Harker puts stake in next-gen consoles

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Oct 31, 2006 2:28 pm PT

Vampire-hunting game from the Collective is based on story of Dracula; blood-sucking action title scheduled for 2008.

Jonathan Harker--Transylvania D.D.S.

Just in time for the frightfests of Halloween, the Collective (The Da Vinci Code, the upcoming Dirty Harry) today announced Harker, a new survival horror game inspired by the classic tale of Dracula. No specific platforms were mentioned in the Collective's release but screenshots accompanying it were subtitled "360_dbg," indicating an Xbox 360 version is in the works.

Gamers will wield wooden stakes as Jonathan Harker, the protagonist in the novel Dracula. However, the Collective's version of Harker comes packing attitude reminscent of the movie Van Helsing. When his love Mina becomes a victim of Dracula, Harker adopts the "this time it's personal" mantra and goes on a vampire-slaying spree.

"Harker's goal is to bring an in-your-face, visceral, and personal style of combat to the survival horror genre," said the game's producer, Nigel Cook. "None of these vampires are going to die with one shot. They're going to fight for their survival, which will give the player a huge level of satisfaction when they successfully execute one."

Said vampires will come in different shapes and sizes and have unique abilities. To combat the pale heliophobic enemies, Harker will be able to use a variety of weapons and bits and pieces from the environment, as well as a close-combat system that the Collective says is "brutally effective in the execution of the vampires."

Harker has not yet been rated or priced and is scheduled for release in 2008.

47 Comments

  • KatieScarlet

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 1:56 pm PT

    I'm totally excited to hear more about this game. It's 2008 NOW, give us more news!

  • Xyno666

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 6:27 am PT

    Harker looks fu@*ing cool!!! Sounds tough...and really entertaining...

  • daolvera

    Posted Mar 3, 2007 12:55 pm PT

    Does any1 miss the buffy fighting style that the collective had in the 1st buffy game on xbox, i thought it kicked way more ass then buffy's fighting in the 2nd game, hopefully harker will have a good fighting engine like buffy

  • River_of_Styx

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 7:29 am PT

    seems pretty cool for an action vampire hunting game

  • Maxwell-21407525439385798742624202981377

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 11:47 am PT

    Keanu Charles Reeves!!!

  • firebreathing

    Posted Nov 4, 2006 3:46 pm PT

    Newager, the game isn't out till 2008 so don't expect the graphics to be optimized

  • daveg1

    Posted Nov 2, 2006 4:26 am PT

    i rember the 32x version of bramstokers in which you played as harker a.k.a. keanu reeves

  • Newager

    Posted Nov 2, 2006 2:00 am PT

    Graphic looks so so... not really showing the power of today's graphical power to the maximum. There is a fat chance that this game is released for the 360 not for PS3... but we'll see.

  • Abe-mex-cali

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 1:47 pm PT

    Sounds cool.

  • gta11

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 12:17 pm PT

    YES!!!!!!!! A Half Decent Vampire Game.

  • Autolycus

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 9:41 am PT

    sounds fun, but the vengence reasons is a bit to outplayed in survival horror

  • Apoc112

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 8:49 am PT

    you won't be playing games in college? i played them more in college than i did in HS... and i play them even more now that i'm out of school completely! haha!

  • jthechosenone

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 7:57 am PT

    o god yes. the 1st buffy for xbox was absolutely amazing. gotta have this. well but i doubt he has super strength which made buffy so great......throwing vamps through tomb stones and feeling their skulls break with your fist.......good times.

  • thefjk

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 6:54 am PT

    Nice!

  • Diablo2343

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 5:47 am PT

    Wezker619
    "Wow it comes out in 08 I wont even be playing games by that time. I will be in college!"

    TRUST ME wezker619. YOU WILL BE PLAYING GAMES IN COLLEGE.

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 3:29 am PT

    uuuuuuu ok...

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Nov 1, 2006 12:51 am PT

    Might be good....

  • Wezker619

    Posted Oct 31, 2006 9:27 pm PT

    Wow it comes out in 08 I wont even be playing games by that time. I will be in college!

  • BelmontMaster

    Posted Oct 31, 2006 7:18 pm PT

    Whoa based off the book, sounds good to me.

  • zachisonthecom

    Posted Oct 31, 2006 7:01 pm PT

    Well this looks pretty sick. Thank God for an original survival-horror game (ok, not TRULY original) that doesn't involve silent hills or evil residents

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