It's probably not surprising to see old franchises being resurrected on the 3DS, nor is it to see classic films getting the video game adaptation treatment, the latter of which is exactly what Majesco Entertainment has up its sleeve.
The publisher has announced that a new game based on the 1975 Steven Spielberg film Jaws is in the works, due to be released on the Wii and 3DS. The Wii version of Jaws: Ultimate Predator is being developed by Tectonic Studios, a subsidiary of Collision Studios which brought Brave: A Warrior's Tale and the Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum series to the Wii. The 3DS version will be handled by n-Space, the studio behind Call of Duty: Black Ops and GoldenEye 007. Both instalments are executive-produced by Microprose (formerly known as Interactive Game Group).
Set 35 years after the events of the film, the game puts players in the role of the famous great white shark as they defend their watery territory. 3DS gamers will be tasked with defeating an army of shark hunters by utilising attack combinations with vicious-sounding names like Feeding Frenzy and Corkscrew Shred. The touch screen will also enable players to ram, bite and dodge enemies.
Wii gamers can look forward to more of the same action, with 20 different advanced attack combinations available. It's not just pesky interlopers that will have to be dealt with as hunting and killing prey will be important aspects of the game too. With environments set in Hawaii, the Great Barrier Reef and Amity Island, players will have to make sure their Rage Meter is filled-up adequately if they are going to take on bosses like the Killer Whale, Tiger Shark, and Sea Serpent. Hidden collectables will have to be discovered, and special powerful abilities that deal extra damage will be upgraded.
Back in April, n-Space president Dan O'Leary revealed that the studio has three 3DS games in development, making this the second to be announced so far with Heroes of Ruin being the first.
Jaws: Ultimate Predator is scheduled for release this Fall.
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I'm not sure how good this will be but if either version is any good, the 3DS version will probably be better, looking at the devs for each.
Hmm n-Space might not be making COD then....
it'd be pretty exciting if their last project was Winter!
I take it this is completely different from the supposedly craptacular PS2 game.
This could be good, but I'd be more optimistic if Appaloosa Interactive was involved somehow.
a port of the NES game? please let it be true!
@Oregano I agree, that would be awesome. Winter had so much potential before it got cancelled.
I already have Miami and Sydney Shark for this.
Im sure it would be rated M if yer ripping humans and such to shreds
I get to play as the shark? Hope this is decent.
I have high hopes for this. I enjoyed Jaws Unleashed.
oh god, i see the 101 shark pets shark whenever i see that image.
complete with smile and derpy eyes, are you sure it's not the same shark?
If Majesco has the Jaws license now, does that mean they could bring the original NES game to the VC?
not sure what this will be like wait for more info an screenshots etc might be good
Think I'll wait for 'Bigger Jaws', or 'Way Bigger Jaws'.
Although I generally like the concept of games where you get to play the bag guys and I hope for the best, I am skeptical that this doesn't just get rushed to production by lazy executives and add to the steaming pile of shoveled turds. I have seen many promising game ideas get slammed with ratings of 4.0 or less due to poor execution.
Where's my Pirana 3D game?
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