VGChartz interviews Lead Game Designer Jordan Itkowitz on the upcoming Wii-exclusive insect brawler
Ever since the launch of the Wii, developers have had a place to test out their more unconventional game ideas. We've seen cooking titles, stress-relieving ocean-divers, and NERF-based first-person shooters. However, even by these standards, the announcement of action-adventure game Deadly Creatures came way out of left field. Under development by THQ's Rainbow Studios, the game places players in the roles of a rival tarantula and scorpion in their desert home, upon which two humans have recently encroached. We caught up with Jordan Itkowitz, Lead Game Designer at Rainbow, to talk about his inspiration for the game, THQ's desire to help satisfy the demand for core games on the Wii, and just how much effort they're putting in to give us an experience of the highest quality. Many thanks go out to Mr. Itkowitz, Rainbow Studios, and THQ for their generosity in allowing us this interview."
Beneath all the Smash and shovelware, the Wii really did have quite a few gems.
Not a bad list.. I would add Excitebots, Kororinpa 1 & 2, Bit.Trip series, Geometry Wars: galaxies
In an enlightening interview with Laser Lemming Nordic Game's Martin Kreuch reveals the swedish publisher's plans for their recent haul of THQ ips, including Darksiders.
How about no Darksiders at all? I never understood how people could play this game from start to finish, both belong to the worst games I played in the last 10 years.
Darksiders is an amazing Zelda style game with terrific art direction, great characters, fun gameplay, and something severely lacking from this generation BOSS FIGHTS! The first also had a pretty decent story and its ending is one of my favorite endings in video games.
I also agree with the notion of the first being better than the second.
Oh maaan, please continue the story of darksiders series.
Also if you do manage to get older developers, i hope you guys remove the rpg-ish element. <_<
The game was much better without it.
Agreed! I feel the RPG/loot esque style detracted from focus that could have been spent on more memorable characters and gameplay.
Game Informer - One of the most unique Wii titles revolved around a spider, a scorpion, and actors Billy Bob Thornton and the late Dennis Hopper. THQ released Deadly Creatures in 2009 to little fanfare, but many that played it were charmed by its quirkiness. This week, we see if that charm holds up.
