trigger finger.....More



-By Shaun McInnis, GameSpot

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