TITLE From Dusk till Dawn
GENRE Action
PLATFORM PC
DEVELOPER Gamesquad
US PUBLISHER Dreamcatcher
UK PUBLISHER Cryo
NORDIC PUBLISHER Cryo
ONLINE PLAY No
Media Screenshots: %SCREENSHOTS%
Official Fact Sheet:
The PC CD adaptation is written by Gamesquad’s Hubert Chardot (whose writing credits include Alone in the Dark 1-3, The Devil Inside and Shadow of the Comet). Chardot ingeniously takes the main protagonist, Seth Gecko (originally portrayed in the movie by Clooney), switches the location from the Titty Twister, and places Gecko inside a maximum security ghost-like floating prison-ship called The Rising Sun, which is sailing towards New Orleans.
Although innocent, Gecko is unjustly sentenced to death in place the awful crimes committed by his psychotic rapist brother, Ritchie Gecko (the latter was bitten by a vampire in the feature film – Seth was forced to drive a stake through his heart). Now Seth is faced with only 72 hours left before execution. The key to his survival is to make it past and kill as many vampires on the ship as possible. As Gecko, your mission is to free the other prisoners and yourself by making your way from the bottom level to the top deck of the ship – ALIVE!
To protect himself, as well as the fellow prisoners, Seth has at his disposal some twenty faithful weapons to back him up including a unique holy water gun, riot gun, an assault rifle, a nailing gun and a circular saw.
From Dusk Till Dawn is not just another Internet generated marketing hype campaign of Blair Witch “sing-around-the-campfire” epic proportions. If anything, the spirit of the game promises to give the player the same immediate pure adrenaline rush they first experienced when they saw cinematic horror classics including From Dusk Till Dawn, Dawn of the Dead, The Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining and Rosemary’s Baby.
If you’re really looking for a game to scare the living daylights out of you, From Dusk Till Dawn will compel you to survive otherwise you’ll perish in the clutches of sinister vampires. If you thought the horde of unsavoury vampires who frequented the Titty Twister were repulsive and as ugly as sin, to quote Bachman Turner Overdrive, “Baby, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.”
- Written exclusively for PC CD by Hubert Chardot, creator of Alone in the Dark and The Devil Inside
- Features entirely new scenario including the original lead character from the movie, Seth Gecko
- Single player mode – player can choose between 1st and 3rd person
- Each level creates different game phases which are focused on progression, attack, defence, protection, stealth and movement skills
- Intelligent environmental shooting effects
- THEO 3D engine incorporates real-time 3D animation and gameplay
- 17 weapons including CD launcher, handgun, Uzi, cross bow, riot gun, M.16, grenade launcher, flame-thrower, sniper rifle, gatling machine gun, etc.
- Snipe rifle possesses a scope for zoom in and zoom out
- 20 levels of gameplay inside and out of the prison ship including different and unique locations including mortuary chapel, engine room, prison cells, metallic corridors, kitchen, bar and warehouse
- 50 cinematic cut scenes utilise the game’s 3D engine and provides the player with a brief, a mission and explanation
- Real-time dynamic lightning effects
- Special action effects include slow motion and motion stop
- Original multi-view camera system and camera angles
- Enemy interaction includes shooting, avoiding and trapping
- Main interaction within the game includes exploration, discovery, opening and closing doors, computer hacking, shooting windows, etc.
- 30 different vampire tribes including characters that can morph into humans, bats, vampire dogs and voracious rats
- Hideous bosses including Titus Bell; the chief bat, highly dangerous; kills his prey with a blowtorch
- Artificial intelligence programmed enemy characteristics includes jumping, avoiding shots, attacking, flying, walking on walls, falling from air conditioner trap doors, panicking, running and fighting back
- 15 allies including a priest, wardens, marines, a lawyer, mechanics, computer programmer, etc.
- Spatial 5.1 sound incorporates headsets, 2-speaker system, 3D 5.1 EAX compatible and Sound Surround Qsound Labs Technology
- Original music score composed by Christian Sales