Beyond Good and Evil 2 footage leaked?

By TomM_GScom, GameSpotPosted May 8, 2009 4:23 pm PT

Source: Google-owned video-sharing Web site YouTube.What we heard: About this time last year, Ubisoft revealed as part of its Ubidays press event that it was at work on a follow-up to Michel Ancel's celebrated 2003 action adventure Beyond Good & Evil. However, aside from a brief trailer (bottom)...

Source: Google-owned video-sharing Web site YouTube.

What we heard: About this time last year, Ubisoft revealed as part of its Ubidays press event that it was at work on a follow-up to Michel Ancel's celebrated 2003 action adventure Beyond Good & Evil. However, aside from a brief trailer (bottom) that appeared to show protagonist Jade and her humanoid pig companion Pey'j stranded along the side of a road, no actual gameplay footage, details, platforms, or release window were revealed.

With the Electronic Entertainment Expo now less than a month away, it appears as if Ubisoft is finally gearing up to offer new details on the cult action-adventure game. Today, a video that looks to be gameplay footage of Beyond Good & Evil 2 made its way onto a number of video-sharing Web sites, including YouTube.

Highly reminiscent of Ubisoft's recent hit Assassin's Creed, the footage shows Jade fleeing from machine-gun-wielding foes through what appears to be an arid city from the first game. Jade is shown leaping from rooftops, ascending walls, and engaging in other parkour-inspired activities in her attempts to evade capture or death. The brief clip concludes with Jade hopping into a flying machine and then cruising away with her assailants in hot pursuit.

The official story: Ubisoft had not returned requests for comment as of press time.

Bogus or not bogus?: Though the footage contains no identifying logos or other marks that one would expect to see attached to an official trailer, its high production values are making this one look not bogus.

However, if this footage does turn out to be Beyond Good & Evil 2, Ubisoft isn't necessarily close to bringing the game to market. Notably, in laying out its projections for its current fiscal year last week, the publisher did not factor the game's release into its financial outlook for the April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010 period.

205 Comments

  • Exactlamento

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 7:55 am PT

    dang i wanted to see next-gen jade too...

  • zako94

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 6:49 am PT

    i hate what ubi do to this game give me some info's about the game

  • thekatcan

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 5:05 am PT

    Jade PJ, whatever your story my tell. I am waiting.

  • elinda

    Posted May 29, 2009 5:09 pm PT

    want to know when it will be released?????cant wait

  • kade380

    Posted May 19, 2009 8:05 pm PT

    Any one know where can i find the leaked footage?

  • fiskefyren

    Posted May 19, 2009 10:37 am PT

    doesnt really look very interesting at all... to be honest it looks really ******!
    what was so great about the first one anyway? -_-

  • ffviiifreak

    Posted May 14, 2009 9:22 pm PT

    who gives a balls if its pre or active as long its playable also they conversation should be more wheter or not its real which I beleive its real

  • Autolycus

    Posted May 12, 2009 11:14 am PT

    nope, I do 3D rendering for a living, that is 100% PRE RENDERED.

  • stickiey

    Posted May 12, 2009 9:55 am PT

    FabulousGamer90:

    Valid points. Perhaps it's built on the AC engine like thenephariouson mentioned, so they might not have to do as much work as you think, thus not having to make it a major feature. Then again, if it is built on the AC engine, that's exactly what it was built for, so I guess we'll just have to hope we get details at E3.

  • Mr_Fujiv1

    Posted May 12, 2009 8:07 am PT

    hahaha! when is this coming out??

  • thenephariouson

    Posted May 12, 2009 6:59 am PT

    Since it was ubisoft that developed the technology seen in AC (total freedom to roam & climb), you can bet that they will utilise this technology on quite a few games including SC: Conviction.

  • FabulousGamer90

    Posted May 11, 2009 11:50 pm PT

    @stickiey

    Fair enough, but allow me to explain further... If Jade has the ability to do these things in cutscenes, you can bet your ass it will be implemented into the gameplay. It wouldn't make sense for them to put this stuff in a cutscene not to implement it into the gameplay, otherwise the cutscene would be quite out of place and make people think 'wtf?'

    And you can do this stuff in-game then its going to be a major feature. It wouldn't just be an extra or for one level only, because they would need to spend a long time fine-tuning it and they wouldn't bother if its not a major part of the game. This is evidenced even more by this parkour cutscene being one of the first we've seen to hype the game.

    So, if this is now a game centred around action and parkour, how is it Beyond Good and Evil anymore? I remember it as a fantasy adventure game. This bears no resemblance to that. Thats what i'm trying to say.

  • Ryozo

    Posted May 11, 2009 6:13 pm PT

    As welcome as such a sequel would be...
    Before anyone gets too excited about this - or any other - leak, I recommend perusing the Wikipedia entry (and its references) pertaining to something called Operation Mincemeat. After all, pulling off such deception would be hugely amusing.

  • acsam12304

    Posted May 11, 2009 6:00 pm PT

    i saw this video a long time ago on G4 TV when they showed last years E3.

  • webdoom

    Posted May 11, 2009 4:05 pm PT

    neat video.. cant wait for the game tho

  • mep69

    Posted May 11, 2009 1:54 pm PT

    LoL Swine flu.

  • Genesis09

    Posted May 11, 2009 11:03 am PT

    ps: the sides of the of the helicopter were in the colors of the irish flag! go Ireland!!!

  • Genesis09

    Posted May 11, 2009 11:00 am PT

    I looked at the footage on Youtube & i'm positive that its a cutscene but I really cant wait to get his one though I loved the first one

  • king_bobo

    Posted May 11, 2009 10:22 am PT

    I never played the first, but I'll be keeping my eye on this. Time to check out this video...

  • swamptick

    Posted May 11, 2009 10:17 am PT

    Very seldom do I really like games with a female protagonist. It's just my personal preference. Beyond Good and Evil was a GLARING exception.

    I cannot wait to play the second. The first was a masterpiece.

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