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E3 '07: Insecticide First Look

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By Jason Ocampo, GameSpot, Posted Jul 13, 2007 11:38 pm GMT

This colorful and unique action game has you playing as an insect detective in a film noir world.

Though Insecticide is an action game, it will undoubtedly draw comparison to games from the golden era of LucasArts, but when you consider the histories of the developers behind it at Crackpot Games, that's perhaps fitting. This is because Crackpot Games has developers that are veterans of such games as Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango. These are all games that had memorable stories, characters, and settings.

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Insecticide is set in the distant future where highly evolved insects have inherited the Earth. (Humans have dumbed themselves down so far that now they're just laughable primates.) These insects have built a civilization that wouldn't seem too far out of place in a film noir movie, and you'll play as a young police detective named Chrys. She and her partner Roachy are drawn into a mysterious case that involves a long-unsolved case from Roachy's past, as well as a more recent murder.

This is a game that will combine lots of action with scenes and levels that are inspired by the entire genre of detective movies or books. You'll battle it out using a variety of insect-inspired weapons, such as the pollen gun. But you'll also partake in stakeouts, hostage negotiations, and prisoner interrogations. The game features plenty of humor, from the screaming police captain to Roachy's narrative dialogue.

Insecticide is going to appear on a couple of platforms. A Nintendo DS game will come out at the end of the year, but it will also appear for the PC as a downloadable game early next year. The short glimpse that we had at Insecticide has us looking forward to learning more about this game because it really feels like an intriguing mix of action, humor, and story.

16 Comments

  • 100starz

    Posted Mar 10, 2008 6:51 am GMT

    this game looks ugly

    and the story is senselessly dumb. shame.

  • WulfenMortys

    Posted Jan 8, 2008 12:54 pm GMT

    I'm looking forward to something with a similar feel to Grim Fandango Also seems to have a slight Beyond Good & Evil feel. Definitely been a while.

  • _AbBaNdOn

    Posted Aug 15, 2007 3:27 am GMT

    This looks like a kiddy game. Whens the movie do out??

  • msudude211

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:22 am GMT

    Graphics aren't impressing me

  • astro64th

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 6:07 am GMT

    Looking forward to this! Definitely a sleeper hit.

  • Thorpe89

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 2:54 am GMT

    I'm not quite impressed yet but I guess it could turn out good.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 12:45 am GMT

    Can't wait to see what this game has to offer

  • jesus_knight

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 10:28 pm GMT

    mmm the graphics dont look that good........

  • Bansheesdie

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 10:19 pm GMT

    If games worth was decided off their name alone, this would be one of the best.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 9:39 pm GMT

    yet more games to the ds

  • magicmo

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 8:51 pm GMT

    Yeah, I could see this happening eventually. Roaches have survived the longest so they will rule the planet someday.

  • DouglasBuffone

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 8:15 pm GMT

    Gamecock has some really good games on showcase at E3

  • icytower

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 6:47 pm GMT

    Another interesting game from E3 2007.

  • edubuccaneer Site moderator

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 5:49 pm GMT

    Good idea. The character design reminds me of Psychonauts and Fur Fighters. Wonder how it will shape up after this 'alpha' we saw.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 4:56 pm GMT

    I wonder if we will fight the Orkin Man. Or has he been dumbed down too?

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 4:07 pm GMT

    sounds cool

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